December 27, 2024 9:17 AM

Central government likely to announce seven-day national mourning in respect of Manmohan Singh

The Central government is likely to announce seven days of national mourning as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who died at the age of 92 here on Thursday, according to sources.  Sources said that the last rites of the former Prime Minister will be conducted with full state honours. It has been learnt that all government programmes scheduled for Friday will be cancelled and the Union Cabinet would hold a meeting at 11 a.m., sources said. The National Flag will be flo...