Manmohan Singh

Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who served five terms and led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule in the Himalayan nation, died Saturday. He was 86. Close aide and parliament member Bal Krishna Khad confirmed the death to reporters and thousands of supporters who had gathered outside Koirala's daughter's house in Katmandu.

Koirala spent his entire political life championing the cause of the people ...   -Manmohan Singh

 

The pact on India's right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel of US origin is likely to be announced by the two countries on March 22. This is one of the few important steps left towards implementation of the historic Indo-US civil nuclear deal which envisages a clearly defined accounting of reprocessing of nuclear material under international safeguards. India and the US had ironed out their differences and finalised the pact on the 'arrangements and procedures' for reprocessing US-origin spent fuel in I  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the eve of Parsi New Year, Navroz. Singh said Navroz brings a message of hope and renewal and it reinforces the values of peace and religious harmony in India. "The festival is a living symbol of the rich diversity and the vibrant composite culture of India," he said in a message.

The festival is a living symbol of the rich diversity and the vibrant composite culture of India   -Manmohan Singh

 

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (AIADMK) general secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Union Telecom Minister A Raja. Jayalalithaa's demand came after the Supreme Court declined to interfere in Delhi High Court's findings against him in the 2G spectrum allocation. On March 12, the apex court had declined to interfere with the adverse findings of the Delhi High Court against DoT and Raja in the issue. "We make it

The interests of justice will be served only if Raja is removed from his post as Union Minister. Now that he has the Supreme Court's order to back him, the Prime Minister should not hesitate further to sack Raja.   -J Jayalalithaa

 

Concerned over increasing incidents of unnatural deaths of tigers in various reserves in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to personally take up the matter with state governments, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Saturday. The prime minister expressed his concern during the meeting of National Board for Wildlife Thursday, Ramesh told reporters here. 'The prime minister has agreed to lend weight of his office for monitoring state governments.  

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will lay the foundation stone for the currency paper production unit to come up at the premises of Reserve Bank Note Printing Press in Metagalli here on Mar. 22. The Union Minister, accompanied by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subba Rao, will land at the helipad in Note Press premises at 12.15 pm. After performing Bhoomi Puja, the dignitaries will participate in a public function before leaving for Bangalore by helicopter at 2.45 pm, according to sourc  

Asking the Government to "stop pussyfooting" on the David Coleman Headley case, the CPI(M) today said it must immediately seek access to the terror accused. The Manmohan Singh government has "once again shown how unequal the US-India relationship is and the least that the Government of India can do is to demand immediate access to Headley. The US needs to be told that cooperation has to be reciprocal," the CPI(M) politburo said. It said home minister P Chidambaram knew "very well that extradition is r  

To give sharper focus to wildlife-related issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given approval for setting up of a separate department dedicated to wildlife and forests which will be distinct from the one for environment. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) chaired by the Prime Minister on Thursday. "The objective is to strengthen field formation at the state level as the department will not be Delhi-based set up of bureaucrats as three field officers will

The objective is to strengthen field formation at the state level as the department will not be Delhi-based set up of bureaucrats as three field officers will soon be posted in Nagpur, Kolkata and Bangalore   -Jairam Ramesh

 

An advertisement issued today in Pakistani newspapers by the police force in Punjab province featured the logo of its counterpart in India's Punjab state, triggering an outcry among the people. The development was reminiscent of the uproar in India in January when a government advertisement featured former Pakistan Air Force chief Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed alongside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Today's advertisement, which appealed to people to remain vigilant and cooperate with police to prevent terrori