Manmohan Singh News

Washington: Leading researchers, policymakers and businesspeople from India and the U.S. discussed strategies for collaboration towards energy security for both countries as they move towards low-carbon economic pathways.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is seeking to build trust with India on his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just a few weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants on their ill-defined border in the Himalayan mountains.

Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

Hyderabad, May 19 : Jailed YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's wife Y.S. Bharathi Reddy Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and stop his victimization and harassment.

Sharif, who was last prime minister 14 years ago, has extended an olive branch to India, saying he wants to restore relations to the level before their last war over Kashmir in 1999.

New Delhi, May 19 : Corruption scandals past and present have cast long shadows on the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government that completes four years of its second term May 22, amid a big question mark on whether it will be back for a third time.

When President Jacob Zuma visits India in two weeks, he should expect an angry Indian government expecting a diplomatic apology following the Gupta jet furore.

Five days after being sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka, K. Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his ministry by inducting 28 ministers into the state Cabinet.

In the collegium to select a new member of the National Human Rights Commission, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj disagreed with the majority's choice of Justice Cyriac Joseph.

Guwahati, May 18: The ruling Congress ended the suspense over its second candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Assam, naming Santiuse Kujur, an executive member of the BTC, while the Opposition AIUDF fielded its general secretary, Aminul Islam, as its candidate for the May 30 elections.

Gurgaon, May 18 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone of the first Indian National Defence University here May 23, an official said Saturday.

New Delhi: All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet here this evening for talks.

NEW DELHI: Fearing protests, especially from Tibetan exiles living in Delhi, authorities have announced that Race Course Metro station will remain closed from 7 pm to 9 pm on Sunday.

Washington: The United States is increasingly working with India to jointly work towards development of social welfare programs in developing and third-world countries, a top Obama Administration official has said.

RSS leaders have confidence in Gadkari despite the Purti group controversy. 14:24 Why Assam journalists are miffed with the PM : The Special Protection Group that protects Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was ordered not to allow any job seekers near him.

Guwahati, May 17: The ensuing election to the two Rajya Sabha seats has forced the Tarun Gogoi-led government to push back its plans to celebrate 12 years in office to June.

India is a sovereign secular democratic country but that is enshrined in the constitution.

New York, May 16 : Pakistan's newly elected premier Nawaz Sharif will face a number of staggering challenges, an editorial in an American daily has said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged the prime minister to order the implementation of the final award of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

BEIJING: Playing down recent border stand off in Ladakh ahead of Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India, China today said the two sides have the ability to prevent such issues from affecting overall growth of ties, while working 'very hard' to find a solution at an 'early date'. 'There are some historical issues between India and China including the ... (more)