Even as Japan deals with the threat of a nuclear meltdown in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a meeting Wednesday with the heads of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to review the safety measures of nuclear installations in India, sources [...] Continue reading Top scientists brief PM on nuclear safety
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The massive earthquake that hit Japan Friday has caused extensive damage, said Prime Minister Naoto Kan. The prime minister said the government would make every effort to deal with the impact of the earthquake that measured 8.9 on the Richter scale and triggered waves of tsunamis. “Our government will make all-out efforts to minimize the [...] Continue reading Quake caused huge damage: Japan PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday accepted “full responsibility” for the controversial appointment of P.J. Thomas as chief vigilance commissioner after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj prodded him to admit “an error of judgment” in the selection, which the Supreme Court has overturned. Amid drama in the house, Manmohan Singh in his [...] Continue reading PM accepts responsibility for CVC fiasco
A tweet welcoming the prime minister accepting responsibility for P.J. Thomas’ appointment as the chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) triggered speculation that Sushma Swaraj differed from her party but she sought to clear the air by blaming it on “constraints” of micro-blogging. “The difference that newspapers have shown in my and Arun Jaitley’s statement is that [...] Continue reading Sushma blames tweeting ‘constraints’ for PM remark
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other leaders Saturday paid tribute to veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh, who died of cardiac arrest here a day earlier at the age of 80. Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi visited the former union minister’s 17, Akbar Road residence where his body has been kept and [...] Continue reading PM, Sonia pay tribute to Arjun Singh