The Congress accused the BJP-led union government of mishandling arrangements for former PM Manmohan Singh's last rites and memorial, alleging a hidden agenda. Criticizing the government's lack of consultation with Singh's family or the Congress,

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday slammed the BJP after the saffron party accused the grand old party of politicising the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, saying that those in the ruling dispensation singing praises of Dr Singh,

I T IS FITTING that Manmohan Singh, who unshackled Indian trade and industry as the country’s finance minister in 1991, was the son of an importer. His father’s firm in Peshawar brought dry fruit and spices to India from Afghanistan.

The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated on Sunday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in Delhi. Singh led the country from 2004 to 2014 and was considered the architect of India's economic liberalisation. He died on Thursday aged 92.

In a fiery exchange, the BJP has rebuked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the funeral arrangements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, labeling his remarks as "political opportunism.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP-led government for allegedly disrespecting former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh by conducting his last rites at Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated memorial site.