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Manmohan Singh. President Droupadi Murmu, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as well as the Gandhis and a galaxy of leaders from across parties visited Singh's official residence to pay their respects.

index BSE Sensex surged 398% or nearly five times between 2004 and 2014, climbing from 4,961 to 24,693, when then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was at the helm. The 30 stock index ended positive on 8 out of 10 occasions during his tenure. The highest Sensex return of 81% came in 2009 followed by 47%, each in 2006 and 2007. In 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2013, the returns were at 33%, 42%, 17%, 26% and 9%, respectively.

Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday passed a Condolence Resolution in memory of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who passed away at the age of 92. The resolution noted that the Indian leader will be accorded a State Funeral with full state honours, an honour reserved for the highest leaders and public figures.

human space mission in early 2026, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science, Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. Speaking at the 'Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami' at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), he recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned the Deep Sea Mission in the past Independence Day address.

India Budget: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the fourth Pre-Budget Consultation meeting on Thursday with stakeholders and experts from the export, trade, and industry sectors in preparation for the Union Budget 2025-26.

Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Wednesday said the BJP would decide about his future role. Das visited Jagannath temple in Puri this morning to offer prayers before the deities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ken-Betwa River Linking National Project on Wednesday (December 25), coinciding with the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The project, hailed as a landmark in India’s water resource management, also faces criticism for its potential environmental impact.

India Budget: The need to reignite India’s economic growth to 7-8% took center stage at a high-level pre-Budget meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leading economists on Tuesday. The discussions, held as part of pre-Budget consultations, focused on strategies to maintain growth momentum amidst global economic uncertainties and position India on track to achieve developed nation status by 2047.

Budget 2025: Economists pitched for reduction in income tax rates and customs tariff, support measures to aid exports, targeted interventions for skilling and improving farm productivity while continuing a capex push in the upcoming budget.

Bhupendra Patel under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed Gujarat into a model of transparency, accountability, and citizen-centric governance.

teachings of Lord Christ celebrate love, harmony and brotherhood and it is important for all to work to make this spirit stronger, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi said here on Monday. Speaking at the Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, Modi asserted that it pains his heart when there are attempts to spread violence and cause disruption in society.

BJP national president JP nadda for nationwide commemorations of 'Good Governance Day' and 'Veer Bal Diwas', the party's Himachal Pradesh unit shared the detailed outline for the events scheduled on December 25 and 26. BJP State General Secretary Trilok Kapoor, during a press conference in Dharamshala on Sunday, said to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, homage will be paid in Delhi by President Droupadi Mumu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries. Regarding BJP National President JP Nadda's directives, he said events will also be organized at the booth level nationwide.

India and Kuwait signed four Memorandum of Understandings in the areas of defence, sports and cultural cooperation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Gulf nation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday. MEA Secretary CPV and OIA, Arun Kumar Chatterjee during a special briefing today, said the MoUs are expected to deepen the multifaceted bilateral relationship as well as open avenues for newer areas of cooperation. «Following the delegation level talks today, four bilateral documents were signed during the visit. The first one is a Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation, the second one is a Cultural Exchange program for the years 2025-2029, the third is an executive program on cooperation in the field of sports for the period 2025- 2028. We also had Kuwait joining as a member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA),» he said.

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RBI under former governor Shaktikanta Das resisted pressures to cut interest rates through 2024 as it kept its 'Arjuna's eye' trained on inflation, but the central bank under a new detail-oriented head will soon have to take a call if it can continue sacrificing growth. Das, a career bureaucrat who in 2016 oversaw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's highly disruptive demonetisation move, left a lasting legacy as he demitted office towards the end of 2024 after expertly navigating monetary policy for six years, the highlight of which was steering India's recovery through the pandemic. Sanjay Malhotra, another civil servant, was named as Das' successor barely 24-hour before the latter's second three-year term came to an end.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary said on Sunday. «There is no confusion,» he said during a press conference at the BJP headquarters when asked to comment on speculation that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could do a rethink on projecting Kumar as its leader in the polls. He was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent interview to a news channel in which he was asked if the NDA could go to the polls in Bihar without declaring a chief ministerial candidate, like it recently did with great success in Maharashtra. Shah, a former BJP president who is still regarded as the party's principal strategist, had replied after a pause, «We will sit together and decide. We will let you know after we have made a decision.»

Northeast India is the biggest work done in the last 10 years, Union home minister Amit Shah claimed on Saturday, citing various peace accords and surrendering of militant outfits in the region. In the last 10 years, Prime minister Narendra Modi has brought Northeast India in focus not only nationally but internationally, Shah said at the 72nd plenary session of the Northeastern Council (NEC) in Agartala. «Northeast India, for a long time, remained only in the speeches from New Delhi,» he said. But tremendous infrastructure development under the Modi government has made the region easily accessible and «lessened the distance of hearts among the people of Northeast India and New Delhi,» he said.

Yogi Adityanath has increased the compensation to farmers for land acquisition to build the Jewar Airport from Rs 3,100 per square meter to Rs 4,300 per square meter, an official statement from the state government said. In a post on X, CM Yogi said, «Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Asia's largest airport is being built in Jewar, the credit for this development goes to the farmers. The compensation payable for land acquisition for the third phase for Noida International Airport, Jewar has been increased from Rs 3,100 per square meter to Rs 4,300 per square meter. Hearty congratulations and salutations to all the farmer brothers!» «Farmers will also be paid interest as per rules, and complete arrangements will be made for the resettlement of affected farmers, and their employment,» CM Yogi said.