23 hours ago
Congress discusses passing of food security bill
New Delhi, June 1 - With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress' core committee Saturday deliberated on ways to get it passed by convening a special session, party sources said.The core group, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, decided to further deliberate on the bill during the coordination meeting of the United Progr ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Congress discusses ways to pass food security bill
New Delhi, June 1 - With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress' core committee Saturday deliberated on ways to get it passed by convening a special session, party sources said.The core group, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, decided to further deliberate on the bill during the coordination meeting of the United Progre ... read more

Chennai | 1 day ago
Sri Lanka must remove vessels near Katchatheevu: Vaiko
Chennai, June 1 - MDMK general secretary Vaiko Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure the immediate removal of Sri Lankan naval vessels from Katchatheevu island.In a letter to Singh, Vaiko said there were reports that Chinese vessels and Chinese navy personnel in Sri Lankan vessels had been spotted in the Palk Strait that divides India and Sri Lanka.This, he said, poses an impendin ... read more

1 day ago
Maoist violence and state ineptitude
The latest act of depredation by the Maoists has shown that they remain as much of a danger for the established order as when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in 2010 that they posed the greatest internal security threat.Evidently, the official efforts to contain them have been inadequate. As a result, the Congress has paid a heavy price with the virtual decimation of its entire top leadership i ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
PM regrets bills stuck due to 'impatient' opposition
New Delhi, May 31 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said his great regret as prime minister was that many bills had not been passed due to the obstructionist and impatient attitude of the opposition.The obstructionist role of the opposition increased in recent years. My great regret is that many important bills have not been passed -, Singh told journalists on board his special aircraft while ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
BJP hits back at prime minister over his remarks
New Delhi, May 31 - Hitting back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his remark that the opposition was doubly disappointed with the UPA's return to power in 2009 and was obstructionist, the BJP Friday said his government had failed to deliver on promises.Bharatiya Janata Party - spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said the prime minister should explain his record in office.Leave aside the BJP being ... read more

2 days ago
Congress dilemma: focus on Maoist insurgency or election?
'If terrorism is uncontrolled, if leftwing extremism continues to flourish in important parts of our country which have tremendous natural resources of minerals, that will certainly affect the climate for investment.'This is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on June 9, 2009. His position has remained unchanged. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is yards ahead of him. The Congress and the BJP have the sa ... read more

2 days ago
Visit to Japan, Thailand successful: PM
On Board PM's Special Aircraft, May 31 - Describing his visits to Japan and Thailand as highly successful, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said India's Look East policy could benefit the northeastern states to a great extent.I have had two successful visits. First to Japan, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and the other to Bangkok, at the invitation of the prime minister of Tha ... read more

2 days ago
Space available for pro-growth policies: PM
On Board PM's Special Aircraft, May 31 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that space was now available for growth-promoting policies in the country.Talking to reporters on his way back from his five-day trip to Japan and Thailand, the prime minister said inflation was under control.As we get control over inflation, I believe that in the coming months, there is more space available to purs ... read more

Panaji | 2 days ago
Corruption major hindrance for businesses, says Tharoor
Panaji, May 31 - Corruption is a major hindrance for starting businesses in India, Minister of State for Human Resource Development - Shashi Tharoor said here Friday.Corruption has become a factor, a consideration for starting businesses, Tharoor said, adding that he had been hearing horrific stories about how corruption was discouraging business people from investing.It has become a disincentive ... read more