Politics

DMK President M Karunanidhi on Wednesday alleged that "money power has once again won" in Tamil Nadu. "Therefore this is an artificial victory," he said in a statement.

Union Culture Ministry on Tuesday refuted reports in a section of media that the government has given its go ahead to an RSS affiliate to institute own 'Nobel awards' -- Naimishya Samman -- and has also allocated funds for it.

Jayalalithaa said people voted for AIADMK candidates by a huge margin after considering her regime's 'achievements, welfare measures and visionary schemes.'

Rahul Gandhi said the demonitisation move has 'dented' the Indian economy hugely and caused tremendous hardship to fishermen, farmers, labourers and daily wage earners.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the report of Justice S N Dhingra Commission, set up to probe the grant of licences for change in land use (CLU) in Gurgaon, including to a Robert Vadra- owned firm, will be made public in the next Asse...

Shiv Sena on Saturday came out in support of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is under attack from BJP for drawing a comparison between the Uri terror attack casualties and the deaths after demonetisation.

On November 2, Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahatab had said as Congress has been weakened now, BJD should reconsider its policy of maintaining distance from that party.

Priyanka Gandhi will actively campaign for the Congress and play a "major role" in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls slated early next year, top party leaders said on Friday.

Hitting out at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that if he thinks the demonetisation move and the board exams would end the unrest in Kashmir Valley, it was a misconception and the "storm"...

BSP leader Mayawati said the House should request the Prime Minister to be present and answer the members' concerns.

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said those politicians, who are against the Centre's demonetisation of higher currency notes, should direct their anger towards "generators of black money" instead of criticising the government.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday termed as "foolish decision" the Modi government's move to demonetise Rs 500/1000 notes and said BJP President Amit Shah was living in a "glass house" and was unaware of the "hardships" faced by the common man.

Terming the Centre's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes as "autocratic and egoistic", BSP president Mayawati on Friday said the government that "fails" to even realise the problems of common people is set to face "bad days" very soo...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the decision to demonetise high denomination currency notes was a well-planned move and not taken in haste as he maintained it would go a long way in checking corruption in politics.

An all-party meeting will be held here on November 15 to deliberate on the agenda for the winter session of Parliament starting a day after, informed sources said here on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Japan to participate in the annual bilateral summit in Tokyo.