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

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.

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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'

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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.

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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

Watch: Taking offence at Jai Shree Ram slogans, Mamata Banerjee walks off stage even as PM Modi and Bengal Governor look on

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2021

Mamata Banerjee who was sharing the stage with PM Modi, lamented "being disrespected" because she heard Jai Shree Ram slogans

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Even as ‘masked man’ Yogesh says he was tortured by farmers to lie about murder plot, Rakesh Tikait blames central govt

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2021

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait also alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to kill four of them and create disturbances during their tractor rally.

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