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Last Updated:December 31, 2024, 18:13 IST Dr Manmohan Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms, died in Delhi on December 26. He was 92. China paid tribute to Dr Manmohan Singh saying that he made a “positive contribution” to the development of India-China relations. China’s Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong mourned the passing of former…
Manmohan Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI “A team of top officials of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Ministry visited some sites at Vijay Ghat, Rashtriya Smriti Sthal and adjoining areas for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,” sources said on Thursday (January 2, 2025). However, no final decision has been…
New Delhi: The ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were immersed at the Yamuna Ghat near the Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila Sahib in Delhi, a day after he was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat. His ashes were brought to the Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila Sahib earlier today. The family of the late…
London: Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy has hailed the bold economic reforms of Dr Manmohan Singh as a legacy which continues to shape modern India. In a social media tribute to the former prime minister who was cremated in New Delhi on Saturday, David Lammy also credited Singh for laying the…
Mumbai: Once or twice a month, the then Governor of the Reserve Bank of India would walk to Mumbai’s famous Strand Book Stall in the Fort area to check out the latest arrivals. Little did the bookstore’s staff know that this soft-spoken book-lover would become the country’s prime minister. A former staff member of Strand,…
New Delhi: Hours before former prime minister Manmohan Singh will be laid to rest on Saturday, a row has ensued over a memorial for him, prompting the BJP to ask Congress to not play dirty politics in his name. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about exploring the…
Dr Manmohan Singh‘s last rites will be performed today around 11:45 am on Saturday. The Centre has declared a seven-day state mourning throughout the country as a mark of respect to Dr Singh. During this period, the national flag will be flown half-mast across India. The Congress has also declared that all official programs of…
