Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an ambitious pension scheme for farmers in poll-bound Jharkhand. Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana', farmers between 18 and 40 years of age will get Rs 3,000 monthly pension after reaching 60.

"I decided to take the plunge to work for the betterment of people. Just blaming politics for everything is not the right approach. I decided to take the political plunge and work directly with the people," Praful said.

The Congress party has appointed Kumari Selja as the chief of Haryana Congress. Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has been elected as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and Chairman of the State Election Committee in Haryana.

Violence erupted in Karnataka after Congress MLA DK Shivakumar's arrest late on Tuesday. In Kanakapura, Shivakumar's constituency, his supporters vandalised a state transport bus.

DK Shivakumar, Congress' troubleshooter in Karnataka took to Twitter and in a sarcastic way, congratulated his "BJP friends" for being successful in their mission of arresting him. Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested DK Shivakumar on Tuesday (September 3) night. The probe agency had been grilling Shivakumar since five days in a money laundering case.

A police complaint has been filed against Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar for allegedly using provocative language against BJP. The comment was made in a public meeting in Mau in Uttar Pradesh. The complaint has been filed by BJP leader Akhilesh Rajbhar. The FIR has been lodged under various sections of the Indian penal code.

MK Stalin, chief of DMK, has come out in strong support of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is facing arrest in the INX Media money laundering case. 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew and former Executive Director of Moser Baer India Limited (MBIL) did not get any relief on Monday as a special court in Delhi reserved its order on cancellation of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him. On Sunday, Puri got another jolt as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR against him in another case.

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress strongman Bhupinder Singh Hooda attacked his own party on Sunday just when speculation is rife that he may quit the Congress.

Kapil Mishra, former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.

From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is now one nation, Home Minister Amit Shah has said in a public rally in Haryana's Jind.

Superstar Rajinikanth has called revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir by PM Modi-led government a 'master strategy'. Article 370 gave Jammu and Kashmir special status. This special status came to an end as provisions of Article 370 were abrogated on August 5.

Wrestler Babita Phogat joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit passed away on July 20 leaving a void in India's political space. Her genial personna, comprehensive hold on administration and ability to look beyond politics won her many friends across the political spectrum. UPA chiarperson Sonia Gandhi underlined these very things in a memorial speech at Shankar Lal Auditorium in New Delhi.

After a deliberation that lasted almost the entire day on Saturday, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has appointed Sonia Gandhi as interim president of the Congress.

Just a few hours before she collapsed and died, former external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had tweeted her thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revoking Article 370 on Jammu and Kashmir. "Thank you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime."

The Twitterverse looked amused with Scindia's support for the Centre's move -- especially considering the tweet that looked more like a message for Rahul Gandhi, rather than India.

Aditi Singh, Congress MLA from Raebareli Sadar, has refused to toe party's line on abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. With this, differences can be seen wide open in the Congress party over the scrapping of the controversial Article 370.

People's Democratic Party chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah have been arrested. Reports suggest that they have been moved to a makeshift jail in a guesthouse.

Mobile internet was snapped in parts of Jammu and Kashmir after prominent leaders like Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were kept under house arrest. Service providers like Jio, BSNL, Airtel among others have complied with the instructions from the government. Suspension of mobile internet was announced late on Sunday night.