Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani expressing condolence over deaths in avalanches in various parts of the country and offering any possible assistance in rescue and relief efforts. Modi said in his letter that he had asked India’s Ambassador in Afghanistan Amar Sinha to seek “your (Ghani’s) guidance on assistance […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday accused the Congress and the Gandhi family of denying the coveted post of prime minister to Pranab Mukherjee twice – in 1984 and 2004 – despite his qualifications. Modi said that in 1984, after the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, Mukherjee should have been made prime […]
maTerming the attack on the 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh “most condemnable”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said “every possible effort” would be made to punish the guilty. “The attack on Nido Tania, the student from Arunachal Pradesh, is most condemnable. While the actual cause of Nido Tania’s death will be known only after the […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday raised the issue of closure of the alleged Pathribal fake encounter case by the army with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded justice for the kin of the victims. The prime minister arrived here Sunday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is scheduled to inaugurate the 101st […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said that the country should increase its annual expenditure on science and technology. “We must increase our annual expenditure on science and technology to at least 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP),” Manmohan Singh in his inaugural address at the 101st Indian Science Congress here. “To do science, […]
Batting for genetically modified or biotechnology (Bt) crops, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that India “should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against Bt crops”. “While safety must be ensured, we should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against Bt crops. Our government remains committed to promoting the use of these new technologies for agricultural development,” […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that his government had substantially, if not fully, redeemed its pledge to promote science and technology as the key driver of India’s development. Inaugurating the 101st session of the Indian Science Congress at Jammu University here Monday, the prime minister said: “I am delighted to be part of the […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday rued the neglect of museology as a subject of study, and said Indian museums should change strategies to become institutions of learning. Inaugurating the bicentenary celebrations of the Indian Museum, the oldest of its kind in the country, the prime minister said the role and purpose of museums all over […]
Apprised about various issues faced by West Bengal, like rising cases of crime against women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday assured action including sending an NCW team to probe reported cases, the state Congress Sunday said. A team of Congress leaders, led by state chief Pradip Bhattacharya, met Manmohan Singh who was in the city […]
At least 21 people were killed and one was missing when a boat with 43 people on board capsized near Port Blair Sunday, Andamans and Nicobar’s police chief said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa however put the toll at 28. The accident took place between Ross Island and North Bay near Port Blair. The […]