Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his leadership of the country between 2004 and 2014 and for enhancing India’s stature globally. Sonia Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee and Former CJI TS Thakur were part of the panel. The prestigious award is accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. In his speech, Singh said he was ‘honored and deeply humbled’at receiving the prestigious award. He also took a swipe at the current regime and said, “We must not fall prey to the argument that India’s development requires a restriction of the freedoms of its people and a concept of nationhood which demands a contrived unity rather than embrace the reality of India’s diversity.” (Hindustan Times)read more

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday hailed former Minister Manmohan Singh’s integrity, humility and sagacity and also reminded people of his unique and different leadership style Gandhi said that Singh became PM “when the country was on edge, when its collective nerves were frayed and when its secular fabric was under assault. Within months his persona and policies had a profound calming effect. The country once again had the assurance that the man at the very top was not a divisive person, that no group or individual need feel insecure.” (Hindustan Times)read more

Sonia Gandhi said Manmohan Singh is the very epitome of integrity, humility, sagacity and gravitas. read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the recent elections in the Maldives represent the collective aspirations of the people for democracy, rule of law and a prosperous future. PM Modi also congratulated Solih on his victory in the recent elections and... read more

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Whatever spin the government may now give, there is no escaping the original self-proclaimed agenda behind the sudden withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 rupee notes from the system. Two years later, there is growing evidence to indicate that ‘note-bandi’... read more

On the second anniversary of demonetisation, he also said that there was nothing innocent about this “scam” and claimed that drawing any other meaning out of it was an insult to the intelligence of the nation. read more

The BJP posed 10 questions after the Congress posted ‘#DestructionByDemonetisation’ posts on Twitter and its senior leader Manmohan Singh called it an “ill-thought” move that unleashed havoc on the Indian economy. read more

Manmohan Singh said that demonetisation had impacted every single person, regardless of age, gender, religion, occupation or creed. read more

A boy wearing a mask takes part in the “My Right to Breathe” awareness drive to highlight high levels of air pollution in New Delhi. On Tuesday, The national capital and its surroundings continued to suffer toxic air quality with only a slight improvement from Monday’s “severe” category.

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On October 31, 1984, two of former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s bodyguards -- Satwant Singh and Beant Singh -- gunned her down at her 1, Safdarjung Road residence in New Delhi. read more

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik said former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf told Kashmiri separatist leaders to get concessions from New Delhi through a dialogue because India was a superpower and he would not be able to break it. read more

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh termed the Modi government as having achieved “nothing more than a series of empty gestures” and characterized it with “foolhardy initiatives”. read more

Throughout my tenure I was at pains to point out that Nirmal Ganga is simply not possible without Aviral Ganga. The Modi government renamed Mission Clean Ganga as Namami Gange and took the Nirmal Ganga component forward. But many of its actions subvert... read more

Aircraft meant for prime ministers and senior government functionaries must have very advanced electronic warfare suites, advanced warning for incoming missiles, and armour plating to survive small-arms fire among other things. read more