Addressing a press conference on the very next day of his release from the Tihar Jail, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram targeted PM Modi and his leaders on several issues, including the slowdown of the economy.

P Chidambaram held a press conference on Thursday noon, a day after her walked out of Tihar Jail on surety bond of Rs 2 lakh, to blast PM Modi and current government's policies at a time when Indian economy is growing at an all-time low rate.

The government on Wednesday approved a Personal Data Protection Bill that will ensure a proper way of handling the user data by public and private entities.

Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening at the Shivaji Park where his father has given his first Dussehra rally to announce the birth of the Shiv Sena in 1966. Six other ministers were sworn in by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari as the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress alliance, or Maha Vikas Aghadi, formally took power.

In a bid to cut cost of travel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi prefers to stay at the airport and not five star hotels during the transit time of his foreign travels, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his speech at the Lok Sabha.

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray and party secretary Milind Narwekar went to invite Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh in New Delhi for his swearing-in ceremony.

In an early morning twist, BJP took out the powerful CM post right from the Shiv Sena's door and formed the government in Maharashtra in alliance with Sharad Pawar's NCP. Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Maharashtra CM for the second consecutive term and NCP's Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy CM of the state.

Congress has been protesting against Centre's move to downgrade SPG Security cover to Z-Plus for Gandhi Family and Manmohan Singh. Responding to it, the Home Ministry has reportedly said, "the matter is closed."

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the importance of fruitful sessions in the parliament for the development of a nation, the opposition claimed that Upper House is used only for delays and protests.

Rajya Sabha may be the second house but it is not the secondary house, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in his tribute to the upper house of the Parliament as it completed 250 sessions today. The upper house remains the soul of the federal structure, and provides an opportunity to stay away from the electoral politics and indulge in healthy discussions for the development of the nation.