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

Watch: Mumbai Police kicks the door of Arnab Goswami’s residence, assaults his family and forcefully drag him out of his house

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

Video shows how Mumbai police had assaulted Arnab Goswami and his family while arresting him at his residence in Mumbai

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Yogi Adityanath condemns Arnab Goswami’s arrest, calls it an assault on freedom of expression by Congress and its allies

Jinit Jain - 4 November, 2020

Arnab Goswami was arrested by Alibaug police this morning in a 2018 abetment to suicide case which was closed earlier after a police investigation.

World

Comedian shares image showing a bloody decapitated head of Donald Trump on election night, days after beheadings in France

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

Kathy Griffin had shared the image in the past as well and she was condemned for it widely by people across the political spectrum.

World

‘We already have won the elections,’ Donald Trump declares victory, will approach the Supreme Court to prevent ‘rigging’

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

Joe Biden, meanwhile, has said in a statement earlier that Donald Trump should not be declaring the results of the elections.

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IDMA condemns the high-handedness of Maharashtra govt in arresting Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami, demands his immediate release

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

The IDMA issued a strong-worded statement condemning the assault and the arrest of the Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami demanded his immediate release.

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Punjab Railway blockades: Central govt incurs Rs 500 crore loss as protesting farmers continue to block railway lines

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

Railways unable to resume services in Punjab due to inaction of Punjab government against agitators blocking tracks.

World

Twitter censors Donald Trump on election night as uncertainty looms over the results of the US presidential elections

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

Donald Trump censored on election night by Twitter as uncertainty looms over the results of the US presidential elections 2020

World

Winner between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the US Presidential elections may not be known on election night: Here’s why

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

MI, WI and PA have 16, 10 and 20 electoral college votes respectively which are essential for a Donald Trump victory.

Mumbai Police team led by encounter specialist Sachin Vaze reportedly assaults Arnab’s minor son, in-laws, carried AK-47 to arrest him

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2020

In a shocking display of might of state, the Mumbai Police not only assaulted and dragged Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami before making the arrest but also physically assaulted his minor son and other family members.

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