Tag: Manmohan Singh

Cong Prez Polls: Voting concludes, counting on 19 October

The Voting for Congress President polls concluded Monday evening. Congress witnessed a contest for the president post after 22 years on Monday with senior party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor pitted against each other. No member of the Gandhi family contested for the post of President.

October 17, 2022

Former PM Manmohan Singh arrives on wheelchair to cast his vote

89 years old former PM, who is ailing and has not been in spotlight since testing Covid positive last year grabbed the attention of social media after he came on a wheelchair on Saturday for Vice Presidential Election 2022.

August 6, 2022

Called ‘Maun Mohan’ by BJP but now country remembers my work: Manmohan

The Congress had announced Charanjit Singh Channi's name as the Chief Minister's face just weeks ahead of the assembly polls.

February 17, 2022

PM wishes Manmohan Singh speedy recovery, Mandaviya visits him at AIIMS

A team of doctors under the guidance of Dr Nitish Nayak is treating the ex-PM who, sources said, also complained of neck pain. 

October 14, 2021

The Next Tryst

Even during the first decade of the millennium, people still talked about Chindia, in the expectation that we could catch up with our giant neighbour to dominate the global economic landscape together. We would have perhaps, had we not sacrificed the opportunity in our romance with the dole culture of pseudo-socialism.

July 29, 2021

Road ahead even more daunting than 1991 crisis: Manmohan Singh

"It is not a time to rejoice and exult but to introspect and ponder. The road ahead is even more daunting than during the 1991 crisis. Our priorities as a nation need to be recalibrated to foremost ensure a healthy and dignified life for every single Indian."

July 23, 2021

IAS reforms vital to cement PM’s legacy

The same with LG, Hyundai, Kia, and their goods. Which of our crony capitalists is producing goods that are sold the world over? They seem to be content with the captive market that is India. On to campaign finance reform.

July 22, 2021

History would be kinder to you if your offer of ‘constructive cooperation’ was followed by Congress leaders: Union Health Minister responds to Former PM’s letter

Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 crisis, stressing that ramping up vaccination was the key to battling the pandemic.

April 19, 2021

PM Modi extends Birthday greetings to Manmohan Singh; prays for his long, healthy life

Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in Gag, now in Pakistan.

September 26, 2020

‘India feels absence of PM with depth of Dr Manmohan Singh’: Rahul Gandhi wishes former PM on his 88th birthday

'His honesty, decency and dedication are a source of inspiration for us all,' he said.

September 26, 2020

The nation’s loss

As a senior member of the Congress party, he was trusted by his colleagues to present cogent analyses of political issues and chart a course that others could follow, including the drafting of party manifestos

September 2, 2020

Manmohan Singh wanted to step down, make Rahul PM: Congress leader

However, Rahul Gandhi turned down the proposal and requested Manmohan Singh to complete his term, he said at a press conference in response to a question on party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi's expressed willingness to work under non-Gandhi Congress chief.

August 20, 2020

‘We have internal democracy, present your views at party fora’: Congress asks senior leaders

Responding to a question during a press conference, in Delhi on Sunday, Congress communication department chief Randeep Surjewala said, 'I will advise friends who are playing twitter-twitter to stop making comments on social media. We have internal democracy. Present your views at appropriate party fora.'

August 2, 2020

Manmohan Singh calls ex-PM PV Narasimha Rao ‘father of economic reforms in India’

Dr Singh, while addressing the inaugural function of the year-long birth centenary celebrations of the late Prime Minister organised by the Congress's Telangana unit, said he is particularly happy that the programme coincides with the presentation of the first budget of Rao's government by him in 1991.

July 25, 2020

Border crisis with China, if not tackled firmly, can lead to serious situation: Manmohan Singh

On Monday, Manmohan Singh, in a statement on the Ladakh clash, had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be 'mindful of the implications of his words and declarations' on nation’s security as also strategic and territorial interests.

June 23, 2020

Manmohan Singh’s statement is mere ‘wordplay’: BJP chief JP Nadda

Nadda said that the country fully trusts and supports PM Narendra Modi and the 130 crore Indians have seen his administrative experience in some of the most testing times.

June 22, 2020

PM Modi must be ‘mindful of implications of his words and declarations’: Manmohan Singh on Ladakh clash

This comes after PM Modi at an all-party meeting on Friday categorically stated that 'no Indian post or territory has been occupied by anyone'.

June 22, 2020