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Manmohan Singh’s Ministers take oath(in picture)
All for one

President Pratibha Patil talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, standing with newly sworn-in ministers, during a photo session after the swearing in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Dayanidhi Maran

President Pratibha Patil administers the oath of office and secrecy to newly inducted Cabinet Minister Dayanidhi Maran [...]

Manmohan Singh begins 2nd term as PM

May 22, 2009, 3:57 pm
Will fix economy
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PM Manmohan Singh on Friday assumed office for a second consecutive term and said that his govt’s focus will be on restoring the economy and fostering growth.
“Our first priority is to restore the economy, especially keeping [...]

Manmohan Singh appointed PM

Swearing in on May 22
President Pratibha Patil has appointed Manmohan Singh prime minister for a second consecutive term, after the UPA coalition staked its claim to form the govt. The new ministry will be sworn in on May 22.
Apparently in view of the comfortable numbers the coalition has [...]

Singh is King – Manmohan does a Nehru
Only second PM to retain post

With the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) retaining power in the General Elections, Manmohan Singh has achieved the distinction of becoming the first Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to be returned after completing a full term in office.

The record-setting Manmohan Singh
n 1999, a certain Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a spectacular return to power, becoming the first Indian prime minister to do so since the 1970s.
Now, Manmohan Singh 76, is set to even Vajpayee’s feat, with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance emerging ahead in early trends.
The UPA was projected to get [...]

MANMOHAN SINGH

Manmohan Singh, March 2009
Prime minister since Congress’s election victory in 2004. Despite recent ill health – he took weeks off work after his third round of heart surgery this year – Congress have continued to back him as their candidate.
Mild-mannered former academic and bureaucrat, 78, who made his political reputation as the architect of [...]