As a mark of respect to the late former Prime Minister and in solidarity with the Government and people of India, all national flags across the country and at Bhutan's Embassies, Missions, and Consulates abroad are being flown at half-mast.
"The nation is mourning the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. I offer my heartfelt condolences. I wish strength for his family so that they can bear this loss. He dedicated his life to the economic betterment of the country," Pathak told ANI.
Paying respect to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday evening, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad urged the central government to dedicate a site in Rajghat for the cremation of the former prime minister.
Following the passing of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, Charge d'affaires of the Palestine Embassy in New Delhi, paid tribute to Singh's remarkable political and economic contributions, especially highlighting his support for Palestine.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and other leaders attended the last rites of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh, at Lodhi Cremation Centre in the national capital on Monday.
Out of 18 bodies, five were handed over to the families for cremation from the morgue of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) upon completion of autopsy.
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The Supreme Court has remanded back to the Allahabad High Court a matter raising the question of whether non-agricultural land reserved for cremation grounds, residence etc can be taken into account as part of the total land holding.
Former India Test skipper and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi passed away at the age of 77, and his last rites were performed on Tuesday in Delhi. Many former cricketers gathered to say him a sorrowful farewell. His funeral rites were performed at Delhi's Lodhi Road Cremation Ground.
A man who allegedly killed his father by slitting his throat in the national capital's Punjabi Bagh area was arrested after the crematorium official dialled police suspecting a murder, Delhi Police said on Friday.
Twenty-eight unclaimed bodies of the Balasore triple train tragedy were cremated today in the presence of CBI and BMC (Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation), officials reported.
Nine unclaimed bodies of Balasore train accident victims have been handed over to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials by AIIMS Bhubaneshwar in presemce of CBI officials for cremation on Tuesday.