The ED probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper. The newspaper is published by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian Private Limited.

The latest economic outlook survey conducted by the industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has downgraded India’s GDP growth forecast to 7 percent for the current fiscal. To discuss this, CNBC-TV18 spoke to Subhrakant Panda, Senior VP, FICCI, and MD, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys; and Sachchidanand Shukla, FICCI Economists Forum and Chief Economist, Mahindra Group.

The first president of the Indian National Congress, Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee was born on December 29, 1844, into a prosperous Brahmin family. As the party president, he got a branch of the Congress -- called the ‘Congress Political Agency’ -- opened in London. He also presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress, attended by 72 members, held at Bombay in 1882. After battling a long illness, he passed away on July 21, 1906, at the age of 61 years.

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said what he is promising today is his guarantee and not a "jumla" (rhetoric) that other political parties mention in their manifesto ahead of polls.