Sonia Gandhi, Congress President, paid her respects to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh by offering floral tributes as his mortal remains were brought for his final rites. Dr. Singh, who passed away on December 26,

The last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be held today at 11:45 AM at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat, with tributes pouring in from across the nation and the world.

As the country grieves the passing of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, his last rites are being performed today at Nigambodh Ghat, a public cremation ground in Delhi, with complete state honors. Many politicians are expected to attend the funeral later today.

His demise marked the end of an era, and leaders from across the political spectrum came together to pay their last respects.

Authorities in India have declared a seven-day mourning period to honor Manmohan Singh as politicians and public paid tributes to the country’s former prime minister widely regarded as the architect o

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his respects to the former prime minister on Friday (December 27) as the country began a seven-day period of mourning for its “reluctant king”, a title the soft-spoken Singh earned during his first stint as the country's leader.