Lalitgate

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  PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Rajasthan BJP Leaders on Civic Polls Win

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah today congratulated party workers and leaders on the BJP's commendable performance in the Rajasthan civic polls.

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  After Madhya Pradesh, Major Win in Rajasthan for BJP

  After Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has posted another big win in a high-stakes municipal election in Rajasthan. But there are some setbacks for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

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  Lalitgate Is Fallout of Sushma Swaraj-Arun Jaitley Tussle: Digvijaya Singh

  Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said the Lalitgate scandal was the fallout of a tussle between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

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  Prime Minister Compares Congress Behaviour in Parliament to Emergency

  With protests that prevented Parliament from functioning every day of its nearly three-week session, the Congress has rivalled the assault on democracy during the Emergency, the Prime Minister told his party and allies today.

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  'For 30 Years BJP Lied About My Father': Rahul Gandhi on Bofors Controversy

  In a sharp response to Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's barbs in Parliament referencing the Bofors controversy, Rahul Gandhi said today: "For 30 years the BJP has lied about my father."

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  Rahul Gandhi Has Advice for the PM on 'Restoring Credibility'

  Rahul Gandhi offered some career advice to the Prime Minister today, urging him to "grab the opportunity" to bring disgraced cricket magnate Lalit Modi back to India. "After we lost the election, I thought (PM Modi) had it in him, but now we know, he doesn't have dum (guts)," said Mr Gandhi, whose party has accused the ruling BJP's top leaders of i...

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  Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM Narendra Modi Over Lalitgate: Highlights

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi spoke outside Parliament after it was adjourned indefinitely. Here are the highlights of what he said.

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  Rahul Gandhi's Cheat Sheet for Parliament Speech Amuses Social Media

  In Parliament on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi responded to Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's attack with an acrimonious counter that also included digs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress vice president apparently made notes of his talking points, which was captured by an alert photographer.

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  No Work, No GST in Parliament Session; NDA Lawmakers on Protest March

  As a turbulent and largely unproductive monsoon session ended this afternoon without legislation including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposal being cleared, both the government and the opposition announced protests at Parliament.

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  Question of Sushma Swaraj's Resignation Doesn't Arise: Arun Jaitley in Parliament

  "The government rejects all the charges, the question of Sushma Swaraj's resignation does not arise," said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, bringing to a close an acrimonious debate on 'Lalitgate,' a controversy that paralysed the entire monsoon session.

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  To Sushma Swaraj's 'Mom' Barb, Rahul Gandhi Makes 'Beta' Retort

  Rebutting Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who referenced "Momma" in a fierce attack on him in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi today threw back a "Beta" remark.

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  PM Does Not Have the Guts to Sit in This House: Rahul Gandhi in Parliament

  Rahul Gandhi, attacked by foreign minister Sushma Swaraj in her rebuttal to the Congress' charges on the Lalit Modi controversy, hit back in the Lok Sabha, which is debating the scandal now called 'Lalitgate.'

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  Sushma Swaraj Attacks the Gandhis, Congress: Top 5 Quotes

  Union Minister Sushma Swaraj's fiery defense in Parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy in Parliament today included a litany of counter-allegations.

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  Sushma Swaraj Turns Lalitgate Defence Into Fierce Attack

  Straining to be heard above a ceaseless chorus of slogans, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj delivered a strident attack on the opposition Congress as she declared "I committed no mistake" in reference to her assistance that allowed tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi to get urgent travel papers last year.

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  Congress Has 7 Questions on 'Lalitgate', Wants PM Modi to Answer Them

  Initiating a debate in the Lok Sabha on "Lalitgate", the controversy that has left parliament paralysed, the Congress today posed seven questions on foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's assistance to tainted cricket moghul Lalit Modi.