The Biggest Stories of February 8, 2017

VK Sasikala managed a near-perfect attendance for her show of strength this morning. 131 of the party's 134 legislators attended meeting. AIADMK parliamentarians have threatened to meet with President Pranab Mukherjee to complain about the Governor's no-show as a move designed to benefit Ms Sasikala's political opponents; To ensure the legislator aren't poached by other parties, they were later bused to a hotel; Congress walked out of the house after angry protests when PM Modi, while defending the notes ban, said, "There is not a single black mark against him despite all the corruption. Only Doctor Saab knows how to bathe with a raincoat in the bathroom." The remark referenced the many corruption scandals that had besieged the Congress-led Manmohan Singh government; Starting February 20, you can withdraw upto Rs. 50,000 per week from your savings account, the Reserve Bank of India said today, adding that from March 13, all caps on access to cash will end; all this and more in our news wrap of the day.