Bharatiya Janata Party

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday tweeted in support of Abhijit Banerjee, a day after the Nobel Prize-winning economist spoke to NDTV and raised his objection to Union Minister Piyush Goyal questioning his professionalism.

Madhya Pradesh Minister PC Sharma made a cheeky comment by comparing the condition of current roads in the state with the cheeks of BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya and claimed that if Congress returns in the state then he will ensure that the roads become as smooth as Hema Malini's cheeks.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been to more foreign trips than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said BJP chief and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, attacking Congress over questions on how many trips does PM Modi make.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray will be contesting the October 21 elections in Maharashtra with this he will become the first man of his family to ever contest the elections. He will be Shiv Sena's candidate from the Worli seat, which is under stronghold of the party.

This comes two days after India had failed Pakistan's similar attempt at the South Asian Speakers’ Summit in the Maldives, saying Islamabad should put an end to all state support to terrorism, which is the “biggest threat” to humanity.

The reaction from BJP came a day after Manmohan Singh said that Narendra Modi government is responsible for "all-round mismanagement". He said if the economy is not revived of man-made blunders of demonetization.

There are various genius minds which have been stretching their thoughts to find out the real reasons behind such unintended 'economic slowdown'. There are a few who are also blaming the political decisions taken by the current government like introduction of GST and other factors.

According to highly placed sources in a news report by India Today, Sadhvi Pragya has been asked not to speak in public and refrain from making such controversial statements.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was travelling to France, Bahrain, and the UAE when he had received the information about sad demise of the former finance minister. Arun Jaitley's family had reportedly requested Prime Minister Modi to continue his visit.

His body, wrapped in tri-colour, was brought to Nigambodh Ghat in a flower-decked gun carriage from the BJP headquarters, where a score of leaders paid their last tribute.