Posts Tagged ‘Manmohan Singh’
Anna Hazare writes to PM
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh putting down his terms to end his fast Along with the letter, carried by Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to the Prime Minister, Anna also proposed the resolution that he wanted to be passed in Parliament Anna Hazare's proposed resolution The Parliament [...]
Manmohan holds consultations with Pranab, Vilasrao on Lokpal
Manmohan Singh today held consultations with Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Vilasrao Deshmukh, who are negotiating with activist Anna Hazare and his associates The consultations took place close on the heels of Team Anna making it clear that a mere discussion on the Lokpal issue in Parliament will not do and it has to pass a resolution [...]
Lokpal issue: Rahul meets Manmohan
Rahul Gandhi on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apparently to discuss the Lokpal issue Mr Gandhi held a 30-minute meeting with Singh at the Prime Minister’s 7, Race Course Road residence here The meeting comes as the government is set to hold a comprehensive debate on all versions of the Lokpal Bill draft in Parliament The AICC [...]
Group clashes with police at Ramlila ground
High drama ensued well past midnight at the VIP gate of Ramlila Maidan where Anna Hazare is sitting on a protest fast, as a group of people clashed with policemen and dismantled barricades According to eyewitnesses, a group of people got into a tiff with some policemen deployed at the rear gate of the maidan around 3 AM The youth heckled the [...]
Hazare writes to PM and a reply is awaited: Manish Sisodia
After the Prime Minister request to call off Anna Hazare fast against corruption, the core committee of Team Anna, Thursday, met and discussed Manmohan Singh's fresh offer that the Jan Lokpal Bill would be considered by Parliament According to Anna Hazare’s aides, the Gandhian has sent a letter to the PM The letter was sent through Congress [...]
2G Scam: Examine PM, Chidambaram and Sibal as witnesses says Raja
Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that he would get Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, then Finance Minister P of the CrPC for getting certain documents from the CBI which had so far not been brought before the court The defence counsel also raised the issue of offloading of equity by Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd and Unitech Tamil [...]
India’s nuke plants safe, world-class: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that nuclear facilities in the country were “world-class” and all efforts were being made to maintain the best safety standards for both on-shore and off-shore nuclear power plants and 2 containment Emphasising that all efforts are being made to ensure safety of the nuclear [...]
PM, Chidambaram decided against selling 2G licences: Kanimozhi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P Chidambaram were fully in the loop on the 2G spectrum license allocation and had decided along with then telecom minister A Raja not to auction them, jailed DMK MP Kanimozhi told a Delhi court on Tuesdayauctioned," senior advocate Sushil Kumar, appearing for Kanimozhi, told the Special CBI [...]
Highlights of the Prime Minister’s Independence Address
Highlights of the Prime Minister's Independence day speech2th Five Year Plan to focus on health 1/2 times in the last seven years Prime Minister says "we want to makeIndiaslum-free and the ownership of clean houses to slum dwellers" Prime Minister says "malnutrition in women and children is a matter of concern for all of [...]
Manmohan becomes third PM to hoist flag for 8th time
Manmohan Singh on Monday became the third Prime Minister to hoist the national flag from the ramparts of Red Fort for the eight time in a row, after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi7 and 16 years respectively998 to 20037 times6 times5, 1947 after India became independent4th Prime Minister, first hoisted the tricolour on August 15, 2004, three [...]
PM an insensitive person: Team Anna
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioned the proposed fast by Anna Hazare on Lokpal issue, the Gandhian's team on Monday called him an 'insensitive' person who is asking people to fall in line on the issueKiran Bedi, a Hazare Team member, claimed people have no trust left in the UPA government which was elected two years back as it had [...]
PM’s speech on 65th Independence Day
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of the 65th Independence of the country20 crore Indians on the 64th anniversary of our independence2th Plan17 year old land acquisition law by a new Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation law which is forward looking and balanced1th Five Year Plan [...]
PMO responsible for Kalmadi’s appointment: BJP
BJP sharpened its attack against Sports Minister Ajay Maken for allegedly misleading the Lok Sabha on appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as CWG Organising Committee head, saying the CAG report makes it clear that Manmohan Singh's PMO was responsible for it0, 2005 "Maken has pegged his entire argument on one thing- that the Host City contract was [...]
Respond to Raja’s charges, Jaya to PM, Sonia
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa wanted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to reply to the charges levelled by the former Telecom Minister, A Raja, involving the Prime Minister and the Home Minister in the 2G spectrum allocation scam Talking to journalists at the party [...]
Terrorism a big challenge to nation: PM
Describing communalism and terrorism as a big challenge, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the country gets a "bad name" because of some "misguided" people and asked the nation to jointly fight the menace "Communalism and terrorism have become a big challenge to our unity and integrity Some misguided people of our society encourage [...]
2008 cash-for-vote scam: Suhail Hindustani names Amar, Ahmed Patel
Suhail Hindustani today named some top politicians from UP, including Amar Singh, Ahmed Patel and Rewati Raman Singh, as the key players in the infamous 2008 cash-for-vote scam case0-Janpath 0 crore as commission," he alleged Questioning of Hindustani, who claims that he was a BJP youth wing member, comes two days after Sanjeev Saxena, once [...]
Hillary, SM Krishna hold strategic dialogue; US backs India’s fight against terror
The United States has assured India that it would fully implement the civil nuclear cooperation agreement, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Tuesday after the second round of Indo-US strategic dialogue with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton India and the US have "decided to start negotiations on bilateral trade and investment [...]
PM, Sonia Gandhi visit Mumbai to express solidarity with blast victims
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, flew into Mumbai to express solidarity with the people of the metropolis where three bomb blasts yesterday evening left at least 18 persons killed and 131 others injured lakh to those injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund "The Central Government [...]
Prime Minister, President condemned Mumbai blasts
Three blasts in Mumbai's rush hour have left 21 people dead and 141 injured Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has strongly condemned the blasts Home Minister P Chidambaram described the blast as "a coordinated terror attack" Prime Minister statement on Mumbai bomb blasts "I strongly condemn the bomb blasts in Mumbai this evening I have [...]
Prime Minister accepts Gurudas Kamat’s resignation
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today accepted the resignation of Gurudas Kamat, who was unhappy after being allocated the portfolio of Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation with Independent charge The Prime Minister forwarded Mr Kamat’s resignation letter to President Pratibha Patil, PMO sources said Rashtrapati Bhavan [...]
