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  PM condoles Thackeray's death

  Politics | November 17, 2012 21:04 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 17: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the death of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray Saturday, saying he always strived to inculcate a sense of pride in the people of the Maharashtra and

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  PM favours self regulation by media

  Politics | November 16, 2012 12:43 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 16: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said censorship was no answer to irresponsible journalism and favoured self regulation by media.  “As a country, we believe in complete independence of the media from

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  K.C. Pant passes away, PM and Antony offer condolences

  Politics | November 15, 2012 22:27 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 15: India's former defence minister and Planning Commission deputy chairman Krishna Chandra Pant died of a heart attack here Thursday. He was 81.Pant died of a heart attack at his residence here

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  PM to host dinner for UPA leaders

  Politics | November 15, 2012 20:54 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 15: Bracing up for an opposition onslaught in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host dinner for UPA leaders tomorrow to firm up a joint strategy on various issues like FDI that

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  Modi calls PM 'Maun Mohan Singh'

  Politics | November 03, 2012 17:52 IST

  Mandi (HP), Oct 29:  Bringing the Prime Minister again in the line of fire, Narendra Modi today said he is “maun (silent) Mohan Singh” who shows no concern over rising prices and plight of the

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  PM rules out early elections

  Politics | October 28, 2012 12:58 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 28: Ruling out early elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today's expansion of his Council of Ministers would probably be the last.  “I don't see early elections. Elections will be held in

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  JPC stalemate lingers as Chacko rejects BJP demand on PM

  Politics | October 19, 2012 15:10 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 18: The stalemate in the JPC probing the 2G spectrum allocation continued Thursday as panel chief P.C. Chacko's virtual rejection of the BJP demand to call Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance

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  Clearly the Govt is trying to defending the 'Jamai Raja': Modi

  Politics | October 13, 2012 23:53 IST

  Chiding Manmohan Singh government for "coming out in defence" of Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said Congress "lacks" such sensitivity in expressing solidarity with victims of terrorism."There were some

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  DMK declines Congress offer of additional Cabinet berths

  Politics | September 26, 2012 10:39 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 26: DMK chief M Karunanidhi has reportedly declined Manmohan Singh's offer of two additional berths in the union cabinet. The offer was believed to be made by the minister of state in

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  If PM can't convince allies, how can he convince people, asks Bal Thackeray

  Politics | September 24, 2012 12:20 IST

  Mumbai, Sep. Sep 24: If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had failed to convince former allies like West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, there was little chance of him

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  Mamata refused to take PM's phone calls on diesel price hike, PM had sounded her about FDI weeks before

  Politics | September 18, 2012 22:47 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 18: Weeks before the “big bang” decisions on economic reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had made clear to Mamata Banerjee about the intention to allow FDI in retail and called her to

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  PM asks media to shun sensationalism

  Politics | September 13, 2012 17:41 IST

  Kochi, Sep 13:  Describing media as the “conscience-keeper” of the nation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked it to keep away from sensationalism though it was “tempting” some times.“The desire to be sensational should be

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  We saw negation of democracy this session: PM

  Politics | September 07, 2012 16:42 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 7: Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for disrupting parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday what was witnessed was "total negation" of democracy. All "right thinking people", he added,

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  Trouble likely in quota bill passage, PM meets ministers

  Politics | September 06, 2012 7:02 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 5: Hinting at trouble in getting the promotion quota bill passed in parliament, the government Wednesday said there is little time during the monsoon session, with the prime minister reviewing the situation

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  PM responsible for Coalgate, alleges Ramdev

  Politics | September 28, 2012 17:09 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 1: Launching a scathing attack on PM Manmohan Singh, Baba Ramdev today held him responsible for the coal allocation scam.Making it clear that PM can't evade responsibility in this matter, Ramdev asked,

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  Yes, UPA has problems: PM

  Politics | September 23, 2012 14:41 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 18: New Delhi: Acknowledging problems within the ruling coalition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said political parties need to work together to realise the high growth rate of nine per cent.Talking

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  NE students prepare to leave Karnataka, PM speaks to Karna CM

  India | August 16, 2012 9:56 IST

  Bangalore, Aug 15: Gripped by panic following rumours of attack on some of their compatriots, about 5,000 people of North Eastern States, including students, today prepared to return to their home towns even as Karnataka

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  Thousands including PM and Sonia bid adieu to Vilasrao Deshmukh

  Politics | September 23, 2012 13:45 IST

  Babhalgaon, Aug 16 (Maha), Aug 15: Thousands of grieving supporters and family on Wednesday bade a tearful adieu to Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh whose mortal remains were consigned to flames at his native Babhalgaon village

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  Have to create confidence to attract investments in India: PM

  August 15, 2012 15:06 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 15: India will have to create confidence among foreign investors that there are no barriers for them to invest in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said."To attract foreign capital,

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  On I-Day, PM promises to get Lokpal, Lokayukta bill passed in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | September 23, 2012 13:24 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today sought the cooperation of all major political parties in getting the Lokpal and Lokayukta bill passed in Rajya Sabha at the earliest. The bill has