Ten years before he died, in 2014, as Singh demitted office as Prime Minister after a crushing electoral defeat, he remarked with a touch of bitterness, "History will judge me (more) kindly". Indeed, it will.
On the first death anniversary of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leaders, including party President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid heartfelt tributes to the economist-statesman remembered as the gentle yet decisive architect of modern India’s economic framework.
The video, which has gone viral on social media, features Manna — accused of recruiting youth for the Islamic State — enjoying facilities prohibited for prisoners booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
To prepare for 'The Accidental Prime Minister' (2019), where he played Dr. Singh, Kher dedicated almost half a year to mastering every small detail. “I rehearsed for five to six months,” he recalled.
Gandhi praised Singh's unwavering dedication to nation-building, saying that his decisions and policies continue to guide the country.
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.
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.
The Congress had announced Charanjit Singh Channi's name as the Chief Minister's face just weeks ahead of the assembly polls.
A team of doctors under the guidance of Dr Nitish Nayak is treating the ex-PM who, sources said, also complained of neck pain.
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.
