Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

News Reports

Farmer protestor writes to PM Modi’s mother requesting her to order the PM to scrap the farm laws

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

Harpreet Singh said that mothers can pull the ear of son, and hoped that Modi's mother will order the PM to revoke the farm laws

World

‘This is Tulsi Gabbard’: Former US Congresswoman announces the launch of her podcast

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

On the 22nd of January, she released a video on YouTube announcing that 'This is Tulsi Gabbard' will be launched soon.

Media

Russian Government metaphorically spanks Shekhar Gupta’s The Print for peddling fake news, advises editors to focus on facts, not flashy headlines

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

MFA, Russia said that The Print's "attempt to create a sensation from nothing failed and looked ludicrous and helpless."

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi says if farmers and labourers are strong, India does not need to deploy armed forces at Indo-China border

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

Rahul Gandhi said that if India's labourers, farmers and weavers were strong, China would never dare to come inside India.

News Reports

Photograph of PM Modi landing in Kolkata goes viral, clocks over 1 million likes on Facebook in less than 24 hours

Dibakar Dutta - 24 January, 2021

The photograph was captured after PM Modi reached Kolkata to pay tribute to Netaji Subash Chandra Bose on 'Parakram Diwas'

News Reports

Kerala: Bishop stokes controversy by recommending Church-backed candidate to CPI for assembly elections

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

Bishop Jacob Manathodath wrote a 'confidential letter' to CPI endorsing the candidature of a Catholic industrialist for Kerala polls

Politics

‘No more Masjid in place of Mandir’: Bithoor BJP MLA intervenes to stop construction of disputed Mosque by police

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

Abhijeet Singh Sanga, BJP MLA from Bithoor in Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday and stopped the construction of a mosque.

Politics

How to be “Godi media”? Learn from American ‘liberals’

Abhishek Banerjee - 24 January, 2021

It’s a classic case of projection. Liberals see their opponents as they themselves are. Fawning over their leaders in a way that would rival North Korean state television.

Entertainment

Anti-farm law protestors storm into the hotel of actress Janhvi Kapoor, disrupt the shooting of ‘Good Luck Jerry’ yet again

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2021

The anti-farm law protestors not only trespassed into the shooting venue of Good Luck Jerry but also forcibly made their way into the hotel premises, where the cast and crew were lodged.

Politics