Written By Sreenivasan Jain And Manas Singh

The use of hateful and divisive language by high-ranking politicians has increased almost 500% in the past four years, an NDTV data collection exercise has found.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has distanced itself from claims of a Korean company that was seen as a big player in the Uttar Pradesh Investor Summit last month and had later announced plans to invest 90,000 crores in Uttar Pradesh.

An NDTV investigation has found links between money from Indian banks allegedly embezzled by jeweller Nirav Modi, and his US-based companies.

The CBI, while charging celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi for swindling Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 6,498 crores, in transactions dating back to 2011, has named three of Mr Modi's firms as being the recipients of the embezzled money: Diamond 'R'US, Solar Export and Stellar Diamonds.

As part of his fiery speech in parliament on Wednesday, the Prime Minister targeted the previous Congress government for worsening India's crisis of bank debt.

An NDTV investigation has found that there has been a steady uptick in the amounts donated by corporates to cow shelters and for cow welfare since the change of government in 2014.

In Dhampur village in Gujarat's Vijapur constituency, about two hours north of Ahmedabad, a group of young men loiter in the village square, hunched over their smartphones.

As it heads into an election in Gujarat next week, the BJP faces a challenge to its dominance in one of its most prominent mainstay states from a host of factors - from anti-incumbency to a new generation of community leaders.

To gauge whether the notes ban has significantly boosted digital transactions involves an analysis of a wide range of electronic applications, from multiple forms of bank transfers, credit and debit card use, mobile wallets and so on.

If the government is to be believed, the ban on high-value currency led to a significant surge in India's tax base over the past year. To back this claim, the government has released a deluge of data. Including the claim that that there was a 25 per cent increase in tax returns in the April-August 2017 period, compared to the same period last year....

In his speech on November 8 last year, announcing the ban on high value currency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out the reasons for the dramatic move - striking a blow against black money, terrorism and fake currency.

The delay in the announcement of dates for the Gujarat elections - close to two weeks after the Election Commission declared dates for elections in Himachal Pradesh - continues to remain controversial. Traditionally, dates for both states are announced concurrently.

Over the past three days, raids on the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda, the base of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, have underscored his extravagant lifestyle - buildings shaped like the Seven Wonders, luxury interiors and a fleet of heavily modified cars.

In parliament, India has taken a tough stance on Rohingya Muslims, the stateless minority facing acute persecution in Myanmar.

To counter increasing evidence that demonetisation may have dented the Indian economy, the government has put out a series of statistics to show that the contentious move to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes last November has improved economic health, specifically by expanding India's tax base.

The use of hateful and divisive language by high-ranking politicians has increased almost 500% in the past four years, an NDTV data collection exercise has found.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has distanced itself from claims of a Korean company that was seen as a big player in the Uttar Pradesh Investor Summit last month and had later announced plans to invest 90,000 crores in Uttar Pradesh.

An NDTV investigation has found links between money from Indian banks allegedly embezzled by jeweller Nirav Modi, and his US-based companies.

The CBI, while charging celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi for swindling Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 6,498 crores, in transactions dating back to 2011, has named three of Mr Modi's firms as being the recipients of the embezzled money: Diamond 'R'US, Solar Export and Stellar Diamonds.

As part of his fiery speech in parliament on Wednesday, the Prime Minister targeted the previous Congress government for worsening India's crisis of bank debt.

An NDTV investigation has found that there has been a steady uptick in the amounts donated by corporates to cow shelters and for cow welfare since the change of government in 2014.

In Dhampur village in Gujarat's Vijapur constituency, about two hours north of Ahmedabad, a group of young men loiter in the village square, hunched over their smartphones.

As it heads into an election in Gujarat next week, the BJP faces a challenge to its dominance in one of its most prominent mainstay states from a host of factors - from anti-incumbency to a new generation of community leaders.

To gauge whether the notes ban has significantly boosted digital transactions involves an analysis of a wide range of electronic applications, from multiple forms of bank transfers, credit and debit card use, mobile wallets and so on.

If the government is to be believed, the ban on high-value currency led to a significant surge in India's tax base over the past year. To back this claim, the government has released a deluge of data. Including the claim that that there was a 25 per cent increase in tax returns in the April-August 2017 period, compared to the same period last year....

In his speech on November 8 last year, announcing the ban on high value currency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out the reasons for the dramatic move - striking a blow against black money, terrorism and fake currency.

The delay in the announcement of dates for the Gujarat elections - close to two weeks after the Election Commission declared dates for elections in Himachal Pradesh - continues to remain controversial. Traditionally, dates for both states are announced concurrently.

Over the past three days, raids on the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda, the base of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, have underscored his extravagant lifestyle - buildings shaped like the Seven Wonders, luxury interiors and a fleet of heavily modified cars.

In parliament, India has taken a tough stance on Rohingya Muslims, the stateless minority facing acute persecution in Myanmar.

To counter increasing evidence that demonetisation may have dented the Indian economy, the government has put out a series of statistics to show that the contentious move to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes last November has improved economic health, specifically by expanding India's tax base.