Amit Chaturvedi

Amit Shah's Problem Of Plenty In Himachal (Hint: JP Nadda)

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday October 16, 2017

So will it be dynasty versus dynasty in Himachal or will Nadda walk away with the crown? Himachal may be overshadowed by the election in Gujarat, but it will offer an exciting, unpredictable ride.

Rahul Gandhi's Takeover Could Shake Congress From Stupor

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday October 10, 2017

The slag in Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's momentum, the result of a series of missteps by the seemingly invincible duo of Modi and Shah have an expected beneficiary: Rahul Gandhi, who is expected to be promoted as Congress president by the end of this month.

Amit Shah's Clear Message To Nitish Kumar Is 'Mind The Gap'

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday October 5, 2017

The message to all allies, formal and informal, is clear: Shah will not allow them to grow at the expense of the BJP.

Yogi Adityanath Reprimanded By Modi-Shah. Does It Matter?

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday September 25, 2017

45-year-old Yogi Adityanath was made Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in March this year despite zero administrative experience. It's showing.

Amit Shah's Unfolded 'Mission 350' For 2019. How It Will Work

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Friday August 18, 2017

The last general election was fought by the BJP pronouncing Mission 272. Shah is demanding a major expansion.

Amit Shah And Adityanath's 'Torpedo RG' Plan For Amethi

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 16, 2017

BJP President Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath have big plans to ambush Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his own constituency: Amethi.

Yes, It's Personal, Says Ahmed Patel On Amit Shah vs Him

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday July 31, 2017

"Shah has a personal grudge against me which is why they are going all out using the most underhand means that I have ever seen in my 40 years of politics to ensure that I lose. Money power, muscle power, you name it - they have deployed it," Ahmed Patel told me in an exclusive interview.

What Modi Wants With Amit Shah's Election To Rajya Sabha

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Friday July 28, 2017

Given how much Shah travels - across the country in states heading for election, lunching with Dalits and mobilizing cadre, many are wondering what Narendra Modi has in store for his closest confidante and effective Number Two.

Vaghela, Amit Shah Could Give Ahmed Patel The Fight Of His Life

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday July 27, 2017

If Balwantsinh Rajput, MLA and chief whip of the Congress party in the Gujarat assembly and samdhi (related by marriage) to Vaghela contests the Rajya Sabha election as an independent against Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's Political Secretary could struggle to get re-elected for a fifth term in the Upper House.

Amit Shah Strategy Gives BJP Edge in Gujarat, Congress In A Mess

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Friday June 30, 2017

Gandhi has been away on a trip to see his grandmother in Italy, his third holiday this year, while Shah is working round the clock to ensure a record win in the Gujarat elections.

Amit Shah Is Election-Ready. Contrast That To Rahul Gandhi

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday June 7, 2017

Rahul Gandhi will take over as Congress President in October from his mother Sonia Gandhi, who has been the party's longest-serving president after taking over in 1998.

How RSS And Amit Shah Are Plotting The Election For President

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday June 14, 2017

For the thrice-banned RSS, it will be the ultimate validation when one of their own occupies Rashtrapati Bhavan, a point of immense satisfaction that will follow the appointment of Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Varun Gandhi's Sidelining By BJP Drives Big Revolt

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday February 4, 2017

A week ago, a group of five MPs met BJP chief Amit Shah and demanded that his bete-noire Varun Gandhi be added in Uttar Pradesh to the released list of "star pracharaks" (campaigners) because his exclusion was sending a terrible message in a closely fought battle.

My Way Or The Highway Is Adityanath's Clear Message To BJP

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Friday February 3, 2017

Adityanath is just getting started, and if the BJP doesn't want to play along, he has an alternative in place.

Amit Shah's UP Problems Get Larger Led By Adityanath

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Saturday January 28, 2017

Shah is a battle-hardened campaigner but UP could be his biggest test.

Amit Shah Moves Quick To Capitalise On Yadavs' Feud

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday January 8, 2017

As the electoral stop-watch ticks, watch this space - UP has a way of turning every relationship and alliance on its head.

The Talks That Weren't. India-Pak Freeze in Simmering August

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Sunday August 23, 2015

Hours before crucial talks were meant to begin in Delhi, Pakistan on Saturday night announced that it cannot meet the two terms India said were non-negotiable. Talks between the National Security Advisers of the two countries stand cancelled.

Two Assurances Needed by Midnight: India Gives Pakistan a Deadline

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Saturday August 22, 2015

A day before talks between India and Pakistan are meant to hold crucial talks in Delhi, both countries are exchanging strong recriminations, leaving the dialogue vertiginously placed.

India-Pak Talks Hang By a Thread, Both Reject 'Preconditions'

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Saturday August 22, 2015

Talks between India and Pakistan, scheduled for Sunday, are precariously placed, with both sides virtually daring each other to call off the dialogue of their National Security Advisers (NSAs).

Pak Terrorist Naveed Had Allegedly Planned Udhampur Attack in June

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi; Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday August 21, 2015

Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Naveed had planned a terror strike in Jammu more than a month before he attacked a Border Security Force convoy in Udhampur on August 5, he has allegedly told interrogators.

Mufti Government Refuses to Arrest Separatists, Delhi Detention Likely

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday August 21, 2015

If Kashmiri separatists travel to the capital to meet Pakistan's Sartaj Aziz, scheduled to visit for talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, they could be detained on arrival at the Delhi airport, government sources have said.

Truck Driver Who Allegedly Helped Pak Terrorist Naveed Arrested by National Investigation Agency

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday August 21, 2015

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a truck driver who allegedly ferried Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Naveed to Jammu a day before he attacked a Border Security Force convoy on a national highway near Udhampur.

PM's Trillion-Dollar Promise: 10 Things He Said to Investors in UAE

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday August 17, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged top businesses in the United Arab Emirates or UAE to invest in India, promising them immediate investment opportunities worth a trillion dollars.

PM Modi to Address 50,000 Indians in Dubai at 9.30 pm: 10 Developments

Cheat Sheet | Agencies | Monday August 17, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address a massive Indian diaspora at a huge stadium in Dubai on the second day of his trip to the United Arab Emirates.

On Day 2, PM Modi Will Address 50,000 in Dubai After Business Talks in Abu Dhabi

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday August 17, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited Masdar City - a zero carbon city - and will now meet a business delegation in Abu Dhabi as part of his UAE visit, the first by an Indian PM in 34 years.

Politicians Clear Their Own Raises in Days, Point Out Army Veterans

India News | Reported by Ketki Angre; Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday August 14, 2015

On a muggy day in Delhi, an 70-year-old man stood in the midst of a whorl of cameras and reporters that scrummed around him. For 30 years, he served in the Indian Navy, retiring as commander. The nation has a strange way of acknowledging his contribution, he said. "These politicians take 3 days to increase their salaries. But they can't increase ou...

4 Hours, 70 Questions: Radhe Maa's Day at Mumbai Police Station

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday August 14, 2015

Radhe Maa, self-appointed godwoman, stepped out of the Kandivali police station in suburban Mumbai four-and-a-half hours after she had gone in for questioning in a dowry harassment case today. Police sources said she was asked 70 questions.

Since You Enjoy Holidaying... Sushma Swaraj's Jibe at Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 12, 2015

When the debate in Parliament on controversial cricket tycoon Lalit Modi finally began, it did not fail the expectation that it would be loaded with political sniping. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has been accused by the Congress of misusing her office to help Lalit Modi, wanted in India for financial crimes, to get urgent travel papers last year...

Congress Has 7 Questions on 'Lalitgate', Wants PM Modi to Answer Them

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu; Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 12, 2015

Initiating a debate in the Lok Sabha on "Lalitgate", the controversy that has left parliament paralysed, the Congress today posed seven questions on foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's assistance to tainted cricket moghul Lalit Modi.

Inside Parliament, Fencing to Keep Troublemakers At Bay

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu; Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 12, 2015

The area around the desk of the Lok Sabha Secretary-General, in front of the Speaker's chair, has been fenced to keep lawmakers from crowding it, after particularly unruly protests by the Opposition on Tuesday provoked an upset Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to say, "This is the limit."