Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday said it is unfortunate that people today only associate legislators with doling out jobs and building roads and not as lawmakers. ....

A court here on Monday sent to judicial custody, till January 16, hawala trader Paras Mal Lodha who was arrested for converting demonetised notes worth Rs 25 crore linked to industrialist J. Sekhar Reddy and lawyer Rohit Tandon into new currency. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate or his rival or even that of the voters is illegal and could jeopardise the electoral process. ....

Political parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling, which termed as "illegal" any appeal for votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language. ....

Accusing the Samajwadi Party and BSP of doing politics at the cost of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to vote for the BJP to change the state's fortunes. ....

BJP President Amit Shah on Monday sought the support of the people of Uttar Pradesh to bring about a "parivartan" in the state in the coming assembly elections. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday said that seeking votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language is illegal. ....

Swaraj India on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to have given up the agenda of black money, and demanded he disclose how much illicit-held funds were recovered post-demonetisation and to whom did it belong. ....

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Sunday said that his demonetisation step, which Modi dubbed as a "Shuddhi Yajna", was "an uncontrolled forest fire" that claimed over a 100 lives. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a shoe attack on him here in Haryana. ....

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that his ministry will do its best to support the steps announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the New Year's eve. ....

General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army's new chief, on Sunday said that the nation wants peace and tranquillity but if necessary "will not hesitate to use force". ....

Social media offered mixed reactions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much awaited address to the nation on the eve of New Year with some hailing the sops announced by him while most of them criticised him for not announcing a way out of the cash crunch. ....

Thousands of devotees thronged the 'Harmandir Sahib', also popularly known as the Golden Temple, here on Sunday to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year. ....

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that his ministry will do its best to support the steps announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the New Year's eve. ....

Branding demonetisation a "huge scam", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday sought an independent probe into and a White Paper on the note ban. ....

Branding demonetisation a "huge scam", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday sought an independent probe into and a White Paper on the note ban. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning greeted the nation a happy new year and wished for overall prosperity. ....

Demonetisation of high value currency notes has paved the way for cutting corporate income tax in the forthcoming union budget 2017-18, industry chamber said on Sunday. ....

The CPI-M on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move as a "disastrous implementation", and said he is "unrepentant and ignorant on people's sufferings". ....