Manmohan Singh

Will Manmohan Singh outweigh Congress? Behind SGPC decision to put on hold former PM’s portrait

May 26, 2025 1:22 pm

SGPC has embraced Manmohan Singh earlier, but as Beant Singh assassination accused Balwant Rajoana questions its decision to honour ex-PM, the dilemma over any association with Congress kicks into play

Sachin Pilot: Manmohan believed in nation first, never visited Pak as it wasn’t right

May 02, 2025 4:39 am

Pilot said the list of those who went to Pakistan is long and includes the likes of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former deputy PM L K Advani and current PM Narendra Modi, but does not include Singh and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Manmohan Singh’s family gives nod for his memorial site at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal

March 07, 2025 8:19 am

Following a visit to the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal by members of the family last week, Gursharan Kaur, the former Prime Minister’s wife, is learnt to have sent a formal acceptance letter to the government.

Tavleen Singh writes: Why it’s high time for Congress to come up with a new and convincing plan

January 19, 2025 10:13 pm

The way the Congress Party continues to lose elections is proof that this is not working even as a political strategy. It is time to come up with something new and more convincing.

Amartya Sen on Dr Manmohan Singh: I wish his vision will remain an indispensable part of the understanding of what we are

January 15, 2025 9:17 pm

Health care, education, caste divisions…areas in which Manmohan could have been less reticent, especially in making his private concerns more public

Daily Briefing: Wider net casts on selection of next CEC; Maha Kumbh's pop-up economy; Black Warrant review

January 11, 2025 9:31 am

In today's edition: Maha Kumbh's pop-up economy takes shape; 1.5 degree Celsius threshold breached in 2024; Black Warrant review; and more

Jagdish Bhagwati writes: Manmohan, my friend – the brilliant student who lived by his values

January 11, 2025 4:49 pm

At St John’s College in Cambridge, I speculated that Manmohan would go far, but little did I think that one day he would be our Prime Minister

The pain of a generation explains why Manmohan Singh didn't go back to his village in Pakistan

January 07, 2025 11:49 pm

This dilemma, between the love for old memories and the pain of bloodshed, is what Dr Singh also went through, for decades. Asked by his daughter if he would like to revisit Gah, he said: ‘No, not really, that’s where my grandfather was killed’.

Manmohan Singh’s visionary policies gave India recognition as ‘Rising Power’

January 06, 2025 4:11 pm

Despite their political differences, the current Indian establishment should recognise his contributions appropriately, in particular, in bringing India to the forefront of the international system as a rising power and giving hope for the rise of it as a legitimate major power in the 21st century.

Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh: Partap Bajwa writes to Punjab CM Mann, Speaker seeking joint Assembly resolution

January 05, 2025 3:16 pm

Partap Singh Bajwa said Manmohan Singh's tenure as prime minister was marked by a steadfast focus on inclusive development, social justice, and economic stability, directly impacting millions of lives across the nation.

In pictures | Dr Manmohan Singh's last rites at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat; 'history was indeed kinder to him'

December 29, 2024 5:51 pm

Singh's legacy is forever etched in history, marked by the 1991 economic reforms that saved India’s collapsing economy and transformed its future.

As Modi embarks on US visit, a look at Indian PMs attending State dinners at White House

June 20, 2023 9:15 pm

Here's a look at Indian Prime Ministers with US Presidents during their State Dinners over the years since India gained Independence.

Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi leads protest in Delhi; violence reported in Bihar, Gujarat

September 11, 2018 6:53 am

The Congress had called for a Bharat bandh on Monday to protest against rising fuel prices as well as the fall in the value of the Rupee in comparison to the US Dollar.

President Mukherjee, PM Modi, Sonia remember Mahatma Gandhi on his 68th death anniversary

January 30, 2016 2:10 pm

President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 68th death anniversary and paid homage to the Father of the Nation.

Evil goes up in smoke as country celebrates Dussehra

October 22, 2015 10:19 pm

Giant effigies of ten-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran went up in flames marking the triumph of good over evil as fervour marked Dussehra festivities across the country on Thursday (October 22). Pranab Mukherjee, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rajnath Singh and other dignitaries watched the evil going up in smoke.

Congress continues protest against suspension of Lok Sabha MPs

August 05, 2015 6:22 pm

Senior Congress party leaders including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were seen standing near the Gandhi statue with black flags and placards.

Coal scam: Manmohan Singh's daughters attend court hearing

April 01, 2015 6:43 pm

Daughters of Former PM Manmohan Singh, Upinder Singh and Daman Singh, at the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Sonia Gandhi leads march in support of Manmohan Singh

March 12, 2015 5:20 pm

Singh was coal minister for at least a part of the time when the alleged “inefficient” allocations were made.

2014: The year of PM Narendra Modi

December 31, 2014 8:44 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the top news and newsmaker in 2014. He led BJP to a historic election victory and formed a stable government at the Centre.

Rahul Gandhi trashes Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

November 13, 2014 5:01 pm

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi speaks at the 125th Birth Anniversary Function of Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

The Accidental Prime Minister: Audience Review

June 22, 2020 6:06 pm

The Accidental Prime Minister starring Anupam Kher is based on the book of the same name by Sanjaya Baru. The film chronicles the time when Manmohan Singh served as the Prime Minister. Here's what the audience had to say after watching it.

Tall claims, empty boasts, falsification of facts not for him: Sonia Gandhi on Manmohan Singh

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Presenting former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, disarmament & development, UPA Chairperson appeared to take a dig at the current dispensation through her praise for Dr Singh.

Over 30 Times Surge In Jan Dhan Deposits: Find Out How

June 22, 2020 7:19 pm

Don't target PM Modi unnecessarily: Naidu

February 25, 2016 4:21 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday targeted the Congress, saying that the grand old party, which has been tolerated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for so many decades, should also tolerate the saffron party for at least ten years. Naidu said that the Congress was unnecessarily targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said unlike past governments where the prime minister (Manmohan Singh) presides and madam (Sonia Gandhi) decides, the BJP-led Government was working collectively in which Prime Minister Modi presides and the team decides.

PM Modi honours innovative officers of Indian Army

January 16, 2016 4:45 am

New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented certificates to Indian Army officers for their innovative works on the occasion of Army Day. The officers were honoured for their contributions in the areas of communications, counter-militant operations and others. The 'At-Home function' held in New Delhi was attended by President Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and others. Army Day is observed every year on January 15 to commemorate Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher, the last British commander, in 1949.

Pakistan’s reaction on Pathankot terror attack not different: Congress

January 09, 2016 7:40 am

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday said Pakistan’s reaction is not very much different, adding that earlier Pakistan’s former prime minister Yusuf Gilani did the same thing after 26/11 attack and spoke to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, and now Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is also doing the same, after the Pathankot attack. He added that India has given them lot of evidences but Pakistan’s court is not treating those evidences with respect.