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5 per cent GDP signals slowdown: Manmoha Singh

India’s GDP growth was five per cent in the first quarter of FY20 vis-a-vis 5.8 per cent in the previous quarter.

02 Sep 2019 2:12 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: File | ANI)

Govt making all out effort to tackle economic situation: Nirmala Sitharaman

I am meeting industries and taking their inputs, suggestions on what they would want and expect from govt, said FM.

01 Sep 2019 3:06 PM

Manmohan Singh said it is particularly distressing that the manufacturing sector's growth is tottering at 0.6 per cent. (Photo: File)

State of economy deeply worrying: Manmohan Singh

Former PM Manmohan Singh said the last quarter GDP growth rate of 5 per cent signals that 'we are in midst of a prolonged slowdown'.

01 Sep 2019 11:07 AM

Don’t play politics with security of top leaders

It may ill suit a country that lost Mahatma Gandhi and two Prime Ministers, one while in office, to slacken in protecting a two-term former PM.

29 Aug 2019 12:00 AM

Ex-PM Manmohan Singh loses elite SPG security cover

SPG was raised in 1985 through an Act of Parliament following the assassination former PM Indira Gandhi.

27 Aug 2019 2:21 AM

Wishing for peace and strength for the former union minister's family, the Congress leader said. (Photo: ANI)

His presence will be remembered in Parliament: Rahul in letter to Jaitley's wife

In a condolence letter to Sangeeta Jaitley, the Gandhi scion said he is deeply saddened by the demise of her husband.

25 Aug 2019 4:35 PM

Jaitley, 66, who died in AIIMS at 12.07 pm was undergoing treatment at the hospital for a few weeks. (Photo: File)

'Long innings as a public figure': Sonia Gandhi on Jaitley's death

Manmohan Singh described him as an eminent lawyer, an excellent orator, a very good administrator and an outstanding parliamentarian.

24 Aug 2019 4:26 PM

Singh, 86, has come back as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. (Photo: ANI)

Former PM Manmohan Singh takes oath as RS member

The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

23 Aug 2019 12:17 PM

Chidambaram, one of the key ministers during ten years of UPA regime, was taken to headquarters of the probe agency after CBI officials scaled the boundary walls of his residence in Jor Bagh on Wednesday night to arrest him in INX Media case. (Photo: CBI website)

Twist of fate: P Chidambaram spends night at CBI HQ which he inaugurated

Chidambaram was one of key guests at inauguration event of CBI headquarters, held on June 30, 2011, in presence of Manmohan Singh.

22 Aug 2019 10:30 AM

Remembering former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, he said these trends are repugnant to promotion of peace, national integration and communal harmony, which are cherished objectives enshrined in our Constitution. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Manmohan warns of unpleasant trends of growing intolerance, violence

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said these trends are repugnant to promotion of peace, national integration and communal harmony.

20 Aug 2019 3:38 PM

Only four-minutes short of his longest Independence Day speech delivered in 2016, today's 92-minute long address touched upon wide-varieties of the subject and showcased a five-year road-map of his government's ongoing term. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi's maiden I-Day address of second term also his second-longest

Independence Day speeches of his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, during his 10 years as Prime Minister were all less than 60 minutes.

15 Aug 2019 1:06 PM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot accompanied the former prime minister. (Photo: ANI)

Manmohan Singh files nomination for Rajya Sabha by-poll from Rajasthan

The seat fell vacant following the death of state BJP president Madan Lal Saini, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha.

13 Aug 2019 2:25 PM

He also said that India was passing through a 'deep crisis' and it needs the cooperation of like-minded people. (Photo: File)

'Voices from J&K must be heard,' says Manmohan Singh on Article 370

'Its outcome is not to the liking of many people of our country,' Singh said.

13 Aug 2019 8:02 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh to file nomination for Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

The former Prime Minister represented Assam in the Rajya Sabha for 28 years before his tenure ended earlier this year.

10 Aug 2019 3:38 PM

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Photo: ANI)

Manmohan Singh Cong’s Rajya Sabha pick from Rajasthan

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot met Dr Singh on Friday to discuss the modalities of the election.

10 Aug 2019 3:06 AM

The 83-year-old served as India's 13th President from 2012-2017, but prior to his election to the post, Mukherjee also served as the Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012. (Photo: File)

Pranab Mukherjee to be awarded Bharat Ratna today

The other Presidents, who had been conferred the Bharat Ratna include Dr S Radhakrishnan, Rajendra Prasad, Zakir Hussain and V V Giri.

08 Aug 2019 9:33 AM

The party, sources said, is actively considering nominating Singh for the lone seat and if elected, he will have a Rajya Sabha term up to April 3, 2024. (Photo: File)

Manmohan Singh likely to be nominated to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

The Rajya Sabha seat from Rajasthan fell vacant after the death of BJP leader Madan Lal Saini on June 24.

02 Aug 2019 12:03 PM

Former PM Manmohan Singh speaking at the birth centenary memorial meeting of Indrajit HGupta in New Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

When one party has access to 90 per cent resources, time to deliberate election funding: Singh

Dr Singh was speaking at the birth centenary memorial meeting of veteran CPI leader Indrajit Gupta.

21 Jul 2019 9:27 PM

The seat has been vacant after the death of state BJP president Madan Lal Saini. Saini was elected to the Rajya Sabha last year when the BJP was in power in the state. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Congress all set to send Manmohan Singh to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met former Prime Minister at his residence in New Delhi on Monday after meeting party president Rahul Gandhi.

02 Jul 2019 9:07 PM

The strength of the ruling AIADMK and DMK-led opposition in the assembly is such that they can send three members each to the Upper House. (Photo: PTI)

DMK refutes Congress request to allot RS seat for Manmohan Singh from TN

Congress had sought one seat for Manmohan Singh as the former PM’s term from Assam had come to an end.

01 Jul 2019 2:05 PM

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