Manmohan Singh has been sworn in as India's prime minister for a second five-year term.The ceremony took place on Friday at the presidential place in New Delhi, the capital.Singh was the governing Congress party's unanimous choice for the job after it won the recent general election.He swore to "preserve, protect and defend the constitution," and to "devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of the Republic of India." "Singh is the only non-Gandhi to be re-elected after Jawaharlal Nehru [India's first prime minister] for a second term in office.
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