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Democracy not inimical to economic development, increases growth: Manmohan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Dismissing arguments that democracy is inimical to economic development and authoritarian regimes made phenomenal economic progress, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that India has shown how a democratic setup has led to 'gene
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SC, EC, CBI are expected to function independently: Manmohan Singh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India, the CBI and other such institutions are expected to function independently within the framework of the Constitution.
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We need well-conceived national strategy to make India 5 trillion dollar e
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Acknowledging economic slowdown, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stressed the need for adopting "a well-conceived national strategy to make India a 5 trillion dollar economy."
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Obstacles are learnings that lead us to greater accomplishments: Deve Gowd
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Saturday said that the nation is proud of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and obstacles are learning's that lead to greater accomplishments in future.
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S Jaipal Reddy was treasure house of wisdom and knowledge: Dr Manmohan Sin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh described former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy as 'a treasure house of wisdom and knowledge' while delivering a speech at the 'Sansmaran Sabha' organised to pay tribute to the departed leader at Dr Ambedkar Internationa
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Do not subscribe to Manmohan Singh's analysis of economy: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 3 (ANI): The government said on Tuesday that it was not in agreement with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who described the state of the economy as "deeply worrying" and exuded confidence that the economy will show 'bright' performance.
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Economy 'quite well' under PM Modi despite global slowdown: BJP hits out a
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 2 (ANI): BJP on Monday hit out at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his criticism of the government's handling of the economy and claimed that India was doing "quite well" despite the slowdown in the world economy.
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Sitharaman side-steps Manmohan Singh's remarks on state of economy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday side-stepped a question on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks that the government should put aside "vendetta politics" and reach out to all sane voices to steer the country's economy o
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All round mismanagement of Modi govt responsible for worrisome economy: Ma
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 1 (ANI): As the economic growth slumped to a seven-year low of 5 per cent in April to June quarter, former Prime Minister and seasoned economist Manmohan Singh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government alleging that the government's "all-round mismanage
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Pak military retains 'dominate influence' during Imran Khan govt: US repor
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 29 (ANI): The Pakistan military, which orchestrated a "soft coup" to oust former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has retained the "dominant influence" over foreign and security policies during Prime Minister Imran Khan's tenure, a US congressional report has said.
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Amit Shah shifts to late Prime Minister Vajpayee's residence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday moved into the residence of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 6A, Krishna Menon Marg in the national capital.
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Manmohan Singh's security cover downgraded
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's security has been downgraded after a security review by Ministry of Home Affairs on intelligence inputs.
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