New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) It took the 1-2-3 agreement ‘to draw him out’, and quite fittingly the Kerala Cartoon Academy has prepared a coffee table book with caricatures from 123 cartoonists, ranging from Raj Thackeray to R.K. Laxman, for the usually reticent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he comes visiting over the weekend.
The unique [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): India and Japan have signed a joint statement on moving to a new stage of their strategic and global partnership here today.
The joint statement to this effect was signed by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yukio [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Monday arrived in New Delhi on his first visit as premier to hold high-level talks on economic and defence security issues with India.
Earlier in the day, Hatoyama met more than 20 of [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 92nd session of Indian Economic Association (IEA) conference here on Sunday.
On his arrival at the Biju Patnaik airport on Sunday, Dr Singh will directly go to the [...]
New Delhi, Dec. 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, will pay an official three-day visit to India from December 27 to 29 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh.
His wife Miyuki Hatoyama will accompany Prime Minister Hatoyama. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI) President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation ahead of Christmas, which will be celebrated tomorrow.
In a message, the President said, “On the occasion of Christmas, I extend my greetings to all my fellow citizens.
“The festival of Christmas reminds all of us of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 22(ANI): Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday called on U.K. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in the national capital and underlined India’s intent to expand education sector without compromising the quality. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh called on President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
The meeting lasted for about 40 minutes.
Dr Singh briefed President Patil about his discussions at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen.
The two leaders also discussed about the just concluded Session of the Lok Sabha and [...]
New Delhi, Dec 21 (ANI): The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday assured a delegation of Congress MPs from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions that a decision on initiating the formation of separate Telangana state could be taken by Tuesday.
Briefing media after meeting Dr. [...]
Onboard Air India One, Dec.19 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived here on Saturday afternoon, almost six hours after he was originally supposed to land, owing to a continuing stand-off between developed and developing nations in reaching [...]
Copenhagen (Denmark), Dec.19 (ANI): Talks between the Prime Ministers of India and China – Dr. Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao on Friday at the Radisson Blu Hotel here focused on the joint stand taken by the two countries on climate change-linked issues and how to take strategic [...]
Copenhagen, Dec.18 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said that there is need for the developed nations to deliver on Kyoto Protocol and that there should be no dilution in the principle of equitable responsibility to share burden for climate change.
Addressing [...]
Copenhagen (Denmark), Dec. 18 (ANI): Prime Ministers of India and China – Dr. Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao-met early this morning in the Directors Room of the Radisson Blu Hotel here.
Sources privy to the half-an-hour long meeting said that both leaders broadly discussed the progress of their bilateral ties and how best to take it [...]
Copenhagen, Dec.18 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said for a developing country like India the success of negotiations related to climate change was of high significance, as it was one of those countries of the world that might [...]
Copenhagen, Dec.17 (ANI): Ahead of the arrival of world leaders in Copenhagen, there were indications that to break the ice at the climate summit, negotiators might reckon existing United Nations texts, presented at the meeting on Wednesday which outlined [...]
(On special aircraft with Prime Minister to Copenhagen), Dec.17 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting of the all Heads of States, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan is likely to hold a meet with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in Copenhagen.
Indian and Chinese leadership is likely to discuss [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has finally left for Copenhagen on a two-day visit from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for the Heads of States meet on climate change, after a delay of about three hours.
Dr. Singh, along with his [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s special flight to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he is scheduled to attend the Heads of States meeting on climate change has been delayed due a technical snag.
Dr. Singh, along with his team of delegates, [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s special flight to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he is scheduled to attend the Heads of States meeting on climate change, has been delayed by at least two hours due a technical snag.
Dr.Singh’s flight was [...]
New Delhi, Dec.17 (ANI): With global warming talks entering the final stretch on Thursday and Friday, all attention will shift to the two-day Heads of States meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. The key personalities in focus would be US President Barack Obama, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Chinese [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Underplaying reported border intrusions by China in the recent past, External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna has said that the two countries are trying to resolve “differences of perception over their long border” and find a [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI) Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday called for a constructive approach to move forward in the global efforts to combat climate change.
In a statement issued ahead of his departure to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the Heads of States [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will leave for a two-day visit to Copenhagen today to attend the Heads of States meeting on climate change where he is expected to push for a balanced and equitable outcome.
Dr. Singh is expected to make an intervention at the plenary [...]
Copenhagen, Dec.17 (ANI): Ahead of the arrival of world leaders in Copenhagen, there were indications that to break the ice at the climate summit, negotiators might reckon existing United Nations texts, presented at the meeting on Wednesday which outlined [...]
(On special aircraft with Prime Minister to Copenhagen), Dec.17 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting of the all Heads of States, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan is likely to hold a meet with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in Copenhagen.
Indian and Chinese leadership is likely to discuss [...]
New Delhi, Dec.16 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Wednesday said that India would take all measures and steps necessary to prevent the developed nations from imposing a political commitment on carbon [...]
Islamabad, Dec. 11 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated that India is interfering in Pakistan through Afghanistan, and added that he himself had asked his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh to refrain from doing so.
Talking to [...]
Islamabad, Dec. 11 (ANI): Pakistan has expressed concern over the latest nuclear energy deal between India and Russia, saying it has a legitimate interest in ensuring that a strategic balance is maintained in the region.
Addressing a press conference here, Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit said Pakistan can not remain oblivious to such developments, had every [...]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today called for greater synergy between agriculture and water policies to achieve four percent agriculture growth which he said is the top priority of the government.
Addressing the fifth Asian Regional conference of the International Commission on Irrigation and dranage here, Dr. Singh said: “This [...]
Washington, Dec.9 (ANI) : US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen has said that the resolution of the Kashmir issue is critical for establishing peace in the region and to de-escalate the heightened tension between India and Pakistan.
Speaking to media persons at the Foreign Press Centre here, Mullen said : “De-tensioning [...]
