Page 6 - Manmohan Singh

How India has failed to budget for health in the past 75 years

Healthcare has found little mention in Budget speeches over 75 years. Its near collapse in the face of the pandemic today is a result of this

Manmohan Singh recuperating well from Covid-19 infection: Randeep Surjewala

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is recuperating well from Covid-19 infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, a Congress leader said on Saturday

Manmohan stable, getting 'best possible care' in hospital: Minister

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday followed up on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's health with the medical team attending to him at AIIMS Delhi and said that his condition is stable

Govt fast-tracks Covid-19 fight, to start vaccination for 18+ from May 1

States allowed to procure directly from manufacturers; open market supply permitted

Congress-ruled states raised doubts on Covid vaccines: Harsh Vardhan

This comes a day after Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi

Former PM Manmohan Singh tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to AIIMS

Singh had taken both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

Manmohan Singh calls for ramping up vaccination in 5-point letter to PM

Former PM calls for more transparent and flexible policy in vaccine distribution to states, compulsory licencing of jabs

Expanding vaccine supply

Some good moves but freer pricing needed

The epic fraud that was 'India Against Corruption'

The outspoken "independent" heroes of a decade ago -people like Vinod Rai, the auditor who couldn't count, remember him? - have quietly vanished into sinecures provided by the next government

Political culture

A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint

Borderline issues

Indo-Bangla bonhomie masks critical gaps

Society being divided on basis of religion, culture and language: Manmohan

He assured the people that if the Congress is voted to power, the Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented

High unemployment due to 'ill considered demonetisation': Manmohan Singh

He also criticised the central government for not holding regular consultations with the states

Rahul Khullar, a man who stood tall for 'the little guy', passes away

Irascible but always ready to listen, Khullar's guiding credo was that a civil servant must never lose sight of his client

Retrospective restraint: Pranab's last memoir hides more than it tells

It avoids real political issues, refuses to go into details, hides more than it tells, and is therefore a big let-down

Forces pressured Manmohan, Pawar to not implement farm reforms: Tomar

The government is in talks with protesting farmer unions as well and is trying to end the logjam through dialogue, he added

India needs economists to usher in reforms

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, writes Jayanta Roy

Pranab Mukherjee's memoirs blame Sonia Gandhi, Dr Singh for 2014 defeat

Mukherjee also brings the reader closer to the inner workings of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in his memoirs

Gogoi was one of Assam's tallest leaders, a dearest friend: Manmohan Singh

Gogoi died in Guwahati on Monday while undergoing treatment for post-COVID-19 complications

The country needs the rich too: Making a case for lower personal income tax

The forthcoming Budget, if it wants to rekindle growth on a sustained basis, must leave far more income in the hands of the rich and well-off than it does now