Sreenivasan Jain

She Stood Up To Amit Shah: Sachin Pilot Praises Rival Vasundhara Raje

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 15, 2018

Days before Rajasthan votes and in the middle of a bitter campaign, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of the BJP has scooped a compliment of sorts from her rival, Sachin Pilot of the Congress. She did what no other person could do, not just in the BJP but "the whole nation", Mr Pilot marveled on NDTV's Townhall, tongue firmly in cheek.

Amid RBI Reluctance To Name Big Loan Defaulters, 4 Banks Lead The Way

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Sunday November 11, 2018

In the wake of the Central Information Commission's notice to the Reserve Bank of India and the Prime Minister's office over their reluctance to make the names of wilful defaulters public, NDTV found at least four of the top ten public sector banks have already made this information available on their websites.

"Rahul Gandhi Should Lead 2019 Alliance": HD Kumaraswamy After Bypoll Win

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The success of the ruling alliance in the by-elections in Karnataka has come as shot in the arm for a coalition to take on the BJP in the next year's assembly elections. The alliance has a shot at forming the next government at the centre and it should be led by Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaswamy said.

Sri Lanka Power Switch In The Works For 4-5 Months, Says New PM's Son Namal Rajapaksa

World News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Friday November 2, 2018

Less than a week after what was seen as an abrupt move by the Sri Lankan President to replace the Prime Minister, Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the newly sworn-in Prime Minister, said that his father and the President had been in talks for around "four to five months".

"I Command Confidence Of Parliament": Ousted Sri Lankan PM Tells NDTV

World News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday November 1, 2018

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.

The 3 Reasons Why Anti-Graft Body Says Took Action Against CBI Director

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 24, 2018

Hours after CBI Director Alok Verma was divested of his powers and "exiled", it was revealed that the Central Vigilance Commission -- the country's top anti-corruption body -- had recommended the step citing attempts to create obstacles in a probe related to his alleged involvement in a bribery case and "stalling" of raids against Bihar politician ...

Mayawati's 22-Seat Suckerpunch For Congress In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Sreenivasan Jain; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 21, 2018

After five months of fruitless seat-sharing talks, Mayawati on Thursday served up a double whammy for the Congress - a tie-up with its rebel Ajit Jogi in Chhattisgarh and names for 22 seats in Madhya Pradesh.

As Allies Junk Goa Plan, BJP Scouts For New Formula: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Sreenivasan Jain; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 18, 2018

BJP president Amit Shah has stepped in to handle a potential crisis for the party's government in Goa, where the Congress has staked claim to power at a time Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is in hospital. Amit Shah dialed ally Goa Forward's Vijay Sardesai, a minister in the BJP-led government, after allies rejected a plan to have minister Sudhin D...

Manohar Parrikar In Delhi For Treatment, BJP "Explores Options" In Goa

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Snigdha Basu; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 15, 2018

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be admitted to the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi today for treatment at a time when the BJP is exploring options in the state. Mr Parrikar, who returned from the US after a medical check-up last week, was admitted to a hospital in Goa Thursday evening. Mr Parrikar re...

BJP To "Explore Alternatives" In Goa After Manohar Parrikar Call: Sources

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday September 15, 2018

The BJP will send a team to Goa on Monday to "explore alternatives" as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's health remains worrying, sources have told NDTV. Mr Parrikar is believed to have spoken to BJP chief Amit Shah to discuss the move. Mr Parrikar, 62, has been unwell for months and is believed to have expressed his inability to work normally, sou...

In Activists' Arrest, 13 'Maoist' Letters And Multiple Loopholes

India News | Mariyam Alavi and Sreenivasan Jain | Sunday September 9, 2018

Letters and emailspurportedly recovered from activists arrested by Pune police for Maoist links are riddled with inconsistencies and flawed assumptions, an NDTV analysis has found.

Face Of United Opposition Has To Come From Regional Party: Chandan Mitra

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Saturday September 8, 2018

Chandan Mitra, who recently quit the BJP and joined Trinamool Congress has said the face of the united opposition against the BJP in the 2019 parliamentary elections, "has to come from a regional party." Mr Mitra was speaking at the panel discussion moderated by NDTV at the launch of Kapil Sibal's book "Shades of Truth - A Journey Derailed" on Frid...

Videos Of Bhima-Koregaon Speeches Offer A Rebuttal To 'Maoist' Claim

India News | Written by Shruti Menon and Sreenivasan Jain | Wednesday September 5, 2018

A gathering of activists in Pune labelled as a Maoist plot pledged to protect the Constitution, according to video reviewed by NDTV. The gathering, known as the Elgar Parishad, held towards the end of December last year, is the basis of a nationwide police crackdown on activists and intellectuals accused of plotting Maoist violence.

"Mr Jaitley Was Writing A Blog": NITI Aayog Boss To Notes Ban Fact-Check

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The Reserve Bank of India's latest figures suggest that more than 99 per cent of the demonetised currency came back to the system, prompting criticism that the exercise has been a failure.

Notes Ban Under Attack, NITI Aayog Boss Explains With "Drain Swamp" Idea

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Even as the Reserve Bank of India's latest figures suggest that more than 99 per cent of the demonetised currency came back to the system, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar insisted that the scheme was not a failure, and that he supported it on "moral grounds."