Akhilesh Sharma

Amit Shah To Meet Sena Chief, Days After "Biggest Political Enemy" Jab

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday June 5, 2018

BJP President Amit Shah will meet Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray tomorrow in Mumbai, in a rare effort to reach out to its oldest but most aggressively critical alliance partner.

"India First, Always," Says PM Modi On 4 Years In Office

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma | Saturday May 26, 2018

As the BJP-led government at the centre completes four years in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said for him and his party "it is always India First".

"2019 Mein Phir Modi Sarkar": BJP Back In Election Mode With New Slogan

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday May 25, 2018

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government completes four years, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has started prepping for next year's general elections with its list of achievements and a new slogan that seeks to focus not just on development projects being executed by the centre but also underscore its "clean intentions".

The Karnataka Twist: Why BJP Leadership Asked Yeddyurappa To Quit

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday May 19, 2018

Moments before the trust vote in Karnataka on Saturday, there was a surprise resignation. "I will not face the confidence vote, I am going to resign," said the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa, in an emotional speech before walking out of the assembly to submit his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala, the man who has drawn much criticism for inviting him.

48 Months Vs 48 Years: Centre To Showcase Achievements, Target Congress

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Thursday May 10, 2018

Ahead of the Narendra Modi-led government completing four years in office on May 26, a committee set up by the Prime Minister's Office has finalised the broad contours of a publicity blitz to showcase the government's achievements.

Why Centre Didn't Clear Justice KM Joseph's Name As Supreme Court Judge

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Thursday April 26, 2018

Sending back one of the two names recommended for elevation as Supreme Court judges, the centre has said that the proposal for reconsideration sent to the group of five most senior Supreme Court judges has the approval of the President and the Prime Minister.

In Opposition Move Against Chief Justice, Rules Broken: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Sunday April 22, 2018

A day after some lawmakers made public the contents of their impeachment notice against the Chief Justice of India submitted to the Rajya Sabha chairman, a retired Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha says rules have been violated.

PM Modi To Fast On April 12 As BJP Protests "Disruption Of Parliament By Opposition"

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday April 11, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will work on Thursday but on an empty stomach as he keeps a day's fast along with other lawmakers of the ruling BJP in protest against disruptions in parliament.

"Not One Promise Kept": Another Ruling Party's Dalit Lawmaker Writes To PM

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday April 8, 2018

Another Dalit lawmaker from the BJP has joined the chorus of voices questioning accusing the government for failing to deliver on the promises made to the community by the party. Dr Yashwant Singh, the BJP's Lok Sabha member from Nagina in western Uttar Pradesh, is the fifth parliamentarian from the ruling party to be make his reservations about th...

"Caste Bias": Another Dalit BJP Lawmaker From UP Writes To Prime Minister

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma and Alok Pandey, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Friday April 6, 2018

The count of Dalit lawmakers from the BJP hitting out against their own government for what they call discrimination against Dalits has gone up to four, including three from Uttar Pradesh. The latest entrant to the list, Ashok Kumar Dohrey, who represents Etawah in Lok Sabha.

TDP Lawmakers Stayed Put After Rajya Sabha Was Adjourned. Marshalled Out

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Thursday April 5, 2018

Escalating their demand for special category status to Andhra Pradesh, lawmakers of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) added a new dimension to their protest by refusing to leave Rajya Sabha hours after the house was adjourned.

"Yogi Adityanath Threw Me Out," Dalit BJP Lawmaker Complains To PM Modi

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma and Alok Pandey, Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday April 5, 2018

A Dalit parliamentarian of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Chhote Lal Kharwar, 45, has alleged that he met the chief minister twice, but was "scolded and thrown out".

On Dalit Atrocities Law, Government To Ask Supreme Court For A Rethink

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday March 29, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has stepped in to help resolve the concerns of Dalits regarding a Supreme Court order, which, the community says, weakens the stringent law protecting them from atrocities. The government has now decided to file a petition, asking the court for a rethink, Union minister Thavar Chand Gehlot told NDTV.

PM Modi Unhappy With CBSE Exam Leak That Played Out On WhatsApp

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 28, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed unhappiness about the leak of Class 10 and 12 CBSE papers, which is forcing students to take the exams again, sources told NDTV. PM Modi dialed the HRD minister after the Central education board decided to reschedule the exams following reports of a leak of question papers.

Rajya Sabha Battle Ends With Cliffhangers In UP, Jharkhand: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Saturday March 24, 2018

In a nail-biting finish last evening, the BJP managed to outwit Mayawati by ensuring her Bahujan Samaj Party's sole candidate was denied a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Just after that, a row broke out in Jharkhand as election officials held back the result for the state's second seat. The ruling BJP had won one seat and the second, was expect...