Opposition leaders were on Friday briefed by the government on the stand-off with China and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Accompanied by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders, opposition candidate Meira Kumar on Wednesday filed her nomination for the July 17 Presidential election, which she termed "a fight of ideology for democratic principles".

Opposition parties will meet here on Thursday afternoon to decide their choice of candidate for the July 17 Presidential election, as scheduled earlier.

Worried at the opposition to the GST by a large section of traders in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Ministers will fan out an "explain the benefits of the single tax system".

The Congress party on Tuesday said its top leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will hold discussions with opposition parties on a candidate for the Presidential elections in July.

With some opposition leaders alleging tampering and hacking of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission on Saturday said it will soon throw an "open challenge" to prove if the machines could be tampered with.

Opposition parties on Thursday approached the Election Commission (EC) seeking that the Union Budget's presentation be deferred during the poll process for five states.

In fact, the PM is expected to attend the last 3 days of the winter session setting tones of BJP’s floor strategies during the course of events.

'Bharat Bandh' comes as a perfect example for all the opposition leaders to understand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had won the elections because India is supporting his decisions

The Government on Friday rejected opposition's demand of Prime Minister’s apology over his remarks claiming they support black money. The leaders also disrupted sessions in both the houses for yet another day of the winter session.