Last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’— his monthly radio address to the nation—was mostly about museums. To garner interest in museums—an institution where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept—Modi urged the youngsters to take quizzes on museums, make frequent visits to such places and post memories around them on … Read more
The Congress has added 2.6 crore new members in its digital membership drive that ended on Friday, with party chief Sonia Gandhi enrolling herself as part of the initiative. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh became a digital member of the party on Thursday while former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was one of the first leaders … Read more
Hitting back at former prime minister Manmohan Singh for his criticism of the Modi government‘s handling of economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said he is more remembered for having brought India to “fragile five” and rampant inflation during his term. She also referred to recent revelations about former NSE chief Chitra Ramkrishna having … Read more
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: The BJP had been in power for more than seven years and was still blaming first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the problems of the people, former prime minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh said on Thursday in a scathing attack against the Modi-led government. Targeting the Central government on a … Read more
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has taken leave of absence for the entire winter session of Parliament on health grounds, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed the House on Thursday. “I have to inform the honourable members that a letter has been received from Dr Manmohan Singh, member, stating that he is unable to … Read more
Congress leader and former Union minister Sachin Pilot on Monday hit out at the BJP and ex-Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai for attempting to destabilise the previous Manmohan Singh-led government. Former CAG Rai on Thursday had tendered an unconditional apology to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for “wrongly mentioning” him as one of … Read more
When Manmohan Singh launched economic liberalisation in 1991, India was the world’s biggest beggar for aid. Today India is a net aid donor, having committed $30.6 billion to Asian neighbours and Africa. In 1991, India’s capita income was just $360 a year, having been overtaken by several “miracle economies” of Asia growing at 7% per … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Congress president G A Mir on Saturday said his party has not received any invitation from the Centre for participation in a proposed conference of mainstream political parties from the Union Territory in New Delhi next week. However, Mir said such a step, if taken, is welcome as dialogue with stakeholders is … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished good health and a speedy recovery to his predecessor Manmohan Singh, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here with a mild fever. Singh, 88, has been admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre, which is a dedicated COVID facility, … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday hit out at Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for his “politically motivated” response to Manmohan Singh‘s critique of the Centre’s COVID-19 management, saying it was “unfortunate and condemnable”. He said former prime minister Manmohan Singh had written to his successor Narendra Modi giving positive suggestions about vaccination in … Read more