Manmohan Singh
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Former PM Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS in Delhi
India | May 10, 2020, 10:36 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday admitted to Delhi's AIIMS after complaining about chest problem. Singh is under observation at cardio-thoracic ward.
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Don't think halting DA at this stage necessary: Manmohan Singh
India | Apr 25, 2020, 12:08 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday opposed the Central government's decision to cut back hike in dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners. Singh said that he did not think that at this "stage such cuts were necessary".
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Congress stands with India to fight coronavirus: Manmohan Singh
India | Apr 02, 2020, 12:33 PM ISTThe Congress on Thursday reiterated that it stood with the nation to take on the coronavirus threat amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown.
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Manmohan Singh seeks leave from Rajya Sabha citing ill health
India | Mar 23, 2020, 03:23 PM ISTManmohan seeks leave from Rajya Sabha citing ill health
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India faces 'danger' from social disharmony, slowdown, global health epidemic: Manmohan
India | Mar 06, 2020, 08:58 PM ISTIndia faces "imminent danger" from the trinity of social disharmony, economic slowdown and a global health epidemic, former prime minister Manmohan Singh warned on Friday
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Congress leaders address media after submitting memorandum to President
Politics | Feb 27, 2020, 02:22 PM ISTCongress called upon President to suggest to him that what has happened in last 4 days in Delhi is a matter of great concern and a matter of national shame in which at least 34 people have died and 200 people are injured.
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Manmohan Singh to skip banquet for Trump
India | Feb 24, 2020, 07:37 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday refused to attend President Ram Nath Kovind's banquet for US President Donald Trump, who is on a 26-hour trip to India.
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Nationalism, 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' being misused to construct militant idea of India: Manmohan
India | Feb 22, 2020, 06:48 PM ISTNationalism and the slogan of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' are being misused to construct a "militant and purely emotional" idea of India that excludes millions of residents and citizens, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday, in an apparent attack on the BJP.
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Government doesn't want to admit 'slowdown', that's the problem: Manmohan Singh
India | Feb 19, 2020, 10:50 PM ISTHe said that in order to solve any problem, one must first accept its existence. Manmohan Singh was speaking at the Montek Singh Ahluwalia's book launch ceremony. Former Planning Commission member Ahluwalia has penned a book named 'Backstage'.
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Manmohan Singh participates in democracy's biggest festival
Elections | Feb 08, 2020, 04:19 PM ISTFormer prime minister Manmohan Singh on February 8 exercised his right to vote at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi Assembly constituency.
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Book titled 'Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives' launched by former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh
India | Feb 06, 2020, 07:54 AM IST'Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives', edited by Professor Ashish Nandy and Professor Aakash Singh Rathore, was launched in Delhi on Wednesday. This is the first amongst Samruddha Bharat Foundation's 'Rethinking India' series, a set of 14 volumes.
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If you are secular today, some people might call you anti-national: Chidambaram
India | Feb 06, 2020, 07:54 AM IST"One of the most fundamental ideas of democracy is secularism but today, if you speak for it, there are people who might call you anti-national," former finance minister P Chidambaram said Wednesday during the book launch of renowned Indian political psychologist Ashish Nandy and Professor Aakash Singh Rathore.
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Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 72nd death anniversary
News | Jan 30, 2020, 02:29 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on his death anniversary. Congress president Sonia Gandhi also paid tribute to 'Father of the Nation'.
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Liberal democracy institutions must defend Constitution: Manmohan Singh
India | Jan 19, 2020, 10:23 PM ISTInstitutions of India's liberal democracy need to be strengthened and must assert themselves in defence of the Constitution, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday amid nationwide protests against the amended citizenship law.
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At Raj Ghat protest against CAA, NRC, Rahul Gandhi accuses PM of 'suppressing voice of country'
India | Dec 23, 2019, 09:01 PM ISTCongress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath, Ahmed Patel and Anand Sharma are at Raj Ghat to protest against CAA and NRC.
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BJP posts Manmohan's 2003 speech video to target Congress over CAA
India | Dec 19, 2019, 04:48 PM ISTThe clip is from a debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was brought by then Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government
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Shocking attempt to shift blame from Rajiv Gandhi: SAD on Manmohan's 1984 riots remarks
India | Dec 05, 2019, 07:17 PM ISTAt an event on Wednesday, former prime minister Singh had said that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been avoided if the then home minister P V Narasimha Rao had heeded the suggestion of calling in the Army.
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1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been avoided if Gujral's advice was heeded: Manmohan Singh
India | Dec 05, 2019, 09:12 AM ISTThe 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh Massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India in response to the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. The ruling Indian National Congress had been in an active complicity with the mob, as to the organisation of the riots.
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4.5 per cent GDP growth rate unacceptable, worrisome: Manmohan
India | Nov 29, 2019, 08:24 PM ISTFormer prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday the GDP growth rate of 4.5 per cent was unacceptable and worrisome, and urged his successor Narendra Modi to set aside "deep-rooted suspicion" of society and nurse India back to harmonious, mutually trustworthy society that can help the economy soar.
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Manmohan Singh nominated to parliamentary standing committee on finance
India | Nov 11, 2019, 04:58 PM IST"The Rajya Sabha chairman has nominated Manmohan Singh, member, Rajya Sabha, to be a member of the committee on finance in place of Digvijaya Singh. The chairman has also nominated Digvijaya Singh, member, Rajya Sabha, to be a member of the committee on urban development," the bulletin reads.