Sreenivasan Jain

"India Is Not A Dharamshala": BJP's Himanta Sarma On Assam Citizens' List

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday September 1, 2019

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday termed the National Register of Citizens list released this morning as "faulty", and said that the ruling BJP will approach the Supreme Court again to seek reverification in certain parts of the state.

"Indians Out, Foreigners In": Tarun Gogoi Protests "Faulty" Citizens List

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday August 31, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has expressed dissatisfaction with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list published today, claiming that the authorities have erroneously excluded lakhs of Indian citizens from the crucial document. "Many genuine Indians -- especially Bengali Hindus -- have been excluded from the NRC while several forei...

Case Of Mistaken SMS? Cardiologist Questioned By Anti-Terror Agency NIA

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 31, 2019

A top cardiologist was summoned by the anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged links to a Kashmiri separatist after what appears to be confusion over blood test results. Upendra Kaul, an eminent Delhi-based cardiologist and chairman of the Batra Hospital, was questioned for half an hour on Thursday evening.

Economy Has High Blood Pressure: Shobhana Kamineni, Top Apollo Executive

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday August 23, 2019

The Indian economy is in a state of "high blood pressure", Shobana Kamineni, executive vice chairperson of Apollo Hospitals, told NDTV. The comments from the top healthcare entrepreneur come at a time the country's economy is facing the worst pace of growth in nearly five years.

"Caged Like Animals," Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Writes To Amit Shah

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday August 16, 2019

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's daughter has released a second voice message saying she has been detained at her home, days after her mother was arrested. Iltija Javed has also written to Home Minister Amit Shah saying she has been "threatened with dire consequences" if she speaks to the media again. "Kashmiris have been ca...

"No Accurate Data," Centre Said On Illegal Immigrants 7 Times In 4 Years

India News | Written by Shruti Menon, Sreenivasan Jain | Tuesday July 23, 2019

The centre has indicated that they may consider a national citizens register (NRC) for the entire country, an extension of the contentious citizenship excercise underway in Assam.

The Mystery Of The 'Missing' Rs 1.7 Lakh Crore In India's Budget

Business | Tuesday July 9, 2019

Three days after the Union Budget was presented, questions have surfaced over a nearly Rs 2 lakh crore 'fiscal hole' in India's financial accounts.

DMK Snubs Manmohan Singh For Rajya Sabha. Congress Now Looks At Rajasthan

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday July 2, 2019

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's road to the Rajya Sabha has once again been re-routed after the Congress and its ally DMK failed to agree on a seat for him from Tamil Nadu. After Assam, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, the Congress is now depending on Rajasthan for his renomination to parliament.

Mamata Banerjee Signs On Prashant Kishor Who Helped Jagan Reddy's Big Win

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday June 6, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is still smarting from losing ground to the BJP in last month's national election, today met with poll whiz kid Prashant Kishor, whose latest success is Jagan Mohan Reddy's victory in Andhra Pradesh.

Ambitious Mayawati Is X Factor As Parties Wait For Election Results

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Prominent leaders from the south have been busy talking to various opposition parties to prepare for a scenario - unlikely according to exit polls -- that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) falls short of a majority. Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati is believed to have conveyed her desire to be Prime Minister to one of the southern lea...

Election 2019: In Opposition Liaising To Stop BJP, Sharad Pawar Opens New Line

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Leading players in the opposition are working the phones and establishing a connect with a group of political leaders who can swing numbers in case the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) falls short of a majority despite exit polls predictions for the national election results on Thursday.

Back From Lucknow, Chandrababu Naidu Meets Sonia Gandhi

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today met Rahul Gandhi for the second time as he continuedhis meetings with opposition leaders including Uttar Pradesh rivals-turned-alliance partners Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav in an apparent attempt to knit a non-BJP formation at the Centre.

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Opts Out Of Meetings Over Clean Chits

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday May 18, 2019

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has skippedmeetings of the Election Commission on deciding violations of the Model Code over what he claimed was his "minority decisions going unrecorded", NDTV has learnt. The Election Commission had cleared Prime Minister Narendra Modi of any poll code violation in six instances.

KCR Doesn't Rule Out Backing Congress In Case Of Split Verdict: Sources

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain and Uma Sudhir, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 14, 2019

K Chandrasekhara Rao, who has been meeting with various political leaders ahead of the national election results, is pushing for all regional parties to operate as a bloc, especially the parties in the south.

BJP Leader Plays Down PM Modi's Comments On Balakot Op Amid Criticism

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 13, 2019

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account of the Balakot airstrike and his suggestion that "clouds would help escape Pakistani radars" drew criticism, a leader of the ruling BJP leader asserted that there was "nothing wrong" with the PM sharing operational details and that it is always the political leadership that gets credit for such operations.