Politics

Congress and its allies do not want Parliament to function and were shying away from a debate on demonetisation as the poor look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "messiah" after the decision, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday.

After both Houses of Parliament finally adjourned for the day by lunch a group of Opposition leaders huddled in a corner of central hall over dosa and cups of coffee. Present were MPs from the Congress, Left parties, JD(U) and a prominent NCP leader .

He said farmers were resorting to distress sale of paddy, offering it at throwaway prices.

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

When asked about Congress Vice President visiting an ATM, Sharma said, "Rahul Gandhi does not need any permission from anyone to stand in front of an ATM."

With frustration over the cash crunch mounting, Parliament looks set to witness a firestorm of protest on the issue of demonetisation when it meets for the winter session tomorrow, with a joint opposition having readied itself to put the government on the...

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's son-in-law was on Tuesday sent to two-day police custody by a city court in a case of theft and misappropriating his wife's property.

Recently, several people fell ill while some of them died as they lined up in front of heavily crowded banks to get their old currency exchanged.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that he relates to the inconvenience faced by the common man due to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes and promised that it will not go in vain.

Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that to provide good services on national highways, it is necessary for the government to collect toll tax and it cannot put an end to it.

After the Supreme Court on Thursday announced its verdict on the SYL water sharing agreement, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh resigned from his Lok Sabha seat while his party MLAs resigned en-masse from the state assembly, "in protest against t...

Amidst the cacophony of a high-pitched war within the incumbent Samajwadi Party, BJP has quietly launched its election campaign for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, via the air-waves as well as on the ground.

Two months after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced enhancing maternity leave period for women government employees from six to nine months, the state government on Monday issued an order to implement it.

Any decision on a grand alliance for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be taken by Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, said Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Samajawadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday sealed a tie-up with Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls due next year.

In an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav talks about his election campaign, development and SP’s prospects in the forthcoming elections.