ARTICLES RELATING TO MANMOHAN SINGH

New Pakistan PM to hold firm on Taliban

2013-05-13 10:00

Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif looks set to be a pragmatic ally of Washington, unlikely to end the war against the Taliban as he seeks to focus on fixing the economy.

Pakistani critical after jail violence

2013-05-03 17:29

A Pakistani prisoner in India has been critical after being attacked by an inmate, an official says, in tit-for-tat jail violence that has strained relations between the neighbours.

Indian man charged with spying

2013-02-25 20:35

An Indian man has been arrested on charges of spying for Islamabad on military war games staged on India's border with Pakistan.

Scandal hangs over Cameron's India visit

2013-02-18 11:01

British Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in India's financial hub Mumbai on a three-day trade-focused visit clouded by a corruption scandal over British-made helicopters sold to New Delhi.

Rape victim's family call for blood

2012-12-31 14:56

The family of an Indian gang-rape victim has said they would not rest until her killers are hanged as police finalised their investigation before charges are laid against suspects this week.

India to name and shame rapists

2012-12-27 21:28

The Indian government will post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to publicly shame them.

India PM warns of dangers of social media

2012-09-08 15:44

Indian Premier Manmohan Singh has warned over the use of social media to inflame ethnic tensions after online threats and text messages sparked a mass exodus of migrants from southern cities.

Indian guru ends anti-graft hunger strike

2012-08-14 15:00

An Indian yoga guru has ended a six-day hunger strike against corruption but vowed to use his public popularity to pile pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Global businesses warn India over tax plan

2012-04-02 11:24

International groups representing more than 250 000 firms say plans for retroactive taxes will obstruct foreign investment.

Major websites face prosecution in India

2012-01-14 12:13

Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other websites are facing prosecution in Indian courts for refusing to censor themselves and remove contents considered insulting to Indian leaders and major religious figures.

Ghandi warns of anti-graft drive threat

2011-08-26 21:42

Rahul Gandhi has warned that a fasting activist's popular anti-corruption campaign posed a threat to India's democratic "life force".

Indian PM appeals to activist to end fast

2011-08-23 15:01

Indian media say the prime minister has appealed to an anti-corruption activist to end his weeklong hunger strike and offered to ask Parliament to debate tougher reform legislation.

Thousands stage anti-graft rally in Delhi

2011-08-17 17:53

Tens of thousands of protesters staged a spontaneous mass rally in New Delhi in support of a hunger strike by anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare.

Indian PM vows to pursue bombers

2011-07-14 21:02

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pledged authorities will "relentlessly pursue" those who carried out a string of blasts in Mumbai.

India plays catch-up in Africa visit

2011-05-23 11:30

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh aims to boost economic ties during an African trip in a bid to catch up with rival China.

India: N Africa must take own decisions

2011-03-18 20:27

India says it wants to see citizens of North Africa take their own decisions “free of outside” after the UN backed bombing raids in Libya.

Indian PM's image takes a beating

2010-11-25 12:05

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known as India's "Mr Clean", is battling to save his image after becoming enmeshed in a damaging telecom scandal.

Obama hails ties with India

2010-11-08 10:00

President Barack Obama has heaped praise on his host India as he sets out his vision for relations with a country that he says is a cornerstone of US policy.

Obama leaves for Asia

2010-11-05 09:40

US President Barack Obama is leaving the wreckage of his election hammering for the refuge of foreign policy, setting off on a nine-day odyssey to Asia.

Fearing unrest, India bans bulk texting

2010-09-30 10:52

India has imposed a nationwide ban on sending bulk text messages amid concerns that a court judgment could spark unrest, says an official.

Indian PM 'shocked' by protests

2010-09-15 11:20

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he is shocked and distressed by deadly protests in Kashmir and has called for calm.

Indian PM calls Pakistan to offer aid

2010-08-19 14:41

The Indian prime minister has called his Pakistani counterpart to express solidarity over the country's devastating floods and to urge him to accept aid.

Zuma to boost links with India

2010-06-03 11:35

President Jacob Zuma, in India on his first state visit to Asia since taking office, is due to meet business leaders in a bid to boost trade ties.

Pakistan calls for India talks

2010-05-24 20:05

Pakistan has called for "sustained and meaningful" dialogue with India after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said a trust deficit was the main obstacle to ties.

Ban adds to climate expectations

2009-12-09 08:24

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he expected the Copenhagen climate summit to seal a historic deal on cutting emissions amid warnings that the last decade broke the record for global warming.

 

India, China withdraw troops from border

2013-05-06 08:29

India and China have begun pulling troops back from a disputed area of the Himalayas after resolving a spat that had threatened to reverse a warming in ties, Indian officials say.

Sonia Gandhi, Singh to fight India poll

2013-04-06 18:45

India's ruling Congress will fight the 2014 general elections under the leadership of party president Sonia Gandhi and octogenarian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Indian PM pushes for new anti-rape law

2013-02-18 17:32

India's prime minister says he hopes parliament, which resumes this week, would enact a tough law against rapists following the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi.

Overcrowding blamed for India stampede

2013-02-11 20:03

The Indian government has blamed overcrowding for the stampede at a railway station in Allahabad that left 36 Hindu pilgrims dead and dismissed witness accounts to the contrary.

Murder charges in India rape case

2012-12-29 14:00

Indian police have charged six men with murder, hours after a woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago died in a Singapore hospital.

Gang-rape: Indian PM calls for calm

2012-12-24 09:06

The Indian PM has appealed for calm as he sought to tamp down growing public outrage over the gang-rape of a young woman that led to pitched battles between police and protesters.

India posts 5.5% quarterly growth

2012-08-31 19:12

India logged slightly faster quarterly growth of 5.5%, and analysts said the nation's economy may have "bottomed out" though any recovery would be modest.

Temple shooter's white power links probed

2012-08-07 08:08

Police are probing the white power ties of the former US soldier who gunned down six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, while the close-knit Indian-American community mourns its dead.

Indian court scraps telecom licences

2012-02-02 21:40

India's Supreme Court has scrapped 122 telecom licences awarded in a 2008 sale at the centre of a corruption scandal, further embarrassing the government and causing upheaval in the flagship sector.

Indian activist to end hunger strike

2011-08-27 21:48

A self-styled Gandhian activist, Anna Hazare, has agreed to end his 12-day hunger strike after the government agreed to his demands for tougher laws against rampant corruption.

Indian PM pushes to end anti-graft fast

2011-08-24 10:00

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to chair an all-party meeting as the government steps up efforts to end a public standoff with fasting anti-graft activist Anna Hazare.

Indian graft activist criticised

2011-08-22 22:36

Criticism grows against India's popular activist fasting to get anti-graft legislation passed.

Rains hamper Mumbai attacks probe

2011-07-15 10:01

Indian detectives are scrambling for a breakthrough into the Mumbai bombings that have killed 17 people and left baffled police hunting for clues and suspects in the monsoon rains.

Strike grips India state

2011-07-05 18:00

A strike aimed at forcing the government to recognise statehood for a southern Indian region has shut businesses and disrupted transport.

US refuses to apologise for Pakistan raid

2011-05-10 11:02

Washington has refused to say sorry for the raid which took out al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, blamed for masterminding the September 11 2001 attacks.

India on alert after bomb blast

2010-12-08 08:59

India is on high alert after a bomb exploded in Varanasi, one of its holiest cities and top tourist destinations, killing a one-year-old girl and wounding dozens of people.

Mumbai plot: US knew about it

2010-11-08 21:04

President Barack Obama has shared with India results of a probe into why US intelligence did not act on warnings about an American man key to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Obama flies to India

2010-11-06 11:20

President Barack Obama hasn't been able to drive down unemployment in America, so he's in India in search of US jobs.

Singh appeals for calm after ruling

2010-10-02 16:00

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed for calm after a court ruled that Muslims and Hindus should share a site that has been the focus of deadly violence.

Indian PM tackles Games problems

2010-09-23 18:33

Indian officials are scrambling to salvage the rapidly approaching Commonwealth Games, as a growing number of competitors delayed their arrival to allow organisers time to finish their frantic preparations.

Maoists free abducted officers

2010-09-06 11:26

Maoist rebels in India have released three abducted police officers after holding them captive for over a week, say officials.

Cameron sparks terror row in India

2010-07-29 18:04

British PM David Cameron has been mired in a diplomatic row with Islamabad over comments made on a trade-driven trip to India about the "export of terror" from Pakistan.

India train death toll now 145

2010-05-30 16:40

Normal railway service has resumed two days after a train accident blamed on Maoist rebels that killed 145 people.

India denies phone-tapping

2010-04-26 17:03

India's government has denied tapping the telephones of senior politicians as noisy protests by the opposition brought parliamentary proceedings to a standstill.

Hudson serenades presidents

2009-11-24 19:15

At the first state dinner of the Obama White House singer Jennifer Hudson will be the entertainer.

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