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

AMU organises webinar to discuss Khilafat movement, BJP calls it a threat to country’s internal security, seeks action against varsity

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2020

AMU had conducted the webinar on August 13 and a Turkish professor also took part in the discussion on the Khilafat movement

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Is Parth Pawar, Sharad Pawar’s grandson, at odds with the Maha Vikas Aghadi government?

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2020

Parth Pawar, the son of the Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, has tweeted 'Satyameva Jayate' after the SC verdict of Sushant Singh case.

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Congress pays tribute to Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, ‘first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-Independent India’, netizens point out brazen nepotism

OpIndia Staff - 18 August, 2020

Social media users pointed out that Congress party has truly been the flagbearers of nepotism in Indian political landscape

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Visva Bharati University shuts down, seeks central forces for security after clashes over construction of boundary wall on ‘Poush Mela ground’

OpIndia Staff - 18 August, 2020

Some local traders, vendors and student activists have been opposing the construction of the boundary wall on the Poush Mela grounds.

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‘Sanghi snake’: Liberals and Islamists slam Arvind Kejriwal led AAP for claiming anti-CAA Shaheen Bagh protests were sponsored by BJP

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2020

Liberals and Islamists slammed the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh were BJP-sponsored

Social Media

Social media activists share stories on how their pro-BJP content was censored by Facebook even as some accuse Facebook of being ‘pro-BJP’

K Bhattacharjee - 17 August, 2020

A much hyped-up propaganda has been launched with the intention of portraying Facebook as 'pro-BJP'.

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‘Remember what happened to Abhijit Iyer Mitra when he visited Konark Temple,’ BJD MP warns Odisha TV

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2020

BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty has warned Odisha TV and asked them to remember what happened to Abhijit Iyer Mitra.

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Maharashtra govt to train minority youth to ensure ‘maximum recruitment’ in the police department

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2020

Malik has also been advocating 5% Muslim quota in the state in government jobs. He had earlier stated that the government will bring an ordinance for it.

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