Police had to use water cannons to disperse the protestors, who also indulged in sloganeering. Tear gas was also used to disperse the crowd.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great orator. He also makes grand announcements about ambitious targets, leaving hapless officials and others to work out the details.

In an interaction that lasted over half-an-hour on the NaMo app, the Prime Minister talked about various central schemes, Congress' failure and why the people of Karnataka needed to elect a better government.

Why you should look beyond fixed deposits in the New Year.

Holding his first public rally in poll-bound Gujarat after taking office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to farmers from the heartland of the restive Patel community after launching an irrigation project.

The rally was going on as planned when Gajender Singh, who had lost his crops in last month's unseasonal rain, hanged himself from a tree in public view at Jantar Mantar, barely one km from Parliament House.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday returned home from his 56-day unexplained sabbatical which had raised questions over his leadership of the party.

Should BJP do poorly in the vote and Modi not become prime minister, some analysts predict shares could plunge 8 to 10 percent in one day, and up to 20 percent in the aftermath.