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

Shiv Sena, NCP dismisses CBDT investigation against Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, and Supriya Sule, calls it a ‘routine exercise’

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

EC had asked CBDT to probe allegations of 'fake poll affidavits' against Supriya Sule, Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray

News Reports

Opposition parties break Deputy Chairman’s mic, disrupts audio system of Rajya Sabha, in an attempt to stop farm reform bills

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

The violent opposition MPs even attempted to climb on the dais of the Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha and broke the microphone

News Reports

Indian intelligence agencies suggest Chinese pressure on Muivah delaying Naga peace deal, NSCN denies charges

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Agencies have revealed that the Chinese intelligence wanted to Muviah to delay the peace process between center and NSCN

Politics

Rajiv Gandhi never tried enough, was indecisive and easily influenced: Read how former British diplomat assessed Rajiv Gandhi in 1989

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

A startling disclosure by a former British diplomat to India has revealed that the then British government had a very poor opinion of Rajiv Gandhi as a Prime Minister

Politics

More anarchy in USA? Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes away, liberals threaten riots as Donald Trump could have third Supreme Court pick

K Bhattacharjee - 19 September, 2020

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, breathed her last on the 18th of September 2020 at the age of 87 after prolonged illness.

Politics

‘Bunch of Thugs’: Donald Trump slams George Floyd protesters for vandalising statue of Mahatma Gandhi, ‘who only wanted peace’

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Donald Trump called George Floyd protesters a 'bunch of thugs' during an election rally for vandalising a Mahatma Gandhi statue.

Politics

Protests against Left minister in Kerala gold smuggling case ‘anti-Quran’, says Communist Party leader: Here is how he came to that strange conclusion

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in his weekly column has referred to the protest against the Kerala Communist govt and minister KT Jaleel as an "anti-Quran agitation"

News Reports

Minister Anurag Thakur apologises after ruckus breaks out in Parliament over his comments on the Nehru-Gandhi family

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Anurag Thakur had slammed the Congress party over the PM Relief Fund during a discussion on PM CARES Fund

Political Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi opposes Agriculture reform by Modi govt, even though Congress had promised the same in election manifesto: Details

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Rahul Gandhi claimed that the three bills, which aim to reform agricultural marketing, is nothing but a new form of 'Zamindari' and some friends of PM Modi will be the 'Zamindars' of New India

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