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Aman Sharma

Executive Editor - National Affairs

Aman Sharma, Executive Editor - National Affairs at CNN-News18, and Bureau Chief at News18 in Delhi, has over two decades of experience in covering the wide spectrum of politics and the Prime Minister’s Office. He has written widely on politics, elections and policy in Delhi, and internal security and investigations. He was also a Chevening SAJP Fellow in 2022.

- Politics
- December 15, 2023, 8:37 AM IST
Making Up for Lost Time on ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Deadline Among Bhajan Lal’s Top Priorities as Rajasthan CM
Rajasthan remains a laggard and is way off the Centre’s deadline of 2024 in providing tapped drinking water to every household. The scheme has been rocked by corruption allegations under the Ashok Gehlot regime with the Enforcement Directorate probing the matter
- India
- December 14, 2023, 12:54 PM IST
‘Parliament Pass Checked 6-7 Times, Shoes Removed, Airport-Style Frisking’: Tight Security After Yesterday’s Breach
Media has been barred from standing near the Makar Dwar, from where MPs enter the Parliament building. A thorough pat down of all visitors at Shardul and Garud Dwars
- India
- December 13, 2023, 8:20 PM IST
Dynamic Duo of Hanuman & Aujla: 2 MPs Narrate to News18 Their Heroics during Parliament Security Breach
Lok Sabha members Gurjeet Singh Aujla and Hanuman Beniwal caught two intruders and pinned them down, on the anniversary of the deadly attack on Parliament more than two decades ago
- Politics
- December 13, 2023, 10:01 AM IST
Balancing Caste Equations, Age Factor & Message to Cadre: Decoding BJP's Surprise CM Picks After 3-State Win
The BJP aims to tell its ground workers that anyone can become the chief minister if they are disciplined and seniority does not matter
- Elections
- December 12, 2023, 6:43 PM IST
Did BJP Pick Bhajanlal Sharma As Raj CM Before Polls? All About the ‘Soft-Spoken Troubleshooter’
Rajasthan: The BJP fielded Bhajan Lal Sharma, not a part of the Vasundhara Raje or Gajendra Shekhawat camp, for the first time in an assembly election, not from his home district of Bharatpur, but from its strong and safe seat of Sanganer in Jaipur
- Politics
- December 12, 2023, 8:30 AM IST
For Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, Congress A 'Family Affair': Here's How
According to BJP leaders, what explains the 'soft stand' of the Congress towards Sahu is the party’s deep connection with his family. Over Rs 350 crore has been seized so far from the premises of the Rajya Sabha member’s family in income tax raids
- Politics
- December 11, 2023, 9:22 PM IST
Young Yadav Face as CM, Message to Rank & File, Avoiding Ageing Leaders: BJP's MP Gambit Explained
All the leaders supported Mohan Yadav’s name, this is new India where young leaders need to come forward, and the BJP will utilise Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Kailash Vijayvargiya told News18
- Elections
- December 10, 2023, 7:03 PM IST
Vishnu Deo Sai Gets BJP’s ‘Loyal’ Treatment: Sarpanch, MLA, MP to Chhattisgarh’s 1st Tribal CM
Chhattisgarh's CM-to-be Vishnu Deo Sai: Denied an LS ticket from Raigarh in 2019 despite being an MP from the seat since 1999, he worked like a disciplined soldier and revived the party’s fortunes as the BJP state prez between 2020 and 2022. Sai is also seen as close to former CM Raman Singh and has good connections with the RSS
- India
- December 9, 2023, 7:27 PM IST
How #Melodi Broke the Internet and Cemented the Turnaround in India-Italy Relations Under PM Modi
The 'Melodi' selfie shared by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seems to symbolise a ground-breaking shift in the relationship between the two countries, ushering in an unprecedented era of bilateral ties, government sources say
- Politics
- December 9, 2023, 4:18 PM IST
Before I-T Seizure of Rs 300 Crore, Congress Always Went the Extra Mile for Dhiraj Prasad Sahu
Dhiraj Prasad Sahu lost two Lok Sabha elections but has been sent to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress thrice now. Sahu says his family has been associated with the Congress since Independence
- Politics
- December 8, 2023, 10:37 AM IST
Secrecy & Surprise: How New BJP Under Modi Chooses CMs, Only The Three Men Know
Baba Balaknath, Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Rathore -- all CM probables being talked about in the media have gone silent. In MP, Prahlad Patel and Narendra Singh Tomar have also adopted a line of silence. Only PM Modi, Amit Shah and JP Nadda know who the ultimate choice is
- Politics
- December 7, 2023, 3:58 PM IST
‘Nehru Jailed My Father; I Don’t Abuse Him. Due to Nehru, Kashmir is Part of India’: Farooq Abdullah | Exclusive
They blame Nehru for ceasefire, while there is a letter written by Sardar Patel from Dehradun in 1948 saying ‘we are sorry, we don’t have the material to continue the war’. It was not Nehru’s decision; it was the condition of the country at that time that a decision was taken by the Cabinet
- Elections
- December 7, 2023, 10:20 AM IST
Blacken Face, Shave Off Moustache: Congress on Back Foot as BJP Reminds of Poll Season Dares
The BJP has dared a Chhattisgarh Congress leader on social platform X to shave off his moustache, as he had promised to if the Congress lost the polls
- Politics
- December 6, 2023, 4:37 PM IST
Woman CM in the state? Despite a big win in Rajasthan, BJP yet to announce a CM
Despite a big win in Rajasthan, BJP yet to announce a CM! Buzz within the state to appoint a woman as CM.
- Elections
- December 6, 2023, 9:23 AM IST
Enroute to Chhindwara, Not Delhi: What Shivraj Chouhan’s Move Means in Race for CM’s Chair in MP
While Chouhan has been crediting his scheme and the prime minister’s ‘magic’ behind the win that has seen the BJP achieve its highest-ever vote share in an assembly election in Madhya Pradesh at 48.55 per cent, some of the CM contenders have tried to play down the ‘Ladli Behana’ effect

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Making Up for Lost Time on ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Deadline Among Bhajan Lal’s Top Priorities as Rajasthan CM

‘Parliament Pass Checked 6-7 Times, Shoes Removed, Airport-Style Frisking’: Tight Security After Yesterday’s Breach

Dynamic Duo of Hanuman & Aujla: 2 MPs Narrate to News18 Their Heroics during Parliament Security Breach

Balancing Caste Equations, Age Factor & Message to Cadre: Decoding BJP's Surprise CM Picks After 3-State Win

Did BJP Pick Bhajanlal Sharma As Raj CM Before Polls? All About the ‘Soft-Spoken Troubleshooter’

For Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, Congress A 'Family Affair': Here's How

Young Yadav Face as CM, Message to Rank & File, Avoiding Ageing Leaders: BJP's MP Gambit Explained

Vishnu Deo Sai Gets BJP’s ‘Loyal’ Treatment: Sarpanch, MLA, MP to Chhattisgarh’s 1st Tribal CM

How #Melodi Broke the Internet and Cemented the Turnaround in India-Italy Relations Under PM Modi

Before I-T Seizure of Rs 300 Crore, Congress Always Went the Extra Mile for Dhiraj Prasad Sahu

Secrecy & Surprise: How New BJP Under Modi Chooses CMs, Only The Three Men Know

‘Nehru Jailed My Father; I Don’t Abuse Him. Due to Nehru, Kashmir is Part of India’: Farooq Abdullah | Exclusive

Blacken Face, Shave Off Moustache: Congress on Back Foot as BJP Reminds of Poll Season Dares

Woman CM in the state? Despite a big win in Rajasthan, BJP yet to announce a CM

Enroute to Chhindwara, Not Delhi: What Shivraj Chouhan’s Move Means in Race for CM’s Chair in MP

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