Akhilesh Sharma

Nitish Kumar's Hard Bargain Sends Amit Shah Back To Paswans, Kushwaha

India News | Written By Manish Kumar And Akhilesh Sharma | Thursday September 20, 2018

On Sunday, Nitish Kumar told his party leaders that a respectable seat-sharing deal had been sealed for the 2019 national polls. The Bihar Chief Minister has made it clear to BJP chief Amit Shah that "respectable" is nothing short of 17 of the state's 40 seats.

RSS Chief's "Shamshan-Kabristan" Comments Seen As Message For PM Modi

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 20, 2018

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday frowned on "shamshan-kabristan" politics that he said was practiced for power and not for public welfare.

Amid Goa Political Crisis, BJP May Appoint Deputy Chief Minister: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday September 20, 2018

As Goa faces a leadership crisis with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar away for treatment, the BJP is likely to appoint a deputy chief minister in the coastal state as a stop-gap arrangement, sources said. A delegation of BJP leaders met BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday to work out a solution after the opposition Congress staked claim to power.

Triple Talaq To Be An Offence, President Clears Ordinance: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 20, 2018

Triple talaq or instant divorce is just short of becoming a punishable offence after the government cleared an ordinance or executive order on Wednesday to enforce a proposed law that could not be passed in parliament in August. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the ordinance on Wednesday night, a top law ministry functionary said. The goverm...

Not Hindutva If We Don't Accept Muslims, Says RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday September 19, 2018

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said today that "Hindutva" means inclusivity and accepting Muslims is a part of it. "Hindu Rashtra doesn't mean there's no place for Muslims. If we don't accept Muslims, it's not Hindutva. Hindutva is Indianness and inclusivity," he said, speaking at a three-day conclave.

BJP's Hour By Hour Day Plan Of Arun Jaitley To Reject "Mallya Meet" Claim

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 15, 2018

After a Congress leader claimed that fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had a "15-minute sit-down meeting in parliament" a day before the fugitive tycoon's flight to the UK, BJP sources said the meeting could not have taken place because Mr Jaitley wasn't in parliament that long on that day in March 2016.

Will Win 2019, Rule For 50 Years, Says Amit Shah At BJP Meet: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday September 9, 2018

At a key meeting of the BJP today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack on the Congress and BJP chief Amit Shah declared that the party will rule for another 50 years. "PM Modi told party workers that we must strengthen the party at booth-level and we must win in every booth," Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the media a...

Opposition Unity Is An Eyewash, Says BJP At National Executive: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday September 9, 2018

At the national executive meeting in Delhi, BJP chief Amit Shah, in a point by point rebuttal of the combined opposition's attack on the government said, "Mahagathbandhan is an eyewash, an illusion based on falsehood". The party would win the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with a bigger mandate than 2014, said Mr Shah. The BJP chief however, cautioned...

Amid Poll Buzz, KCR Says No Tie-Up; BJP Retorts, Fine With Us: 10 Facts

Telangana News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday September 7, 2018

After preparing the ground for early polls by dissolving the assembly, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ruled out any alliance with the BJP. BJP sources responded with political-speak for "your loss, not ours". BJP leaders said last night, after Mr Rao's press conference, that the party is ready to contest "all 119 seats" in the state. ...

Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 6, 2018

The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...

KCR Sets Telangana On Early Poll Sked, Names Over 100 Candidates

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 6, 2018

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao has met the Governor and informed him of the cabinet's decision to dissolve the state assembly.

Ranjan Gogoi To Be Next Chief Justice, Will Take Charge On Oct 3: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Sunday September 2, 2018

Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the second senior most judge in the Supreme Court, will take charge as the next Chief Justice of India on October 3, sources have told NDTV.

For An Edge In Polls, BJP Plans Sharper Focus On Central Schemes: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 28, 2018

A sharper focus on welfare schemes, with an eye on the rolls of beneficiaries would form the cornerstone of the BP strategy for the national elections next year, sources told NDTV. A data base of beneficiaries of central and state schemes -- complete with contact details -- have to be prepared, a day-long meeting of BJP chief ministers decided toda...

RSS To Invite Rahul Gandhi For Event Next Month, Say Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday August 27, 2018

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is all set to invite its sharpest critic, Rahul Gandhi, for an event next month in Delhi, say sources.

BJP Yatras To Immerse Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Ashes In Rivers Across India

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 22, 2018

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in rivers across the country, with top leaders participating in a ritual that has been dubbed "Atal Kalash Yatra" by the ruling BJP.