NEW DELHI — Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader ...

Singh was known as a mild-mannered technocrat and was widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic liberalisation.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was cremated on Saturday (28 December) with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi. The former Prime Minister passed away on Thursday (26 December) night. The Ministry of Home Affairs had earlier confirmed that Singh would be accorded state honours during his final rites.

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.

Manmohan Singh, India's 13th Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in the country's economic transformation, died in a New Delhi hospital on Dec. 26 of age-related medical conditions. He was 92. Singh served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014,

India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who steered the country through sweeping reforms and paved the way for its emergence as a global economic powerhouse, has died. He was 92.

India announced a seven-day mourning period and cancelled all cultural and entertainment events in the coming week