Highlights of PM, Sonia speeches
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:58am
Highlights of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday at the UPA-II's fourth anniversary:
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Government misleading people: BJP
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:58am
While the UPA counted its achievements in the nine years of its rule, the BJP Wednesday said the government was "misleading" the people.
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PM rebuts opposition charges of governance deficit
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:57am
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday spoke of the UPA having improved economic performance, rebutted opposition allegations on 2G spectrum and coal blocks allocations, and talked of the country's re-emergence through transformation.
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Sonia appeals to opposition to help pass key bills
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:57am
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday appealed to the opposition parties, including the BJP, to cooperate with the UPA government in passing the food security and land acquisition bills in the interest of the people.
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Parrikar to meet PM for special status for Goa
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:56am
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in June to press for special status for Goa and demand a special package for the people affected by the mining ban in the state, it was announced here Wednesday.
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Suspecting wife, man kills three children, self in UP
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:56am
A man killed his three children Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh and committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a speeding bus, police said. He suspected his wife to be in an illicit relation with one of his relatives.
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Nine years of UPA saw average 8 percent growth: PM
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:56am
Detailing economic growth during the UPA regime, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday the slowdown last year was "temporary" and a longer term view would show that India has notched up an average "8 percent growth" in the past nine years.
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Manmohan, Sonia praise one another
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:55am
On the ninth anniversary of the UPA government Wednesday, its two key figures -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi -- praised one another.
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Wrongdoers in coal blocks, 2G allocations to be punished: PM
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:54am
The UPA is committed to transparency and allegations of impropriety in telecom spectrum and coal blocks allocations are being investigated and wrongdoers will be punished, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
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Pressure by media leads to hasty judgement: PM
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 11:54am
India has a very free press and an increasingly active civil society movement, but they do put pressure for early action and sometimes these leads to hasty judgement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
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