Politician Promise

Set to begin a new term in office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (May 19) spoke of the need for reforms and reverse the slowing down of investment and employment generation caused by global economic slowdown. Shortly after he was elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party paving way for him to become the Prime Minister [...]

CHENNAI:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he would ask the External Affairs ministry to quickly ‘work out details’ of the Rs 100 crore package that has been announced by the Centre and the additional contribution of Rs 25 crore by Tamil Nadu government for the relief and rehabilitation of displaced Sri Lankan Tamils. In a [...]

24/7 News Network: While Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh promised to revive the Indian Economy within 100 days of coming back to power, the BJP was quick to ask him what was the UPA government doing in the last five years. “If the PM is confident enough to revive the economy in 100 days, why [...]

Mumbai, April 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday wooed voters in Mumbai in the run up to Lok Sabha polls, promising to turn the metropolis into a world class city. “Congress believes in modernisation… we will build Mumbai into a truly a global city,” Dr Singh said, pitching for the Congress as the party [...]

Army personnel take position at the Gateway of India that stands in front of Taj Hotel (Photo: Reuters / Arko Datta) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised to get tough on terror, as police tried to clear gunmen from two luxury hotels and other locations in the commercial capital, Mumbai. Shots rang out from the Taj Mahal [...]

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has assured depositors that their deposits in Indian banks were entirely safe. Singh said that the Indian banking system was not directly exposed to the sub-prime mortgage assets. He said that the exposure of Indian banks to other problem assets was also minimal. He further assured that Indian banks, both [...]

NEW DELHI (UCAN) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised action to check anti-Christian violence to protect the nation’s secular system, but Church leaders see only political platitudes in such statements from government leaders. “What we are confronting today is a problem of dangerous propositions, and we need to act together, now and in future,” Singh told [...]

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Amid reassurances by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to curb price rise and a caution against “scare-mongering”, India’s annual rate of inflation rose to 7.33 percent for the week ended April 12. The inflation rate, as measured by movements in the weekly official wholesale price index, had eased a bit to [...]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday tried to allay apprehensions among civil and defence personnel over unfair treatment by the Sixth Pay Commission, saying he favoured “proper remuneration” for them. He was addressing government servants at the third Civil Service Day function in New Delhi. The Sixth Pay Commission, headed by retired Justice B [...]

The Indian Prime Minister and his team are confident that Indian economy will grow at 9 per cent, despite the global economic slowdown. While on February 15, Dr Manmohan Singh expressed faith in the 9 per cent growth story, leader of Opposition, LK Advani expressed concerned over growing inequality in the Indian society and growth reaching [...]

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