This embrace of criticism comes from a government that has been accused of weaponising sedition laws, targeting activists, artistes and opposition politicians, and presiding over one of the steepest ...

"I remember that after demonetisation, we all wanted Dr Singh ... for Urdu poetry and was also using it to counter political criticism. That is why I suggested a couplet to him to convey a point.

Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale alleged Monday that the Modi government’s demonetisation drive in 2016 was linked to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In ...