Close X
Sunday, September 22, 2024
ADVT 
India

Sonia hosts dinner in PM's honour

Darpan News Desk IANS, 14 May, 2014 10:24 AM
    Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday hosted a farewell dinner in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.
     
    Union ministers and Congress general secretaries were among those present at the dinner at Gandhi's 10 Janpath residence.
     
    The dinner was held two days before votes polled in the Lok Sabha election are counted May 16.
     
    The prime minister will submit his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee May 17.
     
    Manmohan Singh had On Jan 3 addressed his final press conference and announced his retirement after a decade at the helm of two successive United Progressive Alliance governments.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    US court asks Sikh group to summon Manmohan Singh by June 18

    US court asks Sikh group to summon Manmohan Singh by June 18
    A US court has asked a Sikh group to serve summons on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by June 18 or face dismissal of a case of alleged violation of human rights during his tenure.

    US court asks Sikh group to summon Manmohan Singh by June 18

    Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28

    Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28
    The annual yatra to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district will start on June 28, it was announced Thursday.

    Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28

    Modi, Kejriwal, Arundhati Roy among Time's 100 influential people

    Modi, Kejriwal, Arundhati Roy among Time's 100 influential people
    Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal have made it to Time 100 list of the world's most influential people along with Indian novelist Arundhati Roy.

    Modi, Kejriwal, Arundhati Roy among Time's 100 influential people

    SC entrusts Padmanabhaswamy temple to five-member committee

    SC entrusts Padmanabhaswamy temple to five-member committee
    The Supreme Court Thursday entrusted the administration of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala to a five-member committee headed by the district judge of Thiruvananthapuram.

    SC entrusts Padmanabhaswamy temple to five-member committee

    110 million vote in India, BJP says it's 'Modi tsunami'

    110 million vote in India, BJP says it's 'Modi tsunami'
    Nearly 110 million people peacefully voted Thursday in 117 Lok Sabha constituencies in 12 states in a staggered election that will see three more rounds to decide who gets to govern India the next five years.

    110 million vote in India, BJP says it's 'Modi tsunami'

    Elections 2014 Phase 6: Indians vote for 117 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states

    Elections 2014 Phase 6: Indians vote for 117 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states
    The polling for the sixth phase of elections, which will seal the fate of several heavyweights, is underway. Here’s a look at highlights from 117 Lok Sabha seats across 11 state

    Elections 2014 Phase 6: Indians vote for 117 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states