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

Lawyer sends notice to historian Irfan Habib for his ‘venomous speech’ at AMU targeting Narendra Modi and Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

Advocate Sandeep Kumar Gupta sent a legal notice to Irfan Habib asking him to respond with an apology within 7 days

News Reports

Delhi Police begins efforts to clear Shaheen Bagh of protesters by consulting religious leaders after Delhi HC order

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

The Delhi Police has initiated efforts to clear Shaheen Bagh of protesters after the Delhi High Court directed the Police to handle the protests as per their wisdom.

Politics

Shashi Tharoor to Kanhaiya Kumar: How these ‘progressive men’ are men first, ‘progressive’ later

Nirwa Mehta - 14 January, 2020

'Progressive' men who talk about feminism and smashing patriarchy are men first, progressive later.

News Reports

Watch: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calls Emergency Medical Officer a ‘chhota aadmi’, asks him to get out from hospital ward

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

The Yogi government has announced to provide ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakh each to families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured in the Kannauj bus fire incident.

News Reports

Telangana: BJP MLA Raja Singh put under house arrest, says Owaisi’s party behind the attack on Hindus in Bhainsa

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh placed under house arrest on Tuesday after he had decided to visit riot-hit Bhainsa town.

Social Media Fact-Check

Fact check: Was Jawaharlal Nehru a volunteer with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

Jawarharlal Nehru in an attire similar to that of the RSS has surfaced many times in the past too

News Reports

Fact-Check: Has Wankhede Stadium really banned the colour black during India vs Australia cricket match for fear of protests?

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

Contrary to claims that black colour banned in India-Australia match, spectators are seen in black cloths in Wankhede Stadium

Politics

Remarks against Rahul Gandhi: Mumbai University professor sent on ‘leave’ after NSUI protests against his Facebook post against Rahul’s Savarkar comment

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

Yogesh Soman, Director at the Academy of Theater Arts, allegedly made some objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi in a Facebook video.

Media

As India Today defends its shoddy journalism, we look at their 5 other ‘pathbreaking investigations’

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

India Today, in its efforts to defend the indefensible, asked its readers to not pay any attention to the criticism of news network's 'pathbreaking investigation'.

Political History of India