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Replying to queries on the issue in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh also listed the countries visited by the Prime Minister between 2014 and 2018 that now figure among the top 10 countries from where India has received the maximum Foreign Direct Investment or FDI inflows. (Photo: File)

Rs 2,021 crore spent on PM Modi's foreign travel since 2014: Centre

Details were shared by VK Singh to questions on official tours of Manmohan as PM from 2009 to 2014 and of Modi since 2014.

29 Dec 2018 9:24 AM

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma on the 134th Congress Foundation Day, at party headquarters in New Delhi, on Friday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Manmohan, Rahul cutting cake amid buzz over film

Other leaders like Motilal Vohra and Ahmed Patel were seated next to the Congress chief.

29 Dec 2018 1:48 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi cuts a cake along with former PM Manmohan Singh to celebrate the party’s 134th foundation day as other leaders look on at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

BJP-Congress slugfest over Manmohan movie

Kher also referred to Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s recent statement that freedom of expression is a fundamental right.

29 Dec 2018 1:45 AM

The trailer of the movie, 'The Accidental Prime Minister' shows former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a victim of the Congress' internal politics ahead of the 2014 general elections. (Photo: Twitter | @TAPMofficial)

Don’t want preview, 'The Accidental Prime Minister' BJP’s campaign: Cong

'As BJP tweeted trailer from their official Twitter... it evident it's BJP's propaganda/campaign movie,' Cong said.

28 Dec 2018 6:42 PM

'Can't we extend our wishes for a film? Congress has been all for freedom, why is it questioning that freedom now?,' Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said. (Photo: ANI)

Can't we extend wishes: Rajyavardhan Rathore on 'The Accidental Prime Minister'

The trailer shows Manmohan Singh as a victim of the Congress's internal politics ahead of the 2014 general elections.

28 Dec 2018 5:59 PM

The Department of Public Relations of Madhya Pradesh government tweeted that there is no decision by the government to ban the film, adding that media reports announcing the ban were not factual. (Photo: File)

No ban on 'The Accidental Prime Minister': Cong-led govt in MP

Clarification came after section of media reported that film, based on the book by Singh's media advisor Baru, has been banned in state.

28 Dec 2018 3:23 PM

Maharashtra Youth Congress has written to producers of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' asking for a special screening before the launch on January 11. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab/ @TAPMofficial)

Ex-PM's biopic 'riveting': BJP; Cong wants screening before release

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh evaded comments when he was asked about the trailer of the movie based on him.

28 Dec 2018 2:46 PM

Manmohan Singh further noted that when he was India's Finance Minister in 1991, he was successful in helping turn a crisis into a 'great opportunity'. (Photo: PTI)

'I was also accidental Finance Minister': ex-PM Manmohan Singh

'I was not the prime minister who was afraid of talking to the press. I met the press regularly,' Manmohan Singh said.

19 Dec 2018 10:35 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Rahul, Manmohan attend Gehlot swearing-in event

Sachin Pilot takes oath as a Cabinet minister.

18 Dec 2018 1:02 AM

The former prime minister added that he has known Patel to be an economist of high repute and also someone who cared deeply about India’s financial institutions and economic policy. (Photo: File)

Urjit Patel’s resignation ‘severe blow’ to nation’s economy: Manmohan Singh

Singh said he hoped Patel's resignation is not harbinger of Modi govt’s attempts to 'destroy' institutional foundations of India’s economy.

11 Dec 2018 8:32 AM

The BJP president asserted that he could list 30 ‘historic’ decisions taken by Modi, while some of the past governments could only list 4-5 such decisions in the period of 30 years. (Photo: File)

‘Chaiwala’ done better job than economist: Shah's jibe at Manmohan

Heaping praise on the BJP government at Centre, Shah said it has not only controlled the fiscal deficit, but also brought down inflation.

11 Dec 2018 8:16 AM

Singh was speaking at the launch of a book "Fables of Fractured Times" by former union minister Manish Tewari where former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was also present. (Photo: File)

Manmohan Singh's advice to PM: 'Exercise restraint, set example with your conduct'

Singh said whenever he as prime minister used to go to BJP-ruled states, his relations with chief ministers were 'very good'.

27 Nov 2018 8:26 AM

The Prime Minister offered 'ardaas' (prayers) to Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs and sat to listen to gurbani during his visit. (Photo: ANI)

‘Even Berlin Wall fell,’ PM hopes Kartarpur corridor will act as bridge between India, Pak

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister greeted the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti and recalled teachings of the Sikh Guru.

24 Nov 2018 8:47 AM

The British affection for modern India is very strong

I have not studied enough comparative history to be able to answer this question without diffidence, says David Gilmour.

23 Nov 2018 12:47 AM

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh (Photo: PTI)

Lack of JPC probe raises suspicion, says Manmohan Singh

Singh described the GST as “government sponsored tax terrorism” targeting both organised and unorganized sectors.

22 Nov 2018 4:10 AM

Addressing a press conference, Manmohan Singh said corruption was peaking in the Modi government. (Photo: File)

PM Modi making 'calibrated' efforts to weaken democracy: Manmohan Singh

Singh said that PM Modi was making "careful, well-thought-out calibrated effort" to weaken democracy.

21 Nov 2018 3:55 PM

Finance minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

BJP, Congress duel as demonetisation turns two

Arun Jaitley lists demonetisation benefits; ex-PM, others call it ‘brutal assault’.

09 Nov 2018 2:15 AM

Manmohan Singh asked the government not to resort to further unorthodox, short-term economic measures that can cause any more uncertainty in the economy. (Photo: File | PTI)

Scars only getting more visible with time: Manmohan Singh on notes ban

Former PM said demonetisation's second anniversary is day to remember how 'economic misadventures' can roil nation.

08 Nov 2018 1:21 PM

‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ is a political drama based on the book of the same name, written by Sanjay Baru, who served as the media advisor of Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008. (Screengrab | @AnupamPKher)

'Wrongly judged' ex-PM: Anupam Kher wraps 'The Accidental Prime Minister' shoot

Actor Anupam Kher’s striking resemblance with former PM Manmohan Singh has already brought him much appreciation.

27 Oct 2018 3:17 PM

Singh was speaking at the launch of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's book 'The Paradoxical Prime Minister' here. (Photo: File)

Modi govt damaging institutions like CBI: Manmohan Singh

Singh alleged that environment in country's universities and national institutions like CBI have been vitiated under the Modi government.

27 Oct 2018 8:09 AM

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