Neeta Sharma

"Voter ID More Powerful Than IED," Says PM After Voting In Ahmedabad

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 23, 2019

The power of terrorism is IED, the power of democracy is a Voter ID, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after voting in Gujarat's Ahmedabad this morning, where he held a mini-roadshow in an open jeep, walked down the streets with his party candidate and addressed the media. "I believe the voter ID is more powerful. This shows the true strength...

"Qatal Ki Raat": PM Speaks Of US Claims After Pak Capture Of IAF Pilot

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday April 22, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had warned Pakistan of "consequences" if it did not return Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured after an aerial dogfight with Pakistani F-16s that had violated Indian airspace and targeted military installations in February.

In Gandhinagar, Strong Backroom, Giant Cut-Outs Proxy For Amit Shah

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Sunday April 21, 2019

The BJP chief, Amit Shah, has the responsibility of overseeing the party's campaign across the country. His campaign in Gandhinagar, from where he is contesting, is happening largely in his absence. It is being conducted by a trusted backroom team, which has been campaigning from door-to-door, carrying life-size portraits of the BJP chief.

General Elections 2019: "BJP Scared Of 25-Year-Old, So Disrupting Events", Says Hardik Patel

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday April 20, 2019

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has questioned the BJP for giving a ticket to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who was charged in a terror case. "Sadhvi can fight despite the fact charges against her being very severe but I cannot. BJP made sure of that," Mr Patel said.

Trade Across Line Of Control With Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Suspended

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday April 18, 2019

Trade across the Line of Control with Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir will be suspended from midnight, the government has announced.

In Jammu And Kashmir, VIP Security Becomes Flashpoint Between Cops, Babus

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday April 17, 2019

The police and the bureaucrats of Jammu and Kashmir are at loggerheads over a new order of the government that empowers babus to take a call on which VIP in the state gets security and which one doesn't

Election 2019: BJP Fields Malegaon Accused Sadhvi Pragya vs Digvijaya Singh In Bhopal

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Neeta Sharma; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, will contest the national election as a BJP candidate. She will contest from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, where former chief minister Digvijaya Singh is the Congress candidate.

2019 Elections: Bangladesh Actor Ferdous Ahmed To Be Sent Back For Campaigning In Bengal

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Famous Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed's role as star campaigner for the Trinamool Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal has been written off by the centre. The 45-year-old actor will be sent back and blacklisted for violating his visa conditions.

Blog: The Untold Story Behind The Jammu And Kashmir Highway Ban

Blog | Neeta Sharma | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Since the terrorist attack in Pulwama in February, many decisions taken by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir have hit headlines for wrong reasons and the ban on civilian traffic on the 271-km National Highway 44 between Udhampur and Kashmir for two days every week is one of them. Insiders say that the decision was taken by the Chief Secretary of th...

Jammu And Kashmir Administration Wants State Polls In June: Sources

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir administration wants the assembly elections in the state to be held in June, sources have indicated. However, that would depend on what the Election Commission eventually decides.

"Didn't Name Anyone": Christian Michel In Court As Chargesheet Names Ahmed Patel

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday April 5, 2019

A day after it was revealed that a charge-sheet in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case against Christian Michel names senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, the alleged middleman told a Delhi court that he had not named anyone in his questioning by the Enforcement Directorate.

Salary Of J&K Senior Cops To Be Cut If Juniors Don't Turn Up On Duty

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday April 5, 2019

If the junior does not show up on duty, then the senior police officer's salary will be deducted. This is a new directive of the Jammu and Kashmir Home department.

Blog: Why Some In Government Appear To Agree With Congress On AFSPA

Blog | Neeta Sharma | Thursday April 4, 2019

Amid the debate on the Congress promise to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, there have been some contrarian views from within the establishment.

Flashes Of Pulwama As Banihal Car Blast Again Points To Lapses

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday April 1, 2019

Security agencies are probing if the explosion inside a Hyundai Santro car in Jammu and Kashmir's Banihal on Saturday was a dry run for an attack similar to the terror attack in Pulwama in February. The attack is being seen as a security lapse by officials.

India Reschedules Kartarpur Meet, Concerned Over Separatists On Pak Panel

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Neeta Sharma Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday March 29, 2019

The meeting scheduled between India and Pakistan, to discuss the modalities of opening the Kartarpur Corridor, on April 2 at Wagah border, has been called off. India today summoned the Pakistan envoy and conveyed strong objections over the presence of Khalistani separatists in the panel set up by his country on Kartarpur.