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Manmohan Singh presided over ‘most corrupt’ govt, made Indians poorer: BJP
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh not only presided over the “most corrupt” government in India’s history but also made Indians poorer during his term, the BJP alleged on Wednesday. On…
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Manmohan Singh to bid adieu to Rajya Sabha after over three decades
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (91) will retire from Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after an over three-decade-long, nearly continuous stint. The Congress leader was first elected to the Rajya Sabha…
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54 MPs including ex-PM Manmohan Singh, 9 Union ministers retiring from RS
New Delhi: As many as 54 members of the Rajya Sabha including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and nine union ministers are set to retire on Tuesday and Wednesday with some not…
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1991 reforms brought by Narasimha Rao, Manmohan, not Cong: Gurcharan Das
New Delhi: It was former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao and the then finance minister Manmohan Singh who brought the economic reforms in 1991, not the Congress party, argued author and commentator…
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PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh’s contribution to democracy
New Delhi: Bidding farewell to members retiring from the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the contribution of his predecessor Manmohan Singh to the House and the country, and…
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‘Had Modi been PM instead of Manmohan Singh…’: Himanta on 26/11
Puri: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the country could not give a befitting reply to the 26/11 Mumbai attackers. Sarma made the remark after paying darshan at the…
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PM Modi, Kharge, Rahul, Stalin greet ex-PM Manmohan Singh on his birthday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday greeted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 91st birthday and recalled his achievements. Birthday wishes…
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Kejriwal thanks ex-PM Manmohan, Cong chief for supporting Delhi services bill
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Congress stalwart and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh thanking him for his “sheer presence” in Rajya Sabha despite his poor health to…
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Rahul Gandhi is a morally corrupt politician: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a “morally corrupt politician”, recalling his 2013 opposition to an amendment of a bill that would…
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Fmr PM Manmohan Singh conferred Lifetime Achievement Honour in UK
London: Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life. The Honour, announced…
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India indebted to former PM Manmohan Singh for economic reforms: Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is indebted to former prime minister Manmohan Singh for the economic reforms. India needs a liberal economic policy with the intention…
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Cong prez polls: Rahul to vote in Karnataka’s Ballari, Sonia in party HQ
New Delhi: For the Congress presidential polls on Monday, Rahul Gandhi will vote at a Bharat Jodo Yatra campsite in Karnataka’s Ballari while the outgoing interim president, Sonia Gandhi will vote at…
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Chidambaram slams FM for calling the 1991 economic reforms “half-baked”
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for calling the 1991 economic reforms “half-baked”, saying that “thank god” Manmohan Singh did not…
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CWC meets to approve schedule for election of Congress president
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, met on Sunday to approve the schedule for the election of the next AICC president. The meeting comes amid a…
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TN Guv praises Modi, belittles ex PM Manmohan’s government
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi compared the governments of PM Narendra Modi and former PM Manmohan Singh and attacked the latter for not being strong enough to deal with Pakistan and…
