On this day in 1991: A landmark budget that changed India's fortunesAfter decades of growing at a meagre 3.5% per year, India took a few decisions that forever changed the lives of Indians as the country emb...
24 Jul, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Sonia chose Manmohan Singh as PM since he was no threat to Rahul, notes Obama in biographyHe holds Singh in some affection — “I would find Singh to be wise, thoughtful and scrupulously honest” — but expresses doubts about the suc...
18 Nov, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
German actress to play Sonia Gandhi in ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’The actress had earlier portrayed Sonia Gandhi in ‘Pradhanmantri,’ an Indian TV series hosted by actor and director Shekhar Kapur about pos...
24 Jan, 2018, 07.20 AM IST
Sharad Pawar equal partner in ushering in economic reforms: Manmohan SinghThe senior Congress leader was speaking here at the release of Pawar's biography 'Padma Vibhushan Sharad Pawar: The Great Enigma' written b...
23 Dec, 2017, 09.07 PM IST
This day the half-lion saved India: When Rao and Manmohan brought economy back from the brinkPamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao, then prime minister of India, ushered in the reforms that pulled India back after it had run out of mone...
24 Jul, 2017, 05.16 PM IST
Demonetisation, a political decision not economic: Sanjaya BaruBaru said although Kejriwal had cast himself as the country's foremost anti-corruption crusader, through note ban, Modi had weakened AAP ch...
20 Jan, 2017, 07.24 PM IST
25 years of reforms: How a PM with zero knowledge of economics scripted India's biggest turnaround storyManmohan Singh, the brain behind the reforms as Rao’s finance minister, said: “I had no idea that Rao was in favour of liberalisation."
21 Jul, 2016, 02.01 PM IST
Manmohan Singh my mentor: Rajya Sabha MP nominee Narendra Jadhav“I was never part of the Congress,” Jadhav told ET. “I have worked with Dr Manmohan Singh who has been my mentor. He shaped my entire caree...
25 Apr, 2016, 01.00 AM IST
PV Narasimha Rao was convinced by 'godman' Chandraswami of help from Brunei Sultan: Jairam RameshRao was convinced by Chandraswami that India could tide over its immediate financial crisis because Sultan of Brunei had agreed to extend h...
30 Aug, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
2G scam case: Former telecom minister A Raja to bare all in a bookRaja, who is the prime accused, and others have been charged with receiving kickbacks for giving away additional spectrum to telecom compan...
16 Oct, 2014, 06.14 AM IST
Why India has few critically insightful biographies and autobiographiesA widely regarded perception is that Indian readers, much like Hindi cinema viewers, prefer fables and parables to complicated tales or nua...
12 Oct, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
Dad has a mind of his own: Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman Singh on memoirFormer PM Manmohan Singh has to make up his mind whether or not he wants to write his autobiography, his daughter Daman Singh has said.
15 Sep, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
My father should write his autobiography: Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman SinghThe book talks about the life of Manmohan Singh and his wife but keeps away from the last 10 years when he was the Prime Minister.
09 Aug, 2014, 05.26 PM IST
US exerted pressure on Manmohan Singh, CIA penetrated every sphere of UPA: Natwar SinghNatwar Singh also alleged that Washington tried its best to stop Pranab Mukherjee from becoming the finance minister in the Manmohan Singh ...
05 Aug, 2014, 02.07 AM IST
- Government values freedom of expression, diversity of opinion: Peter Heehs
Peter Heehs today said he is grateful to the ministry for reviewing his case, "showing that the government values freedom of expression".
14 Apr, 2012, 02.54 PM IST
- From gossipping to flying planes, new ministers like it all
From the elderly V Kishore Chandra Deo to the baby among the new faces Milind Deora, all of them are at least graduates.
12 Jul, 2011, 02.49 PM IST
- A fitting gift, Kalam releases President Patil's biography
Kalam used the ocassion to call on the country's youth to fight the hardest battle and never stop fighting until "you arrive at your destin...
19 Dec, 2010, 09.58 PM IST