Politics

Taking note of the suicide by a woman allegedly after failing to exchange old notes in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for her family and Rs 2 lakh each to those who died in similar inc...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dared the Opposition to begin the debate over the demonetisation, the issue which has rocked Parliament since the winter session began on November 16.

Jayalalithaa’s soaring popularity both within and outside the party caused a lot of heartburn among other senior leaders in the AIADMK

The Opposition led by Congress and NCP has decided to boycott the customary tea party to be hosted this evening by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the eve of the winter session of the state Legislature.

The JD(U) on Sunday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her 'gaddar' (traitor) jibe at party chief Nitish Kumar for backing the Centre's demonetisation move, and cautioned her against behaving like a 'dada' (bully).

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday rejected a demand by Congress to make an obituary reference to almost a "hundred people" who allegedly died while standing in queues to withdraw money after the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.

Four days after joining CPI(M) as a mark of protest against "demonetisation and political violence", a local RSS leader has returned to the Sangh Parivar fold.

Goa's Art and Culture minister Dayanand Mandrekar's statement on Wednesday, when he said that women are so immersed in TV serials, that they forget to make tea or enquire about their husbands, who return weary from work, has triggered controversy.

Trinamool Congress today asked the government to look into the hacking of the official Twitter accounts of Indian National Congress and its Vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Communist Party of India (CPI) has said the reunification of the Left parties is an "urgent necessity" to infuse new confidence into the movement and turn it into a better force.

Congress on Tuesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi provide details of bank transactions of BJP and its MPs made before November 8 when the demonetisation move was announced if he was "really serious" on the issue.

Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Monday demanded handing over of the Nabha jailbreak case to CBI, alleging a deep-rooted conspiracy, "which has deepened" with the arrest of Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Singh Mintoo.

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday hit out at Congress and Left parties over their planned protests on Monday against demonetisation saying they have been cut off from the people and marginalised.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi how millions of farmers and labourers could do e- or mobile banking when they can't read or write.

Himachal Pradesh government is committed to promote Ayurveda and would open ayurvedic hospitals across the state, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said.

Lashing out at the latest modifications announced by the Union government to tackle post demonetisation issues, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said it had nothing for the states and demanded that the use of old Rs 500 currency note...