Pakistan wants cooperative and mutually beneficial relation with India, Pakistan’s president and prime minister said in their messages to their Indian counterparts ahead of 65th Republic Day. President Mamnoon Hussain, in his greeting to President Pranab Mukherjee, said Pakistan wanted to build “mutually beneficial” relations with India. “In wishing the people of India progress and […]
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday condoled the death of Telugu cinema icon Akkineni Nageswara Rao. “An acclaimed Telugu film actor, producer and writer, Nageswara Rao shall always be remembered for his memorable films. His singular contribution to Indian cinema was recognised through a number of awards. In his death, the film […]
Infrastructure development is a key element in the strategy for developing the northeast and increasing the region’s connectivity with the rest of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. “Considerable progress is being made in each of the sectors reviewed today,” Manmohan Singh said at a meeting with the chief ministers of the northeast […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday expressed his “shock and deep sadness” to junior HRD minister Shashi Tharoor over the demise of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, saying “we are with you in this hour of grief”. In his condolence message to Tharoor, Manmohan Singh prayed for strength to Tharoor to tide over the difficult time. “It […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday condoled the death of noted actress Suchitra Sen, who he said had “carved a special niche” in the hearts of millions of Indians with her “graceful cinematic” performances. “Ms. Sen had carved a special niche in the hearts of millions of Indians through her graceful cinematic presence. Ms. Sen’s versatility […]
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday greeted the nation ahead of Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. The president and vice president hoped that the Prophet’s message of selflessness and brotherhood would show the path of compassion and tolerance to everyone. Milad-un-Nabi will be celebrated Jan 14. […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said one of the biggest achievements of the UPA government was increasing the country’s power generation capacity to meet growing power needs. The prime minister said this after laying the foundation stone of a nuclear power plant in this village in Haryana’s Fatehabad district. The first phase (1,400 MW) of […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken two vows — one, that he will never leave the Congress, and the second, that he will never speak when it matters, BJP president Rajnath Singh said here Sunday. Rajnath Singh was speaking at a Bharatiya Janata Party rally on the outskirts of Panaji. Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi […]
il India is encouraging domestic and global companies to explore potentially hydrocarbon-rich areas through stable and enabling policies towards achieving its goal of self-sufficiency in hydrocarbons by 2030, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday. He was inaugurating the 11th International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition “Petrotech-2014” at the India Exposition Mart here, organised by […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday mourned the death of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and said his contribution to the promotion of India-Israel ties was lasting and would long be remembered. In a message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister said Sharon was the first Israeli prime minister to visit India […]