Sharad Sharma

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.

AAP Government's First Order After Top Court Victory Rejected: 10 Points

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday July 5, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared headed for another confrontation with the bureaucracy after the city government's top official rejected his order to give back the power to transfer officers. Officers should implement the top court's order, Mr Kejriwal said, warning that "open defiance" would lead to "serious" consequences. Mr Kejriwal...

Back To Work, Manish Sisodia Schools AAP Leader For Pro-Khalistan Remark

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Wednesday June 20, 2018

Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Aam Aadmi Party leader in Punjab seen to have crossed the line when he supported a referendum for creating Khalistan, today finally got a tongue lashing from his party. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to meet AAP's top leader from Punjab and left it to his deputy Manish Sisodia to do the talking today.

Arvind Kejriwal "Unwell" After 9-Day Sit-In, Meet With Officials Put Off

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday June 20, 2018

Arvind Kejriwal, who ended a nine-day sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's residence Raj Niwas yesterday, cancelled all his meetings for today, apparently because he is unwell.

Arvind Kejriwal Stages First Dharna Since Return as Delhi Chief Minister

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Monday May 14, 2018

In his first street protest after returning as Delhi Chief minister three years ago, Arvind Kejriwal and his party lawmakers today sat on a dharna outside the office of the lieutenant governor.

AAP Gets Rs 30-Crore Notice; Was Given 34 Chances To Explain, Say Taxmen

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 27, 2017

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was slapped a Rs 30-crore tax notice today for an allegedly massive mismatch in donations it received to fight elections and what it documented or declared.

In Tiny Reshuffle, Arvind Kejriwal Finally Takes Charge Of A Ministry

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra and Sharad Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 4, 2017

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's major reshuffle yesterday comes Arvind Kejriwal's mini-rejig with just one change. The Delhi Chief Minister has taken over the Water Ministry, giving himself a department for the first time since he took charge in 2015. He was "unhappy" with the performance of current minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, say sources.

A By-Poll In Delhi Is A Prestige Battle For Arvind Kejriwal's AAP

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Voting began this morning in an assembly by-election in Delhi that is seen as career-altering for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has been on a steep downward slide since it swept the elections in the national capital in 2015.

Ram Jethmalani Quits As Arvind Kejriwal's Lawyer, Says Keep The 2 Crore Fee

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday July 26, 2017

The Delhi High Court today cautioned Arvind Kejriwal against posing "scandalous questions" to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his cross- examination in a defamation suit against the Delhi Chief Minister. Mr Kejriwal's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani, whose remarks in a previous hearing provoked the court's warning, was not present. He has ...