Posts Tagged ‘Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’
After Sonia, PM placates Pawar, calls him very valued colleague
Reaching out to sulking NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hailed him as a 'very valued colleague' The PM said Pawar's knowledge, wisdom and experience are a "great asset"to his government "Mr Sharad Pawar is a very valued colleague of mine whose knowledge, wisdom and experience are a great asset to our [...]
2G scam: Heated debate at parliamentary panel meet
A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC, which is examining the 2G scam, today saw heated exchanges as BJP members demanded summoning of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and top PMO officials The Congress countered it with their own list of witnesses that included all NDA Telecom Ministers There was a full blown political battle between [...]
PM says ‘canards and falsehood’ being spread by ‘desparate’ elements
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit out at those making allegations against him saying 'canards' were being spread about the Congress and the government4 "And for this, the most important thing is that we all work unitedly," she said [subscribe2]
Advani demands change in selection process of poll panel
Noting that the present selection process is vulnerable to "manipulation and partisanship," BJP leader LK Advani has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to introduce a broad-based collegium system to appoint Election Commissioners and Comptroller and Auditor General In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the BJP Parliamentary Party [...]
Team Anna seeks independent probe into charges against PM
Team Anna on Wednesday reiterated their demand for a fair probe into the allegations that coal blocks were allocated at throwaway prices leading to a loss of Rs 180 lakh crore Addressing a press conference, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said the allegations have not been levelled by them but made in a CAG report on the matter The [...]
Cracks in Team Anna, Hegde slams comment against PM
More cracks have appeared in Team Anna as Justice Santosh Hegde on Tuesday distanced himself from the corruption charges levelled by Team Anna against 15 Union Ministers including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee3 other Cabinet Ministers, whom they accused of corruption The anti-graft group has picked up [...]
India to provide $500 million line of credit to Myanmar
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with the Myanmar leaders and signed as many as 12 agreements On his second day in Myanmar visit2 agreements that were signed was a Memorandum of Understanding on Myanmar-India Border Area Development2-15 which will help further India and Myanmar's cultural ties and an agreement on the establishment of joint trade [...]
PM in Myanmar for boosting bilateral ties; will also meet Suu Kyi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a three-day visit to Myanmar he said India would explore new initiatives and define a roadmap for further boosting of bilateral ties that will focus on trade, investment and connectivity2 at the invitation of the President of Myanmar, His Excellency U Thein SeinMOUs to further strengthen our bilateral [...]
Kerala stalling Mullaperiyar repairs: Jayalalithaa
Coming down heavily on the Kerala government’s action of preventing Tamil Nadu officials from closing drilled holes on the Mullaperiyar dam [located in the territory of Kerala], Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday sounded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Tamil Nadu government might have to deploy its police to protect the Mullaperiyar [...]
Team Anna charges 15 UPA ministers with corruption
Team Anna has accused 15 UPA government ministers including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram, of corruption5 out of 34 cabinet ministers had serious corruption charges against them, they would not allow Lokpal Bill to be passed5 corrupt ministers within six months
No compromise on nuclear safety: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the government will do everything to ensure the complete safety of the nuclear power plants in the country "We must do everything to ensure complete safety of our nuclear power plants We must keep the option of nuclear power as an additional source of power Not in the interest of the country [...]
PM defends NCTC, says it’s not a State vs Centre issue
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stressed that the setting up of the National Counter Centre Terrorism Centre 11 attacks, he noted Justifies the setting up of NCTC, the Home Minister said the agency will be an important pillar of security infrastructure Chidambaram stressed that counter-terrorism was a shared responsibility of the [...]
Zardari to invite Manmohan to Pakistan by year end
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan by the end of this year during his meeting in New Delhi on Sunday3th century Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer in Rajasthan4
NCTC row: PM to meet chief ministers on May 5
Following the pressure from the Opposition but also from allies like the Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to the demand of the chief ministers of several states for a separate meeting on National Counter Terrorism Centre 6, had written to 10 chief ministers in February, assuring them that the Central government intends [...]
Put on hold NCTC: Jayalalithaa writes to PM
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister on the contentious issue of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre 6 meeting of CMs6th of April 2012, to discuss various matters relating to internal security but was put on hold in the wake of staunch opposition from Chief Ministers of over 10 states who say they fear that the [...]
Fourth BRICS Summit: PM’s Statement to the Media
Following is the statement of the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to the media at the conclusion of the fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi: “India is delighted to host the Fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi and assume the Chairmanship of the group I would like to convey my profound gratitude to my colleagues, the Presidents of Brazil, Russia, [...]
Punjab bandh in support of Rajoana; Badal to meet PM, Prez on clemency
The day-long bandh called by various Sikh organizations to protest the scheduled execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the Beant Singh killing case, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab on Wednesday as per the orders of the Chandigarh Sessions Court5 companies of para-military forces have been deployed to avoid any untoward incident [...]
PM writes to President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka
The Prime Minister Dr9 regarding the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council and the introduction of a resolution therein on the post-conflict situation in Sri Lanka3th Amendment, would lead towards a lasting political settlement on many of these issues and create conditions in which all citizens of Sri Lanka, irrespective of their [...]
Opposition corners government on coal block issue
Armed with the CAG report relating to the Coal scam, the opposition on Thursday cornered the government in Parliament Both the Houses were ajourned after opposition demanded a discussion over the issue Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached out to the opposition members in Parliament soon after proceedings were stalled The PM walked up to the [...]
NCTC row: Govt survives RS test with help from SP, BSP, TMC
The government on Tuesday defeated the opposition backed amendments on the National Counter Terrorism Centre 2 to joint houses of parliament, if such an assurance came from the prime minister05 against them Trinamool Congress is a constituent of ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance UPA while SP and BSP support it from [...]
