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New Delhi: “The people of India deeply love you.” This was how visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke of US President George W Bush while praising him effusively after their 40-minute meeting at the Oval Office in the White House on September 25, 2008. He was flagging Bush’s ‘important and …

New Delhi: Striking a civil nuclear deal with the United States and not being able to do more in the area of healthcare were the “best moment” and “biggest regret”, respectively, during his tenure, Manmohan Singh, who died Thursday at 92, said in his last press conference as the prime …

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died on Thursday night at the age of 92. Dr Singh, often regarded as the architect of modern India’s economy, was known for his signature blue turban. For years, the choice of this colour sparked curiosity. The mystery was unravelled by Dr Singh himself in …

New Delhi: In his signature white kurta-pyjama and blue turban, Manmohan Singh, then 71, took the oath of office as India’s 14th Prime Minister on May 22, 2004. Members of Dr Singh‘s family, political allies, and predecessors – including Atal Bihari Vajpayee – looked on as a quiet and reserved …

New Delhi: Dr Manmohan Singh‘s critics often labelled him as a “silent Prime Minister”, taking a dig at his reticent demeanour during his decade-long tenure at the helm of the UPA government from 2004 to 2014. However, there were moments when the former PM defended himself.  In 2018, at the …

New Delhi: Congress leaders, young and old, gathered Thursday night to lament the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The hospital said Mr Singh had “a sudden loss of consciousness at home“, where resuscitative measures were started, and that …

New Delhi: In his last press conference as Prime Minister on January 3, 2014, Dr Manmohan Singh made a remark that has made the rounds on social media multiple times over the past decade. In that press conference, NDTV’s Sunil Prabhu had asked Dr Singh about his inability to rein …

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 92, suffered sudden loss of consciousness at his home and was taken to the emergency department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences at 8.06 pm on Thursday, the hospital said in a statement. He was being treated for age-related treatments and was …

New Delhi: The Centre will declare a period of national mourning for seven days to honour former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died at the age of 92 on Thursday, sources have said. The former Prime Minister’s last rites will be conducted with full state honours. All government programmes scheduled …

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died of age-related medical conditions today, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, where he was admitted, said in a statement. He was 92. “With profound grief, we inform the demise of former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, …