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Manmohan Singh said the 'fiscal arithmetic is at fault,' adding that 'reform budget was a much misused word'. (Photo: PTI)

Fiscal arithmetic ‘faulty’, ‘reform budget’ much misused word: Manmohan

The main focus of the budget was agriculture and rural sector with little for the middle class.

02 Feb 2018 8:31 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi with party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge and other dignitaries during the 69th Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Cong chief watches R-Day from sixth row, Cong cries foul

Former Prime Ministers H.D. Deve Gowda and Dr Manmohan Singh were seen seated in the front row.

27 Jan 2018 6:15 AM

His tweet came after Modi, in a recent interview to a television channel, reportedly said, 'If a person selling pakodas (snacks) earns Rs 200 at the end of the day, will it be considered employment or not?' (Photo: PTI)

Hardik hits out at Modi, says only ‘chaiwala’ can advise youth to sell ‘pakodas’

Modi has often been targeted over his humble 'tea seller' background, which he invariably used as a stick to beat his rivals with.

23 Jan 2018 1:15 PM

Raja accused Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal of conspiring against him to stop new telecom players from entering the market so as to maintain a cartel of a handful of service providers. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-CAG Vinod Rai was hired as ‘contract killer’ to kill UPA: A Raja

Raja went on to say that some forces were working against the UPA and for that they used Rai as a tool.

21 Jan 2018 10:07 AM

Former communications minister A. Raja (Photo: PTI)

My stand vindicated in 2G case: Former minister Raja

Launches his book 2G Saga Unfolds, says CAG report ‘mere trash, deemed fit for dustbin’.

21 Jan 2018 2:46 AM

Chidambaram said that wisdom lay in actively working towards a political solution to the issues of J&K, where a separatist campaign raging since 1989 has claimed thousands of lives. (Photo: PTI)

Chidambaram, Sibal attack Modi government over Kashmir issue

Chidambaram quoted statistics to say that the number of civilians and terrorists killed in J&K had almost doubled from 2014 to 2017.

08 Jan 2018 8:31 AM

Former US President Barack Obama (Photo: PTI)

Engaging offline a must for netas, activists

Arguments about politics and religion do not end in name-calling and abuse when they happen face to face.

07 Jan 2018 12:29 AM

Modi reached the seat of the former premier and while holding his hands for some time also spoke to him at length. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, Manmohan Singh shake hands

The Congress had also taken a tough stand on the issue and had demanded that the Prime Minister apologise.

06 Jan 2018 3:09 AM

Setback to Tytler as SC rejects quashing charges

Cong leader accused of graft during UPA-1 regime in 2009.

05 Jan 2018 2:51 AM

A Raja writes to Manmohan Singh, asks him for support

Raja had taken the same line of defence in the 2G court as well as in the joint parliamentary committee that probed the allocation.

05 Jan 2018 2:31 AM

Reminding Manmohan Singh (L), A Raja in the letter said, 'I assured you several times that I had done nothing wrong but rather acted in the national interest and that I would prove this.' (Photo: PTI)

Remained loyal to you, worked in national interest: A Raja writes to Manmohan Singh

Assuring Singh of his loyalty, Raja also wrote that he understood the 'compulsions' that prevented the ex-PM from openly supporting him.

04 Jan 2018 8:18 PM

We are the future

Children beg on the streets and we are made to believe that we are a superpower in the making.

31 Dec 2017 12:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

PM & Singh-Pak: Row over, bad taste lingers

While the issue has been papered over, the political stain of a PM portraying his predecessor in traitorous light is unlikely to fade anytime soon.

29 Dec 2017 1:22 AM

Gandhi highlighted the Congress' 'glorious' history, stating that party has been working in the interest of the country for over a century. (Photo: PTI)

BJP weaving ‘web of deceit’; Cong works, fights for truth: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi on Congress' 133rd Foundation Day said the central idea of the party was truth, we work with the truth, we fight for the truth.

28 Dec 2017 2:05 PM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: PTI/File)

Jaitley says PM didn't question Manmohan Singh, Ansari's commitment

‘Any such perception is erroneous; we hold these leaders in high esteem, as well as their commitment to India,' Jaitley says.

27 Dec 2017 3:12 PM

PM Narendra Modi shows his finger marked with indelible ink as he leaves after casting his vote in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI/File)

Shiv Sena fires at Modi for claiming Pak’s role in Guj poll

The Sena claimed that soon after the BJP won 99 seats in Gujarat, Pakistan began targeting Kashmir and that Pakistan soldiers flouted norms.

26 Dec 2017 5:36 AM

No end in sight to House deadlock over Dr Manmohan Singh

The ruling party, however, is sending feelers to the Congress leaders to sit and find a solution.

26 Dec 2017 1:32 AM

The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday demanded action against two former secretaries of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office. (Photo: PTI)

2G verdict: JD(U) demands action against 2 ex-secretaries of Manmohan Singh’s PMO

On December 21, a Special CBI court acquitted former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and all other accused in the 2G scam case.

24 Dec 2017 10:10 AM

Sachin Tendulkar bats for fit India

After not being able to speak at Rajya Sabha, he found a platform on social media.

24 Dec 2017 12:32 AM

NCP president Sharad Pawar (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Ex-PM Manmohan Singh credits Sharad Pawar for growth in economy

Pawar is the most creative agriculture minister I have ever seen, says Manmohan Singh.

24 Dec 2017 12:14 AM

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