**EDS: IMAGE VIA PMO** New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah during the state funeral of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, at the Nigambodh Ghat, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_28_2024_000193B)
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- 15:18 | December 28, 2024
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- 15:17 | December 28, 2024
A grateful nation bids farewell: Former PM Manmohan Singh laid to rest with State honours
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Saturday cremated with full State honours at New Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat. He was accorded a 21-gun salute by the forces.
- 14:59 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh cremated
- 13:55 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh cremated with state honours
The body of Manmohan Singh was cremated on Sunday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.
The funeral was conducted in the Sikh tradition as priests chanted hymns, after Singh’s body, draped in the Indian flag, was carried through the capital on a flower-decked carriage pulled by a ceremonial army truck.
The flag was removed and the body covered with a saffron cloth before it was placed on the pyre.
- 13:41 | December 28, 2024
Narendra Modi pays tribute to Manmohan Singh
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- 13:01 | December 28, 2024
Police personnel near the Nigambodh Ghat
- 12:53 | December 28, 2024
Top leaders, foreign dignitaries pay last respects to Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat
Top leaders, including foreign dignitaries, on Saturday paid their last respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat, with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying wreaths on the mortal remains of the departed Congress leader.
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful were among the foreign dignitaries to paid tributes to Singh .
Besides President Murmu and Prime Minister Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Leaders of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were among the top leaders who paid their last tributes to the former prime minister at the crematorium.
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, and the three services chiefs also paid their last respects to Singh.
- 12:42 | December 28, 2024
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- 11:52 | December 28, 2024
Funeral procession of former PM Manmohan Singh reaches Nigambodh Ghat
The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi’s Kashmere Gate. The last rites with full state honours will be performed in the presence of government dignitaries and officials including President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Nigambodh Ghat to attend the last rites of the former Prime Minister. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has also reached the location.Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge along with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will also remain present at the VIP Ghat where the rituals for the cremation ceremony will be performed.Acharya Yogesh Kumar Sharma said that rituals for the cremation ceremony will be performed using sandalwood sticks and the last rites will be performed as per the Sikh rituals.“The rituals will be performed using sandalwood sticks... The last rites will be performed as per Sikh rituals at the VIP Ghat. Those who are coming for the last rites will reach here including the President, Vice President and Prime Minister. Homage will be offered to him once everyone arrives,” Sharma told ANI.
- 11:23 | December 28, 2024
Rahul Gandhji tweets video of funeral procession
- 11:21 | December 28, 2024
Congress leaders at the funeral procession of Manmohan Singh
- 11:13 | December 28, 2024
Rahul Gandhi tweets video of Manmohan Singh’s funeral procession
- 11:10 | December 28, 2024
The funeral procession of Manmohan Singh
- 11:06 | December 28, 2024
Sonia Gandhi at the AICC headquarters to pay last respects to Manmohan Singh
- 11:03 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh’s wife and daughters at the AICC office
- 10:57 | December 28, 2024
Rahul and Priyanka pay last respects to Manmohan Singh
- 10:53 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan sings wife and daughter at the AICC headquarters
- 10:51 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh’s wife, daughter pay last respects
- 10:48 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh’s final journey begins from AICC headquarters
The final journey of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began from the AICC headquarters on Saturday morning after Congress leaders paid homage to their departed leader.
The flower-bedecked vehicle carrying the mortal remains of Singh left the Congress headquarters in a procession amid chants of “Manmohan Singh Amar Rahe”.
Singh’s mortal remains were taken to the AICC headquarters from his residence on 3, Motilal Nehru Road a little before 9 AM.
- 10:42 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Government accepts Congress demand for Manmohan Singh’s memorial, BJP hits back for ignoring Narasimha Rao
The government has accepted a Congress demand to allocate space for a memorial for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died at the age of 92 on Thursday, in the national capital.
The government, however, could not accede to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s demand to have last rites of Dr Singh at the same place where the memorial will be built due to paucity of time since a trust takes that decision.
- 10:28 | December 28, 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge Sonia Gandhi pay their last respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh
- 10:26 | December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains at his residence
- 10:24 | December 28, 2024
Mortal remains of ex-PM Manmohan Singh taken to Cong headquarters
The mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh were brought to the Congress headquarters here from his residence in a flower-bedecked vehicle on Saturday.
Singh’s mortal remains will be kept at the Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him.
The former prime minister’s last rites will be held at Nigambodh Ghat and his final journey will begin from the Congress headquarters.
- 09:31 | December 28, 2024
Traffic changes in Delhi ahead of Manmohan Singh’s funeral
Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory outlining restrictions and diversions on major routes in the capital ahead of the state funeral of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, scheduled at the Nigambodh Ghat at 11:45 am on Saturday.
- 09:25 | December 28, 2024
Mortal remains of ex-PM Manmohan Singh taken to Cong headquarters
The mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh were brought to the Congress headquarters here from his residence in a flower-bedecked vehicle on Saturday.
Singh’s mortal remains will be kept at the Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him.
- 20:09 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh’s funeral at Nigambodh Ghat at 11.45 a.m. on Saturday: MHA
The last rites of former prime minister Manmohan Singh will be conducted at 11:45 am Saturday at the Nigambodh Ghat crematorium here with State honours, the Union Home Ministry said.
- 19:22 | December 27, 2024
When Singh sought `primer’ on Department of Atomic Energy from Kakodkar
As erudite as he was, one of the first things Manmohan Singh did after he became prime minister in 2004 was to ask Dr Anil Kakodkar, then chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, for a “primer” on his department.
It was not that Singh, an economist-turned-politician, was unfamiliar with India’s nuclear energy and weapons situation, noted Dr Kakodkar, reminiscing about his interactions with the former PM who died in Delhi on Thursday at age 92.
Before he became PM, Singh had served as a member of the AEC.
“I was surprised at this demand for a primer, because of the time constraints a prime minister has. I told him that the primer on the subject cannot be restricted to two pages,” Kakodkar told PTI on Friday.
- 19:15 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan steered country’s economy during critical period: Narasimha Rao’s daughter
Manmohan Singh steered the country’s economy towards progress during a critical period as finance minister and later made praiseworthy contributions as prime minister, said Vani Devi, daughter of former PM P V Narasimha Rao.
Vani Devi, an MLC of Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), said the situation in the country would have been unimaginable had the economic reforms undertaken by Singh as finance minister been not taken up.
- 18:58 | December 27, 2024
When Manmohan Singh wrote a cheque for gains accruing from rupee devaluation!
Manmohan Singh held an overseas bank account that had his earnings from working abroad. The value of his savings, in rupee terms, went up following the July 1991 decision of the government to devalue the Indian currency.
Instead of pocketing the gains, Manmohan Singh, who was the finance minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government at that time, just wrote a cheque for the incremental gains and had it deposited in the Prime Minister National Relief Fund.
- 18:56 | December 27, 2024
Baba Kalyani, Chairman & MD, Bharat Forge Ltd on Manmohan Singh
I am deeply saddened by the demise of Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, whose
contribution to laying the foundations of Modern India is unparalleled.
The decade starting mid-1980s is often regarded as the most tumultuous period in Independent India’s history
when the country was engulfed with several challenges across all fronts - domestic, economic and geo-political.
It is amidst such challenging environment that an economist turned politician, Dr Manmohan Singh was at the
helm of affairs of the Reserve Bank of India, the Planning Commission and later, assumed charge as the Finance
Minister in PM Rao’s cabinet. The Budget, the New Industrial Policy and Foreign Trade Policy that Dr Singh
announced in 1991 are pathbreaking reforms in India’s economic history, that heralded the country’s
transformation from a command and control based to a free-market economy and set course for India and Indian
companies to participate in the globalization era.
While the 1991 economic reforms were his defining moment, Dr Singh’s successive terms as the Prime Minister
of India will be remembered for the historic US-India Nuclear deal, setting-up the UIDAI and subsequent launch
of AADHAR, the MNREGA scheme promoting rural infrastructure creation among others. With a distinct imprint
of an outstanding economist, these initiatives had wide standing impact in attracting foreign investment,
strengthening international trade and commerce and promoting inclusive economic growth.
As a representative of Indian Industry, I was fortunate to have had multiple opportunities to meet and interact
with Dr Manmohan Singh including as part of the delegations accompanying him to United States and Japan. A
man of remarkable integrity, Dr Singh was an attentive listener who spoke gently with profound impact.
The world will remember Dr Manmohan Singh as an outstanding economist, an astute policy maker and a global
statesman. He will be deeply missed, and his contributions will continue to inspire us for generations to come.
May his soul rest in peace.
- 18:32 | December 27, 2024
Money was only problem for Manmohan at Cambridge
While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar of Cadbury’s chocolate, according to his daughter Daman Singh
- 18:12 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death Updates: ‘Every Indian should be extremely grateful to this extraordinary individual,’ says Infosys’s Narayana Murthy
“Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, was a gentleman, a scholar, and a value-based politician. His leading the economic reforms, under the guidance of Sri Narasimha Rao, is what laid a strong and durable foundation for the acceleration of India’s economic growth. Therefore, every Indian should be extremely grateful to this extraordinary individual for enhancing the prosperity of our country.”
- 18:10 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Homeopath calls former PM’s legacy a ‘timeless gift to humanity’
Dr. Manmohan Singh was a visionary leader and a symbol of humility and grace. I recall his visit to my small clinic in Cuffe Parade in 1982 as RBI Governor, patiently waiting on a single bench. Later, as Finance Minister in 1991, he inaugurated my specialty clinic in Chowpatty, reaffirming his faith in homeopathy. A pioneer of India’s financial reforms, his high thinking and simple living were inspiring. Rest in peace, Doctor Saheb – your legacy is a timeless gift to humanity. – Padma Shri. Dr. Mukesh Batra.
- 18:07 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pays tribute
- 17:17 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: Manmohan Singh’s cardiologist Dr. Ramakanta Panda remembers the late leader’s clear-headedness in the face of tough decisions
Remembering the Maha Mrutunjay Jaap in Dr. Manmohan Singh’s Operation Theatre
- 17:06 | December 27, 2024
When Manmohan Singh’s ‘People of India deeply love you’ remark to Bush in 2008 created a flutter
“The people of India deeply love you.” This was how visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke of US President George W Bush while praising him effusively after their 40-minute meeting at the Oval office in White House on September 25, 2008. He was flagging Bush’s ‘important and historic’ role in forging several bilateral initiatives including the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
- 16:40 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: Andhra CM Naidu praises former PM for ‘landmark’ policies
“Today, India stands in a prominent position globally, largely due to his visionary reforms. He played a crucial role in the implementation of landmark policies such as NREGA, RTI, and the Right to Education... Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not only an economist but also a bureaucrat, politician, and academician. It is indeed unfortunate to lose such a remarkable personality. His reforms will continue to inspire future generations, and it is the responsibility of everyone to uphold his ideology for the betterment of the country.”
- 16:39 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti pays tribute
“We have gathered here today to pay our last respects to former PM Manmohan Singh who died yesterday...The nation lost a gem... In 2002, PDP and Congress were in talks for an alliance. Back then, Sonia Gandhi sent Manmohan Singh here, and for the first time, I met such a humble person....”
- 16:38 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News updates: “He had a 1-hour slot every night, even as PM, when he used to read,” says UP Minister and former bodyguard with the SPG for former PM
UP Minister Asim Arun, who was the bodyguard (SPG) of the former PM for about three years since 2004, says, “I express my condolences. I got the opportunity for over three years to be with him and travel, in the country and abroad. His lifestyle, the way he used to communicate, and his internal management - it was all inspiring for everyone. His time management as the PM was exemplary. Every night he had a fixed time of one hour in which he used to study...”
- 15:26 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh death news updates: The quiet leader who responded to farmers’ cries of despair
in 2008, the UPA government, under Dr Manmohan Singh’s leadership, unveiled a historic ₹72,000 crore agricultural loan waiver. It was a lifeline thrown into the abyss of despair, benefitting countless farmers.. Read the full report.
- 15:20 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Union Minister Hardeep Puri reminisces
Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says “Deeply saddened by the passing away of former Prime Minister of India, Sardar Dr Manmohan Singh Ji.”
“Cerebral and thoughtful, he was a tall statesman and a visionary leader. A fellow Sikh, an exemplary professional and a fine human being. His contribution during his stint as Finance Minister and stewardship of the nation as the PM will be long remembered by Indians with gratitude and affection. Lakshmi and I had the privilege of working with him during several stages of his illustrious career - as young officers in Tokyo when he was the Chief Economic Advisor, during our posting in Geneva when he headed the South Commission and then as officers during his tenures as FM and PM.
I also had the privilege of hosting Prime Ministerial visits as ambassador in Geneva, Brazil and later in New York.
- 15:16 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Telangana CM arrives to pay respects to fomer PM’s mortal remains
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy arrives at the residence of the late former PM Manmohan Singh to pay his last respects
- 15:10 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: His honesty, academic brilliance, decency, and politeness made him a respected figure, particularly among the urban middle class.
Manmohan Singh’s passing marks the end of an extraordinary and exhaustive stint in public life that shaped India’s journey as a modern liberalised democracy. As a technocrat who graduated from the lofty circles of academia to the sequestered realms of policy-planning and the grubby world of politics, Manmohan Singh’s long and illustrious career stands unparalleled in its impact on public policy-making in India.Read the detailed obituary.
- 15:05 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Final procession at 930 am on Saturday
At 8 am on Saturday, Singh’s mortal remains will be taken to AICC HQ and the public and Congress workers will have the opportunity to offer their tributes between 8:30 am and 9:.30 am that day. Dr. Singh’s final journey to his heavenly abode will commence from AICC HQ to the cremation ground at 9:30 am tomorrow.
- 15:02 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Mortal remains of fomer PM to be at his residence for public to offer their condolences
Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains will be at his residence, 3, Motilal Nehru Road, New Delhi, today for the public to offer their condolences.
- 14:11 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Dr. Singh’s final journey to the heavenly abode will commence from AICC HQ to the cremation ground at 9.30am tomorrow.
Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains will be at his residence 3, Motilal Nehru Road, New Delhi today for the public to offer their condolences.
At 8am tomorrow, his mortal remains will be taken to AICC HQ and the public and Congress workers will have the opportunity to offer their tributes between 8.30 am - 9.30 am tomorrow.
Dr. Singh’s final journey to the heavenly abode will commence from AICC HQ to the cremation ground at 9.30am tomorrow.
- 13:32 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Subramanian Swamy pays respects to former PM
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said, “Sadly Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away. I knew him, first as an academic, then as my friend in need-when he as Chairman of the Committee for IIT-D, he overruled Mrs Gandhi & made me Professor, later as Adviser when I became Cabinet Minister in 1990-91, and then he as FM, and finally as PM, we remained throughout as trusted friends.”
- 13:29 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Congress leader Priyanka Vadra Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra paying their last respects to Dr Manmohan Singh
- 12:56 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: CII mourns passing of former PM
“CII deeply mourns the passing of Hon Dr Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India,” CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee. “An erudite, experienced leader and analytical thinker, he conceptualised India’s economic resurgence with path breaking reforms across all areas of the economy.
With his visionary leadership, he set India on a new journey of growth, all-round development and global engagement. Always humble, he impressed us all with his academic insights, deep learning and warmth.
For CII, Dr Singh was always a mentor and guide, playing a key role in industry’s progress. His thoughtful words with a ten-point social charter for Indian industry during the CII annual meeting in 2007 were the foundation for many of our initiatives.
His legacy will resonate deep into India’s future as the nation builds on his ideas and CII will continue to follow the path he laid out”.
- 12:51 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Former RBI Governor YV Reddy writes on the lesser known traits of the former PM
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- 12:47 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Read PM Modi’s tribute to the former prime minister
PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh as the architect of India’s economic reforms
- 12:45 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Sibal says former PM was not ‘accidental’ but the ‘quintessential’ Prime Minister
“Few human beings have humility as an endearing trait having reached the pinnacle of power The India story of economic growth began with the economic reforms he ushered in 1991.” Read the full report here.
- 12:23 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Army personnel drape the national flag over mortal remains of the former PM at his residence, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. - PTI Photo
- 12:22 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to former PM Singh at the latter’s residence on Friday, Dec 27.
- 12:20 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami pays tribute to former PM Singh - PTI Photo
- 12:19 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Rajnath Singh pays respects to the remains of Singh at the latter’s residence in New Delhi - PTI Photo
- 12:18 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays her last respects in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. - PTI Photo
- 12:14 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Live Updates: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi pays tribute
“He was a renowned economist. He made a huge contribution to the reforms that took place in our economic sector in the year 1991... His working style was quite different which we all should emulate.”
- 12:14 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death Updates and News: Actor Rajnikanth on PM Manmohan Singh’s demise
“He was a great financial reformer. He was a great statesman.”
- 12:11 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Principal Secretary Dr PK Mishra mourns
We have lost a very distinguished leader, an eminent economist and a great human being, with the passing away of Dr. Manmohan Singh. My memories of Dr. Manmohan Singh date back to the time when he was teaching at the Delhi School of Economics. I was in my M.A., first year those days. Seeing him among the stalwart professors in that era was reassuring for a student like me, having come from Sambalpur district in Western Odisha. Those were the days when very eminent professors such as Amartya Sen, Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, A.M. Khusro, K.N. Raj, Sukhamoy Chakraborty, Dharma Kumar and others were teaching there. Dr. Manmohan Singh had a remarkable ability to explain complex topics in international trade in a way every student can understand, making learning easier for students. He was extremely unassuming and low profile.
Later I had the privilege of interacting with him when working as Secretary to the National Disaster Management Authority and Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture during his tenure as Prime Minister. Whenever I met him, I found the same simplicity, sincerity and humility in his demeanour.
My heartfelt condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends during these difficult times.
- 12:03 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: Union Minister Kumaraswamy expresses grief
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday expressed profound grief over the passing of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
- 12:01 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: ‘Son of Jhelum who remains an enduring inspiration”, writes former Pakistani Minister
Former PM Manmohan Singh was the “son of Jhelum” - because of his origins at Gah village of Jhelum, which now falls in Chakwal Punjab of Pakistan - who remains an “enduring inspiration”, said Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, a former Pakistani minister from Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
Paying tribute to former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, Fawad took to X (under his handle fawadchaudhry) where he wrote: “It is truly saddening to hear about the passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh. The economic stability India enjoys today is largely due to his visionary policies.”
“Born in Gah village of Jhelum, which now falls in Chakwal, Punjab (Pakistan), Dr. Singh, a son of Jhelum, remains an enduring inspiration for the people of this region,” he mentioned.
- 12:00 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Rahul Gandhi arrives at Singh’s residence In Delhi
Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi arrived at the residence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi to pay his respects to the leader, who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Other leaders were also present to pay tributes.
- 12:00 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Modi’s virtual event cancelled as a mark of respect
The virtual event in which PM Modi was to hand over 58 lakh property cards providing ‘Record of Rights’ for owners in over 50,000 villages across 12 States and union territories stands cancelled as mark of respect to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh.
- 11:56 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Rajya Sabha Dy Chair Harivansh condoles
On the demise of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh says, “He will always be remembered as a great, knowledgeable and far-sighted politician and parliamentarian. He was a leading economist who was known across the world. He became the Finance Minister of the country at the time of an economic crisis. He is credited for liberalisation. But above all this was his dignity and dignified conduct...”
- 11:55 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News: ‘He Will Be Remembered For Simplicity, Economic Decisions’, Says Haryana CM
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the country lost a politician as well as an economist following the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh. “His journey from being born in a Punjab village to becoming an economist and the PM shows his commitment to serving the nation. He will always be remembered for his simplicity and his economic decisions,” he said.
- 11:50 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: A reluctant politician who helped India break out of its ‘autarkic’ shell
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday night, leaves a lasting legacy. He would go down as an extraordinarily self-effacing, two-term Prime Minister (2004-14), and as celebrated Finance Minister between 1991 and 1996. A ‘technocrat’ in politics, he will be remembered for decisively altering the direction and trajectory of the Indian economy after pulling it out of its dire mess in 1991. One of the great triumphs of India’s reform process, thanks to Singh, lies in how it managed its transition from a dirigisme economy to a market-driven one without ever being tripped up by financial instability.
Now, it is easy to take for granted India’s economic journey out of the BoP mess of 1991 to the heights of the high growth years between 2003 and 2011. The mess was a result of high fiscal deficits spilling over into an adverse current account balance with no capital flows – the Gulf War of 1990 worsening it all by raising oil prices. Singh as Finance Minister devalued the currency (pegged at a ridiculous level) in two swift strokes to restore investor confidence, created a semblance of a capital market, reduced tariffs in a calibrated way and relaxed licensing curbs on investment to create a confident India that was to break out of its autarkic shell. Read more here.
- 11:48 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra comes out from AIIMS, after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away at the Insitute on Thursday night - ANI Photo
- 11:46 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Nitish Kumar cancels ‘Pragati Yatra’
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar cancelled his ‘Pragati Yatra’ on December 27 and 28, due to the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh, his office in Patna stated.
- 11:44 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh death news updates: Former PM Singh with U.S. President Barack Obama during their meeting in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit, at Blair House in Washington. - PTI Photo
- 11:41 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: An image from 2007 file - then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then Congress President Sonia Gandhi proceed to attend the CWC meeting in New Delhi. - PTI Photo
- 11:37 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh death news updates: An endearing moment, when the former PM and the Dalai Lama met in 2014
- 11:23 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh death news updates: One for the history books - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf after a bilateral meeting Havana, Cuba in 2006. - PTI PHOTO
- 11:21 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Businessman Vadra condoles
On the demise of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, Businessman Robert Vadra says, “He was very humble, a PM who made all the difference to the country. I had an interaction with him, where I found him very humble in his way, he was very real and grounded. It was not about optics. It is not what is happening today with the PM we see now. He spoke for the people. He had a lot of knowledge about the economy. The country prospered with him at that time. My deepest condolences to his family. The Congress party has many people who have learnt from Dr Mamamohan Singh His dreams will be taken forward...”
- 11:17 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: BJP’s Nadda pays respects to the remains of former PM Singh
- 11:13 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays his respects to the remains of former PM Singh
- 11:12 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: PM Narendra Modi pays his last respects to former prime minister Singh at the latter’s residence, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 27 - PTI Photo
- 11:09 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Why India’s Singh objected to ‘mindless consumerism’
- 11:08 | December 27, 2024
Mamohan Singh Death news updates: The national flag flies at half-mast at Parliament House during the 7-day state mourning following the demise of former PM Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi. - PTI
- 11:05 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Eric Garcetti, UN Ambassador to India, pays his homage to Former PM Manmohan Singh
“Remembering the selfless contributions of our dear friend and former prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who set in motion an historic chapter in U.S.-India relations. His dedication to India’s growth and prosperity continues to inspire us. Grateful for his leadership and vision,” says U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti.
- 11:03 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Sanjeev Sanyal praises Late PM Manmohan Singh for his economic policies and vision
My generation of Indians was the creation of the economic reforms introduced by Finance Minister Manmohan Singh & Prime Minister Rao in 1991. As I have said before, the two most significant years of the twentieth century for India were 1947 and 1991 - one brought political freedom and the other economic freedom. Manmohan Singh will always be remembered for announcing the Great Liberalization: Sanjeev Sanyal
- 11:01 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: HR Choudhary, a friend of former PM Manmohan Singh, recalls his college days with the late Prime Minister
“...We were classmates in the Hindu College Amritsar in 1952. We used to solve difficult problems in mathematics together...We studied together...As I went to America, we didn’t talk much but he was my friend...”
- 10:59 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Union Minister JP Nadda pays final respect to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, at latter’s residence in Delhi.
Former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, “consistently voiced for the welfare of the downtrodden”, Union Health Minister & BJP National President, JP Nadda said. According to him, Manmohan Singh’s legacy will continue to “inspire generations in their pursuit of nation - building”.
- 10:58 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Last respects and Condolences pour in for the passing away of Former PM Manmohan Singh
Top leaders of the country belined to pay homage to the former Prime Minister, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying his last respects to Manmohan Singh at his residence in Delhi on Friday where his body has been kept since his death late last night at the AIIMS hospital.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister, BJP National President JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh too followed Modi in paying homage to Dr Manmohan Singh -- an economist PM credited to have turned out the country’s economy.
Congress leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, KC Venugopal and others were also present at Singh’s residence. He was 92 when he succumbed to old age illness at the AIIMS hospital.
Political leaders and eminent personalities expressed grief over former PM’s passing away. Former Defence Minister and Congress leader AK Antony said at
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, that “The sad demise of Dr Manmohan Singh is a great loss to entire nation. When the Indian economy was in a shamble, then PM Narasimha Rao made him join his ministry as Finance Minister, many people wondered how this man would salvage the mess created by the previous govt. Within a few months...economy again started flourishing...he stopped the licencing and quota raj...in 10 years, he proved that he is one of the best PMs, India has ever seen...”
His body will be shifted from his residence to All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi for last darshan from 8 am to 10 am on Saturday.
He will be given a state funeral and the government has decided to observe seven day mourning for seven days since his death on December 26 to January 1, 2025.
- 10:56 | December 27, 2024
Death of Manmohan Singh News Updates: Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays last respects to Dr Manmohan Singh who passed away last night
- 10:55 | December 27, 2024
News Updates on Manmohan Singh Death: Saddened by the loss of former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. His leadership, humility, and dedication will always be remembered. - Ashwini Vaishnaw
- 10:53 | December 27, 2024
News Updates on Manmohan Singh Death: A statesman of humility and wisdom-India owes him a debt of gratitude: Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and MD of JSW Group
- 10:52 | December 27, 2024
News Updates on Manmohan Singh Death: Naveen Jindal at former PM’s house to pay respects
- 10:47 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Prime Minister Modi cites Singh’s ‘extensive efforts to improve people’s lives’.
- 10:45 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi tweets condolence
- 10:43 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan SIngh death news updates: President mourns Singh’s passing
- 10:39 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: Industrialist Harsh Goenka pays tribute
- 10:36 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: BSP’s Mayawati mourns the passing of former PM
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- 10:35 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh death news updates: Tribute from RSS’s Bhagwat and Hosabale
Manmohan Singh’s contribution to Bharat will always be remembered and cherished: RSS’s Mohan Bhagwat and Dattatreya Hosabale
- 10:34 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh death news updates: Who is Dr Ramakant Panda, the man credited to giving former PM Singh a new lease of life?
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- 10:25 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death news updates: “Lessons from the 1991 economic reforms” - a podcast that businessline did on the anniversary of the reforms that Singh steered to help usher in liberalisation.
- 10:22 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh passes away Live updates: A life in pictures
Here’s a set of visuals that captures some moments in fomer PM Manmohan Singh’s professional life.
- 10:22 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji, says PM Modi
- 10:19 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Updates: A legacy of leadership: The life and journey of Manmohan Singh
Born in Gah, in undivided Punjab (now in Pakistan) on September 26, 1932, Manmohan Singh’s life epitomised resilience and dedication, reflecting the spirit of hard work that countless individuals affected by Partition have demonstrated. His journey was marked by academic brilliance, as he pursued education at prestigious institutions like Panjab University and Oxford. Singh became a renowned economist, shaping India’s economic landscape with his pivotal role in the 1991 economic reforms.
- 10:14 | December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh Death News Live: Nation mourns Dr Manmohan Singh; 7 days of state mourning declared
As a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the government has decided that seven days of state mourning will be observed throughout India from December 26, the day he passed away at AIIMS, until January 1.
During this period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India wherever it is regularly flown, and there will be no official entertainment during the period of state mourning, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
Published on December 27, 2024
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