Sharad Sharma

"Centre Lies, You Can't Believe Them": Arvind Kejriwal Amid Pollution Row

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 4, 2019

The centre is spreading lies, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told NDTV today while defending his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against allegations it wasted Rs 1,500 crore on ads instead of helping farmers eliminate the need for stubble burning that has contributed to the toxic haze that has engulfed the city

"Think Of Our Kids...": Manish Sisodia Cycles To Work As 'Odd-Even' Starts

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 4, 2019

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia spoke to NDTV this morning as he cycled to work after the Delhi government implemented its 'odd-even' road-rationing scheme in an effort to combat the national capital's air pollution crisis

Arvind Kejriwal Takes Bus Rides For Feedback On Free Travel For Women

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday October 30, 2019

Women travelers in Delhi are very happy with the free bus ride scheme, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today as he hopped on to public buses to take a -direct feedback-a day after the scheme was rolled out.

PM Modi To Attend Dussehra Celebration At Delhi's Dwarka Today

India News | Reported By Sharad Sharma, Edited By Richa Taneja | Tuesday October 8, 2019

PM Modi in Dwarka on Dussehra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend Dussehra celebration at DDA Ground in Dwarka Sector-10 where the event is being organised by Dwarka Sri Ram Leela Society.

Delhi BJP Boss As Parashurama At Ramlila, Mentions "Foreign Infiltrators"

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday October 4, 2019

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who played the role of mythological character Parashurama in a local Ramlila, has kicked up a row with his improvised dialogue in which he used the term "foreign infiltrators", which was linked to his demand for an Assam-like National Register of Citizen (NRC) exercise to weed out illegal immigrants from the national c...

'Metro Man' Gives "Bankruptcy" Warning To PM Modi On AAP's Free Ride Plan

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday June 15, 2019

E Sreedharan, the retired Delhi Metro chief who is credited for its success, has shot off a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's ambitious plan to provide free metro rides to women will "paralyze" the transport system.

Delhi's First Woman Auto Driver Robbed, Gets Relief From Ex-Minister

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Friday June 7, 2019

When Sunita Chaudhary, Delhi's first woman auto rickshaw driver, took part in a farmers' event at Delhi's Jantar Mantar today, one couldn't have told that she had lost her source of livelihood just two days ago.

Delhi Government Approves 10% EWS Quota In Government Jobs

Delhi News | Reported By Sharad Sharma, Edited By Richa Taneja | Wednesday May 29, 2019

The 10 per cent economically backward class reservation quota will hold for all the jobs under the government of Delhi. This includes all the departments, corporations, boards, public sector units and autonomous bodies of Delhi.

Alka Lamba Asked To Quit AAP In Row Over Rajiv Gandhi Resolution

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday December 22, 2018

Delhi legislator Alka Lamba was asked to resign from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday as the row over a state assembly resolution aimed at withdrawing late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna over his failure to curb the 1984 anti-Sikh riots escalated.

Pay Up Rs 1 Lakh, Cash-Starved AAP Tells Delhi BJP Chief

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday December 20, 2018

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), desperate for funds ahead of the national election, has asked the BJP for a donation of Rs 1 lakh. Strange, but there's a back-story.

Amid Rumours Of AAP-Congress Talks, Arvind Kejriwal's Take On Alliances

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday December 16, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has clarified his party's stance on poll partnerships for 2019 general elections.

At Key Opposition Meet Today, Arvind Kejriwal's Big Debut

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday December 10, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will attend his first meeting with opposition leaders in Chandrababu Naidu's big push for a grand alliance for 2019 today, sources have told NDTV. Mr Naidu, who has taken up the challenging task of bringing the parties on the same page to take on the BJP next year, has recently ended his long-standing rivalry w...

CCTV Footage Shows Amritsar Event Organiser Fleeing Home After Tragedy

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma and Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday October 22, 2018

The police have acquired CCTV footage of Sourabh Madan Mithu -- a local councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track in Amritsar -- escaping soon after the tragedy occurred on Friday night.

On Day 1 Of Arvind Kejriwal's Doorstep Delivery, 21,000 Calls, But...

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "home delivery" of 40 government services did not reach every doorstep on the day of launch. Of the 20,000-plus people who called, only 1,200 were able to get through to the call centre, and of them, 369 appointments were fixed, revealed government data released at the end of the day.

Is Ex-AAP Leader Ashish Khetan Joining Congress? Here's What He Says

India News | Written by Sharad Sharma | Saturday August 25, 2018

Journalist-turned-politician Ashish Khetan, the latest among prominent Aam Aadmi Party leaders to quit the group, has said his move was "a personal decision" to step away from electoral politics.