The former Kingfisher Airlines boss had claimed Wednesday in London that he met Jaitley before leaving India and offered to settle his dues, a charge the finance minister denied and dubbed "false".  

Vijay Mallya (62), on Wednesday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a case regarding his extradition to India to face the trial on fraud and money laundering charges.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi questioned why Arun Jaitley didn't mention about his meeting Mallya earlier.

Responding to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's demand for a probe over Mallya's claims, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said those people who are out on bail should not be questioning people who are innocent.

Claims made by Vijay Mallya were however refuted by the finance minister, who referred to it as “factually false.”

The senior BJP leader said that the Congress let the economy "stray" while the Gandhi family was very diligent to protect its own financial strength through enterprises like AJL and Young India.

Led by Rahul Gandhi, a united Opposition, on Monday staged a foot march here in support of Bharat Bandh called by Congress party against rising fuel prices.

Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are major stakeholders in Young Indian which has acquired Associated Journals Limited (AJL). National Herald newspaper was published by AJL.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: After returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, Gandhi made his first appearance on Monday. He is leading the Bharat Bandh against fuel prices.

The top Congress leader has been using his foreign trips to target the Narendra Modi government over a range of issues.

Rahul Gandhi had earlier shared pictures of Mansarovar lake on Twitter while commenting "there is no hatred here".

A survey conducted by Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) shows that about 48 per cent of people see PM Modi as the best leader to take forward the 'agenda of the nation'.

The Rafale fighter is a twin-engine Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft manufactured by French aerospace company Dassault Aviation.  

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi for criticising Raman Singh over the purchase of smart phones for the Sanchar Kranti Scheme (SKY) in Chhattisgarh, Amit Shah said that it only exposed his ignorance.

“The waters of lake Mansarovar are so gentle, tranquil and calm. They give everything and lose nothing. Anyone can drink from them. There is no hatred here. This is why we worship these waters in India,” he said in another tweet.

The minister also targeted RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is currently serving prison term in the fodder scam cases.

Choubey, known for making controversial statements, said the way Gandhi has been speaking, it appears he has lost his mental balance.

The plane had developed a technical snag on April 26, following which Congress demanded a probe into the "suspicious and faulty performance" of the aircraft before landing at the Hubballi airport in north Karnataka.

"Ye rishta kya kehlata hai?" BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said mockingly and added that Rahul Gandhi must explain his love for China.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi clubbed demonetisation with Rafale deal to allege that these were 'scams' meant to favour what he called 'crony capitalists' close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.