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.

Opinions

The radical left has always hated Mahatma Gandhi for being a Hindu

Abhishek Banerjee - 2 October, 2020

Would you look at that? Mahatma Gandhi was a “Hindu nationalist” who cheered the “seizure” of Kashmir.

News Reports

Leaked audio in Hathras case: ‘Don’t move, Priyanka Gandhi will come’ and curious talks of Rs 25 lakh for not letting case reach conclusion

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2020

Leaked conversations of the Hathras Case reveal the manner in which politicians and the media have been trying to politicise the issue

News Reports

Five days after saying he will hug Mamata Banerjee if he contracts Coronavirus, BJP leader in WB tests positive

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2020

While speaking to reporters, Anupam said, "Our party workers are fighting a bigger enemy than Coronavirus - Mamata Banerjee.

Political History of India

The ‘super Communist’ Lal Bahadur Shastri: Read how Nehru had laid out plans to make Indira Gandhi inherit his PM post

आशीष नौटियाल - 2 October, 2020

It's unfortunate that Lal Bahadur Shastri departed much before the country could truly benefit from his full potential.

News Reports

After Rahul Gandhi, TMC leader Derek O’Brien finds a clean spot to have a great fall while turning Hathras into a political battlefield

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2020

Yesterday, it was Congress' Rahul Gandhi wo had had a fall en route to Hathras.

Media

Rohini Singh of The Wire uses the Hathras incident to peddle an agenda that Rahul Gandhi had tried to, fails spectacularly

Editorial Desk - 2 October, 2020

While Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra indulged in their usual theatrics over Hathras, trusted allies like Rohini Singh of The Wire started peddling their propaganda

News Reports

TMC Delegation including Derek O’Brien stopped by UP Police while trying to enter Hathras

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2020

TMC leaders including Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien were stopped at the border while going to meet the family of the Hathras victim

News Reports

Woman constables injured as Congress workers got into a scuffle, FIR against Rahul, Priyanka and 200 others for their Hathras stunt

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2020

UP Police has stated that some woman constables have been injured in the scuffle with Congress workers and the uniform of one woman constable was torn.

News Reports