Protest Over Black Money

"Those opposing farm laws are insulting farmers," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, a day after Punjab Youth Congress workers set a tractor on fire near India Gate in the heart of Delhi during protests against the controversial farm laws, which have triggered widespread agitations in several states.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today addressed the Congress Working Committee convention in Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. The convention - named the Jan Vedna Sammelan - that began at around 10 am today discussed matters on Congress' future course of action for protest against the government's notes ban move. Rahul Gandhi, 46, said it is a clash...

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government has budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which is one month old today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the notes ban on November 8 and the opposition has attacked the government since alleging that poor implementatio...

A furious Mamata Banerjee left her Kolkata office after 30 hours on Friday evening amid a row over the presence of army at toll booths across West Bengal. "The centre is trying to bulldoze us, we will fight them legally," Ms Banerjee said. The centre and the army have said soldiers are present at the toll booths as part of a routine vehicle countin...

Despite the shouting and the rushing around of angrily protesting members of the Lok Sabha, one member stood out.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on the opposition over its Monday's protest plans at the BJP's Parivartan Rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, asking whether it was preferable to put a stop to corruption and black money or shut down the country.

Mamata Banerjee, in the second edition of her street protests in Delhi over the government's currency ban, today threw a dare. "Let's see how well the BJP does in the upcoming elections," said the West Bengal Chief Minister who has taken a frontline position in the opposition's attack on the government.

A Congress leader on Tuesday performed a 'puja at an ATM in a novel protest over the problems faced by people in the wake of demonetisation of high value currency notes.

Parliament was adjourned on Friday amid opposition protest over the government's ban on high value notes. On Day 3, both Houses witnessed similar scenes as a united opposition demands a rollback of the demonetised 500 and 1000 rupee notes. The BJP has turned up the heat on opposition parties in an apparent bid to corner them on the demonetisation d...

Chaos prevailed for a while near the venue of Arvind Kejriwal's rally at Azadpur Mandi in Delhi when a group of people claiming to be BJP supporters, waved black flags and raised anti-AAP slogans over the party's demand for rollback of the demonetisation decision.

Both Houses of parliament were adjourned on Thursday as opposition lawmakers continued their attack on the government over the impact of its ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes. Today was the second day of the winter session. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley later rejected all demands of the opposition.

A united opposition launched a vigorous attack on the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of parliament's winter session. All the action was in Rajya Sabha, where the Congress dared PM Modi to make an intervention tomorrow. Other parties demanded a probe into what they called a "leakage" of the information of the currency b...

The Samajwadi Janata Dal today protested over the issue of black money and unemployment in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

"Those opposing farm laws are insulting farmers," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, a day after Punjab Youth Congress workers set a tractor on fire near India Gate in the heart of Delhi during protests against the controversial farm laws, which have triggered widespread agitations in several states.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today addressed the Congress Working Committee convention in Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. The convention - named the Jan Vedna Sammelan - that began at around 10 am today discussed matters on Congress' future course of action for protest against the government's notes ban move. Rahul Gandhi, 46, said it is a clash...

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government has budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which is one month old today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the notes ban on November 8 and the opposition has attacked the government since alleging that poor implementatio...

A furious Mamata Banerjee left her Kolkata office after 30 hours on Friday evening amid a row over the presence of army at toll booths across West Bengal. "The centre is trying to bulldoze us, we will fight them legally," Ms Banerjee said. The centre and the army have said soldiers are present at the toll booths as part of a routine vehicle countin...

Despite the shouting and the rushing around of angrily protesting members of the Lok Sabha, one member stood out.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on the opposition over its Monday's protest plans at the BJP's Parivartan Rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, asking whether it was preferable to put a stop to corruption and black money or shut down the country.

Mamata Banerjee, in the second edition of her street protests in Delhi over the government's currency ban, today threw a dare. "Let's see how well the BJP does in the upcoming elections," said the West Bengal Chief Minister who has taken a frontline position in the opposition's attack on the government.

A Congress leader on Tuesday performed a 'puja at an ATM in a novel protest over the problems faced by people in the wake of demonetisation of high value currency notes.

Parliament was adjourned on Friday amid opposition protest over the government's ban on high value notes. On Day 3, both Houses witnessed similar scenes as a united opposition demands a rollback of the demonetised 500 and 1000 rupee notes. The BJP has turned up the heat on opposition parties in an apparent bid to corner them on the demonetisation d...

Chaos prevailed for a while near the venue of Arvind Kejriwal's rally at Azadpur Mandi in Delhi when a group of people claiming to be BJP supporters, waved black flags and raised anti-AAP slogans over the party's demand for rollback of the demonetisation decision.

Both Houses of parliament were adjourned on Thursday as opposition lawmakers continued their attack on the government over the impact of its ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes. Today was the second day of the winter session. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley later rejected all demands of the opposition.

A united opposition launched a vigorous attack on the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of parliament's winter session. All the action was in Rajya Sabha, where the Congress dared PM Modi to make an intervention tomorrow. Other parties demanded a probe into what they called a "leakage" of the information of the currency b...

The Samajwadi Janata Dal today protested over the issue of black money and unemployment in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar.