Page 5 - Manmohan Singh

Pranab Mukherjee: A man who missed being the 'King', but was 'Sir' to PMs

Once seen as future Prime Minister, Pranab Mukherjee ended up becoming the President of India, and a Bharat Ratna, and a leader the RSS lionised

Bait and switch: The maths of promises and delivery will have to add up

On the three major subjects on which the country would like to hear from the prime minister - defence expenditure, healthcare spend, and economic difficulties - there is only silence, writes T N Ninan

Needed: Policy debates

The govt should have a wider discussion on the way forward

Former PM Manmohan Singh lists three-step solution for economic crisis

First of the three immediate steps is to "ensure people's livelihoods are protected and they have spending power through a significant direct cash assistance"

Top headlines: Defence-related stocks surge, Toshiba wraps up laptop biz

Here are the top headlines of the day

Former PM Manmohan Singh lists three steps to stem India's economic crisis

From ensuring livelihoods are protected to making adequate capital available for businesses, here's what the former Prime Minister advises

People's trust and confidence in economy have evaporated, says Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet, he said neither the prime minister nor his team has the understanding to fix the problem and it is only a matter of time that every Indian will understand this

Whither nuclear energy?

The anti-nuclear lobby, which was so effectively sidelined 10 years ago, may be having the last laugh

Rahul upset with infighting, leaders urged to keep views internally: Report

The party has told leaders that questioning the UPA's 10 year regime from 2004 to 2014 is 'unacceptable'

Congress MP Satav challenges party seniors, gets Team Rahul's support

Anand Sharma, Shashi Tharoor, Milind Deora and Mukul Wasnnik have all voiced their opinion about party leaders speaking out against the UPA-II

The Congress has lost the plot, learning nothing from electoral defeats

Party seems set to go into the next general election with exactly the same leader and the same chaotic style

Make a break, Mr Modi; the time has come to reverse the Avadi resolution

Avadi resolution made the state the leading player in economic activity. Mr Modi's riposte has to be in the opposite direction; it must say the state will step aside as it can no longer deliver

Centre sets up panel to investigate three trusts linked to Gandhi family

The probe follows charges made by senior members of the BJP that Congress received donations from China

The seductiveness of borders: They have a habit of becoming sacrosanct

India has existed as a cultural entity from pre-historic times, but most people are not conversant with how and when the nation-state took shape, writes T N Ninan

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation got Rs 100 cr from Budget when Manmohan was FM

The Congress government while in power was doling out largesse to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister in 1991 allocated Rs 100 crore over 5 years.

Nadda won't ask PM about 2,264 Chinese incursions since 2015: Chidambaram

Chidambaram said BJP president Nadda asked ex-prime minister Manmohan Singh to explain the 600 Chinese incursions into India between 2010 and 2013

Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate dips, Covid-19 testing lags, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Galwan clash: PM must be mindful of his words, says Manmohan Singh

On Friday, Modi had said, at an all-party meeting: "Neither is anyone inside our territory nor are any of our posts captured."

'Abjectly surrendered several sq km of India's land': BJP takes on Singh

They did this post the air strikes and surgical strikes, the BJP president said, asking the Congress to understand the true meaning of national unity, especially in such times

Hope PM follows Manmohan Singh's advice for country's benefit: Rahul Gandhi

Dr Singh on Monday urged all Indians to "stand together as a nation and be united" in response to China "brazenly and illegally seeking to claim parts of Indian territory