Rao decided out of the blue to appoint Manmohan as FM: Daman
Fp Archives • 11 years agoManmohan Singh was asleep when PC Alexander, principal secretary to the prime minister, rang him up frantically to convey Rao's decision to appoint him as finance minister.
My father should write his autobiography: former PM's daughter Daman
Fp Archives • 11 years agoAsked how Manmohan Singh would have felt when Sonia Gandhi refused to take over and selected him to be the next prime minister, his daughter said it was a challenge.
At 7 Race Course Road, it is packing time for PM Manmohan Singh
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPrime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced his retirement at a press conference earlier this year.
Thank God he's dead, the son of a gun: Khushwant Singh's epitaph to himself
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSingh had presented the first copy of "Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life" last year to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur, to whom he dedicated the book.
Japanese Royal couple in India on six-day visit
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIn a first visit to any South Asian country after being enthroned in 1990, Japan's Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko arrived here today and were received by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur, in a departure from the usual protocol.
Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington, to meet Obama Friday
Fp Archives • 12 years agoPrime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Washington on Thursday on a two-day "working visit" to meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday.
PM's wife leads cancer awareness walk in Delhi
Fp Archives • 12 years agoPrime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur along with thousands of participants walked to express solidarity with patients with cervical cancer and create awareness about the affliction among women.
No Michelle Obamas please, we're Indian
Chaudhry • 13 years agoIn the United States, the political spouse is a vital asset for a politician and many times the nation. In India, she also has her uses, but as a perfect political stooge and eager partner-in-crime.
Journalists get a piece of cake from birthday boy Manmohan
Fp Archives • 14 years agoThe Prime Minister, for whom it was the fourth birthday On Board Air India One, cut a cake before the group of journalists on his return from his trip to United Nations.