Politics

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of helping black money hoarders with the amendment to the income tax law, saying half of the unaccounted cash would now be returned to them.

Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday accused the Congress of doing politics over national security and the armed forces as the Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon.

In a boost to BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, the party has captured two municipalities and one taluka panchayat in local bodies polls, the results of which were declared on Tuesday.

Taking a dig at the BJP which has emerged as a major gainer in the first phase of municipal council polls, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday dubbed the ruling party's performance as the "victory of old notes and not of the note ban...

The demonetisaton move was aimed at giving leverage to BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections but it is set to boomerang on the saffron party because of its ill-planning, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said on Monday.

RSS's vision, which is for the development of humanity, will be the vision of the country in future, the organisation's chief Mohan Bhagwat said today.

Demonetisation problems are temporary but the gains, in the long run, will be fruitful, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said as he enlisted the steps taken by his government to help the people in this situation.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Chandrababu Naidu have a history of bitter political rivalry. But events over the past few months raise questions whether the two bitter rivals are coming together.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Centre over "poor implementation" of the demonetisation of high value currency notes and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "blackmailing citizens by getting emotional everytime".

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday said land purchase by the BJP was not a new thing and to link it with demonetisation was "baseless".

The CBI has arrested Samajwadi Party candidate from Nautanva Vidhan Sabha, Amanmani Tripathi, on Friday night from Delhi in connection with his wife Sara Singh's death case.

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will sit on a dharna in Patna on November 30 to demand roll back of the Centre's demonetisation decision, TMC vice-president Mukul Roy said on Friday.

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "spreading lies" on the demonetisation issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that Rs 1.28 lakh crore have been lost forever due to the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.

With reports of surge in deposits in Jan Dhan accounts with as much as Rs 21,000 crore being parked in them following demonetisation, Congress on Thursday sought a CAG probe into the entire issue saying the country is being taken for a ride.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hit out at the Opposition for disrupting Parliament over the Centre's demonetisation policy and for demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be present in the House for any discussion.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling his survey on demonetisation as "fake and sponsored" and dared him to dissolve the Lok Sabha and face elections.