Sonal Mehrotra

20-Year-Old Shares What Rahul Gandhi Said Over Dinner With Students

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday February 7, 2019

When 20-year-old Pratishtha Deveshwar was invited to join six other students from around the country to meet a "senior Congress leader" over dinner, she had little idea that it would turn out to be party chief Rahul Gandhi himself.

"I Shot Your Wife And Son": Guard's Chilling Call To Gurgaon Judge

Gurgaon News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anuj Pant | Saturday October 13, 2018

For the last two years, Mahipal Singh had been posted as the personal security officer to Additional Sessions Judge Krishan Kant Sharma in Gurgaon. This afternoon, police say, he made a chilling phone call to his employer: "I have shot your son and wife".

Congress Denies Reports Of Ajay Maken Resigning As Delhi Party Chief

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 18, 2018

The Congress on Tuesday denied reports that Ajay Maken has resigned as its Delhi chief but clarified that he has "temporarily stepped down" because of a health problem. The former parliamentarian has led the party in the capital since 2015.

Youth Survey Reveals Surprise Package On Politics. Clue - Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Four non-BJP chief ministers have been chosen as those best suited to "adopt and execute the people's agenda", said a survey that took into account the views of 57 lakh people. The top slot has gone to Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal, known for being at loggerheads with the Centre ever since he came to power in the Centre. The second position has been give...

Arvind Kejriwal Visits Sheila Dikshit To Enquire About Her Health

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday August 27, 2018

Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal visited his predecessor Sheila Dikshit on Sunday at her residence. The 80-year-old former chief minister of Delhi is suffering from heart ailment and is scheduled to undergo surgery soon.

"Not In This Lifetime": Arvind Kejriwal Rejects Ashutosh's Resignation

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh's resignation from the party on a "very very personal reason" has been rejected, very firmly, by party chief Arvind Kejriwal. "How can we ever accept your resignation? Not in this lifetime," Mr Kejriwal tweeted, pre-empting the discussion promised by party colleague Gopal Rai. A second tweet said, "Sir, we all...

Ballot Papers For 2019: Opposition's Takeaway From Mamata Banerjee

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 2, 2018

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's visit to Delhi has led to opposition unity on a crucial point - ballot papers instead of EVMs for next year's general elections. Fifteen opposition parties have decided to raise the issue with the Election Commission, sources said. The Shiv Sena, fractious ally of the BJP, has also joined the bandwagon, r...

Assam BJP Lawmaker's Nephew Not On Citizen's List, Says "It Happens"

India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor | Friday August 3, 2018

Assam NRC: A controversial new list of citizens that excludes four million people from Assam has made some notable omissions, including a former President's family. Another miss involves the family of a parliamentarian of the ruling BJP.

"BJP Finish...": Mamata Banerjee's Day Of Power Meetings With Eye On 2019

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday August 2, 2018

On a three-day visit to Delhi, Mamata Banerjee has kept a packed diary, meeting opposition party leaders as well as BJP critics and in-house rebels.

Please Don't Ring The Bell: Bhagwant Mann Triggers Mirth In Lok Sabha

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Saturday July 21, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann had the Lok Sabha laughing on Friday as he spoke during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the government. The list of common man's grievances, presented in his inimitable fashion, was long. The lawmaker, who has been a popular stand-up comic, then winded it up with a short poem -- which had the members t...

Amid Punjab Crackdown, Delhi Is The New Drug Route

India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor | Thursday July 19, 2018

In Phase 6 of Mohali, on the outskirts of Chandigarh, two 25-year-old men tell NDTV about the changing face of Punjab's drug fixation.

AAP Government Wants Case Against Delhi Golf Course For Cutting 100 Trees

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday July 18, 2018

The Delhi Golf Club has allegedly chopped over 100 trees on its premises without taking mandatory permissions from the forest department, a complaint by the Delhi government said. A team of the forest department visited the club thrice last week after a member informed them about the illegal felling of the trees.

Anurag Thakur Appointed As BJP's Chief Whip In Lok Sabha

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Tuesday July 17, 2018

Anurag Thakur, the 43-year-old lawmaker from Himachal Pradesh, was appointed as the BJP's chief whip in the Lok Sabha ahead of the start of the parliament's monsoon session. He replaces Rakesh Singh, 56, the Jabalpur lawmaker who was tasked to head the Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP a few months earlier.

"Mobocracy Can't Become New Norm": Supreme Court On Cow Vigilantism

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Soumyajit Majumder | Tuesday July 17, 2018

On mob killings in the name of cow protection, the Supreme Court today said no citizen can take the law into their hands and the government must act. "It is the state's duty to ensure order and prevent mobocracy," the court said today.

2 Spoons Of Cough Syrup Can Make You Fail The Dope Test In Punjab

India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor | Monday July 9, 2018

From the ruling Congress, to the opposition AAP, politicians in Punjab are lining up to take dope tests in an attempt to prove they are serious about fighting the drug menace in the state. This comes after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh earlier this week ordered bureaucrats in the state to get themselves tested.