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.

World

USA: Pipe bombs found at RNC headquarters and destroyed, suspicious package at DNC, media equipment destroyed

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2021

Two pipe bombs have been found at RNC headquarters in Washington DC as chaos and violence grips Capitol Hill.

World

USA: 4 persons reported dead in Capitol Hill violence, Congress’ formal certification of Biden victory expected to be finished soon

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2021

There are chaotic scenes underway at Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA. And a woman is reported to have been shot.

World

USA: Unreal scenes as Trump supporters storm Capitol Hill, enter House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, run wild

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2021

Supporters of incumbent President Donald Trump have stormed Capitol Hill in Washington DC.

News Reports

Kamal Haasan who claims to champion women empowerment had refused to give his former wife used appliances after divorce: Details

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

Vani Ganapathy, the ex-wife of Kamal Haasan, had revealed in 2015 that he refused to give her used appliances after their divorce

Opinions

When media advisor to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh expresses disdain for ‘strong leadership’ in a democracy

S. Sudhir Kumar - 6 January, 2021

In The Hindu, media advisor to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh Harish Khare expresses his disdain for 'strong leadership'

Opinions

Communists’ pseudo-science that wiped out 300 lakh people – and how it is related to Coronavirus

Abhishek Banerjee - 6 January, 2021

Since farmers are in the news these days, I thought I would tell this story of the Communist war on biology and agricultural science in general.

News Reports

Sonia Gandhi and Mayawati should be awarded Bharat Ratna: Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

Congress leader Harish Rawat posted tweets demanding Bharat Ratna for Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BSP chief Mayawati

News Reports

Nehru lost Nepal by rejecting King Tribhuvan’s offer to make it a province of India, Pranab Mukherjee in autobiography

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

Pranab Mukherjee in his memoirs 'The Presidential Years', which is slated to release in January 2021, recounts his days from remote village in Bengal to becoming President of India.

Politics

If laws are to be made and amended on Sonia Gandhi’s NAC’s whims and fantasies why are we even holding elections

Nirwa Mehta - 5 January, 2021

The moment the central government tries to bring in reforms, the usual suspects invariably oppose it. They invariably have some connection with Sonia Gandhi's NAC

News Reports