Lok Sabha Demonetisation

There is no reason to show that employment has come down, Union minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar told Lok Sabha on Monday in response to remarks that demonetisation has severely impacted jobs.

A report on the government's efforts to curb black money - prepared by a parliamentary committee chaired by Congress's Veerappa Moily - skips any mention of a specific amount of black money. A copy of the report that's with NDTV, says the methodologies being followed to curb black money are inconsistent and the results are contrasting.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said India is headed for an economic slowdown and accused the Modi government of leaving the economy in dire straits due to its "lack of economic vision".

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of doing "nothing" while in power, party president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday nobody had committed the "foolishness" of the notes ban and the "Gabbar Singh Tax" in the last 70 years.

Jashodaben, the wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cast her vote at a polling booth in Gujarat's Unjha in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections today. "Modi sahab has done a lot for the country, and he will do more," news agency ANI quoted her as saying minutes after she stepped out of the polling booth.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed the Congress' NYAY scheme, claiming that its promise of providing annual income support of Rs 72,000 to each of India's poorest families will not only restart the nation's growth engine but also stimulate demand in a manner leading to increased economic activity and job creation.

The Congress on Wednesday described demonetisation as the "biggest scam" of the country and alleged that it "may have helped criminals to monetise by looting the treasury and the poor".

The Congress today alleged that the Election Commission is not taking any action against the ruling BJP despite the many cases of poll code violation reported against them. The party also showed a video, claiming it was an expose on currency exchange conducted by the government after demonetisation.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the United Progressive Alliance government at centre, if voted to power, will launch a probe into the Narendra Modi government's notes ban in 2016.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today drew a comparison between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation initiative and the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in the 1970s, and claimed that the people were eagerly waiting to push the BJP out of power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today claimed that the Narendra Modi government has caused untold hardships to the public through demonetisation, job cuts and "imposing restrictions on free thought", and the people will teach the Prime Minister a lesson by not voting for him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said that his party's election promise of a minimum income guarantee scheme for the poor is aimed at fixing the "damage" caused by the Narendra Modi government to the country's economy through ill-considered initiatives such as demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The TMC will work for the revival of the Planning Commission, institution of a judicial inquiry into demonetization and a review of the GST if the opposition alliance is voted to power in the Lok Sabha polls, its manifesto released by party supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.

The BJP on Wednesday said it will take legal action against the Congress for running a conspiracy-driven election campaign against it.

India shot down one of its satellites in space with an anti-satellite missile or A-SAT and has now established its place in an elite club of space powers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a televised address to the nation. India is the fourth country to have tested an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and China, the PM s...

There is no reason to show that employment has come down, Union minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar told Lok Sabha on Monday in response to remarks that demonetisation has severely impacted jobs.

A report on the government's efforts to curb black money - prepared by a parliamentary committee chaired by Congress's Veerappa Moily - skips any mention of a specific amount of black money. A copy of the report that's with NDTV, says the methodologies being followed to curb black money are inconsistent and the results are contrasting.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said India is headed for an economic slowdown and accused the Modi government of leaving the economy in dire straits due to its "lack of economic vision".

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of doing "nothing" while in power, party president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday nobody had committed the "foolishness" of the notes ban and the "Gabbar Singh Tax" in the last 70 years.

Jashodaben, the wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cast her vote at a polling booth in Gujarat's Unjha in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections today. "Modi sahab has done a lot for the country, and he will do more," news agency ANI quoted her as saying minutes after she stepped out of the polling booth.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed the Congress' NYAY scheme, claiming that its promise of providing annual income support of Rs 72,000 to each of India's poorest families will not only restart the nation's growth engine but also stimulate demand in a manner leading to increased economic activity and job creation.

The Congress on Wednesday described demonetisation as the "biggest scam" of the country and alleged that it "may have helped criminals to monetise by looting the treasury and the poor".

The Congress today alleged that the Election Commission is not taking any action against the ruling BJP despite the many cases of poll code violation reported against them. The party also showed a video, claiming it was an expose on currency exchange conducted by the government after demonetisation.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the United Progressive Alliance government at centre, if voted to power, will launch a probe into the Narendra Modi government's notes ban in 2016.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today drew a comparison between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation initiative and the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in the 1970s, and claimed that the people were eagerly waiting to push the BJP out of power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today claimed that the Narendra Modi government has caused untold hardships to the public through demonetisation, job cuts and "imposing restrictions on free thought", and the people will teach the Prime Minister a lesson by not voting for him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said that his party's election promise of a minimum income guarantee scheme for the poor is aimed at fixing the "damage" caused by the Narendra Modi government to the country's economy through ill-considered initiatives such as demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The TMC will work for the revival of the Planning Commission, institution of a judicial inquiry into demonetization and a review of the GST if the opposition alliance is voted to power in the Lok Sabha polls, its manifesto released by party supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.

The BJP on Wednesday said it will take legal action against the Congress for running a conspiracy-driven election campaign against it.

India shot down one of its satellites in space with an anti-satellite missile or A-SAT and has now established its place in an elite club of space powers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a televised address to the nation. India is the fourth country to have tested an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and China, the PM s...