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

UP police arrest Congress leader Anoop Patel for inciting mother-daughter duo to self-immolate in front of Yogi Adityanath’s office

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020

The UP police had registered an FIR against four people including an AIMIM leader Kadir Khan and Congress leader Anoop Patel

News Reports

Communists in Tripura demand that lockdown restrictions should be removed on the occasion of Bakr Eid

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020

Tripura CPI(M) says that imposing lockdown on Bakr Eid is reckless, demands that the restrictions should be relaxed on that day

Government and Policy

A saga of mistakes: Misadventures and policy fiascos of Congress governments of the past

Guest Author - 31 July, 2020

Even as the Indian National Congress (INC) inherited, by default, the reins of power from the British in 1947, it went about making mistake after mistake.

News Reports

‘I saw Uddhav Thackeray on TV, but not his administration’: MNS chief Raj Thackeray slams Maharashtra govt for mishandling of Coronavirus crisis

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020

Criticising the state government, Raj Thackeray said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra won't last for long

Politics

Congress imploding: Sparks fly during RS meeting, questions raised on if party was ‘sabotaged’, rebels support Modi’s NEP

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020

In a Rajya Sabha meeting convened and chaired by Sonia Gandhi, sparks flew between the young leaders and party veterans over the accountability of party's numerous debacles

Opinions

July 30: When 15,000 Indian ‘liberals’ paid tribute to a terrorist

Abhishek Banerjee - 31 July, 2020

You remember Yakub Memon. He and his friends carried out the 1993 serial blasts, in which 257 people were killed. This is how he was eulogised.

Politics

Rafale jets are overhyped. For super secret reasons, UPA had a much better fighter jet deal

Abhishek Banerjee - 30 July, 2020

Sources tell me that UPA's deal with fighter jets was much better than that of Modi's.

News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi finally vacates the govt allocated bungalow, a day before the last date

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2020

The central government bungalow at 35, Lodhi Estate has now been allocated to BJP MP Anil Baluni.

News Reports

Sedition charges against Sharjeel Imam: AAP govt yet to sanction prosecution, Delhi Police tells court

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2020

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana has taken cognisance of the charges under UAPA against Sharjeel Imam, but the AAP govt is yet to give prosecution sanction on the sedition charges.

Politics