In an exclusive interview to ANI, PM Modi said that his government has made all efforts to take action against the top leaders of the Congress party who allegedly have been involved in any wrong doing.

In a series of tweets, Shah said the "friendship" between Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal, and Congress' top leadership is "time tested and deep". He also asked what is this ‘Family Balm’ that every middleman wants.

The party already has nine top leaders as senior spokespersons of AICC and 26 spokespersons.

Union Minister Smriti Irani will visit Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on January 4, a BJP leader said on Sunday.

The Bhutanese prime minister is on a state visit to India and had earlier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.   

Rijiju also blamed the previous Congress government in Meghalaya for the "unsafe illegal minining activities" in the state.

The miners were trapped after water from the nearby Lytein river suddenly gushed into the pit.

"My stand is...post-election we'll decide. I made it very clear, we should not announce a candidate today," Naidu said at the "India Today Conclave South 2018" in New Delhi.

The 'Kisan Diwas' or National Farmers Day is observed across the country on this day to celebrate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of India.  

The Congress president also alleged that PM Modi broke the back of small and medium businessmen through “Gabbar Singh Tax”, a metaphor the Congress president has been using for GST.

All 22 accused in the alleged fake encounter killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati were acquitted Friday by a special CBI court because of insufficient evidence, even as it expressed sorrow over the loss of "three lives."

BJP slammed Congress for raising questions over Rafale deal even after the Supreme Court categorically ruled out any foul play.

  MTB Nagaraj, Raheem Khan, E Tukaram and P T Parameshwara Naik are among the six leaders whose names are understood to have been finalised after discussions with state leaders in a meeting held in New Delhi, PTI added.

Stating that it was necessary to project young leaders in India to ensure the nation's progress, the National Conference leader said Rahul Gandhi should be given more time.

Under opposition attack, the government on Friday defended its order on monitoring and intercepting any computer by central investigative and security agencies, saying it was a mere repetition of an order of authorisation issued under rules framed during the UPA regime in 2009.

Taking a jibe at Congress president, Jaitley said luxury and sin items can’t be taxed at the same rate as the common man’s item.

Sarma, a former Congress leader and now a BJP spearhead in the North East region, mocked Gandhi over his recent claims, saying he will also seek credit for the sunlight that follows rains.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday dubbed the Lok Sabha polls as a battle between an "honest,  hardworking and committed" leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the head of a "corrupt" political party in Rahul Gandhi. 

Congress president’s remarks came two days after PM Modi at an event in Mumbai said that the government was aiming to bring 99 per cent of items at or below 18 per cent GST slab.

The Trinamool Congress chief said that the issue of prime ministerial candidate could be discussed after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which are due in April-May.