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

Fringe group Hindu Raksha Dal claims responsibility for violence at JNU, says the university is hotbed of anti-national activities

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2020

Hindu Raksha Dal leader Pinky Chaudhary releases video message claiming responsibility for JNU violence

Entertainment

Fascists with a list: How ‘woke liberals’ targeted the Bollywood celebs who chose to attend a meeting with Piyush Goyal

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2020

Event was organised where Piyush Goyal was to meet with some Bollywood personalities to discuss CAA

Politics

We have just formed government, yet to fill our pockets: Congress minister Yashomati Thakur in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2020

"Our government was not in power until now. We have just managed to form a government. I have just taken oath as a minister. We are yet to fill our pockets", the Congress minister was seen saying.

News Reports

Jadavpur University: Students, women lathi-charged, WB police say beat them thinking they were BJP workers

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2020

The leftists had alleged that the BJP cadre was hurling abuses at them. The leftists had also reportedly burnt the BJP flag.

News Reports

Sanjay Raut defends ‘free Kashmir’ posters in Mumbai protests, says they did not mean that

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2020

Sanjay Raut has stated that he has come to know that the 'free Kashmir' posters did not mean actually 'free Kashmir' and they wanted only freedom from restrictions of internet services, mobile services and other issues.

Crime

ABVP shares video, says member chased and assaulted by Leftist mob in JNU campus

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2020

Nidhi Tripathy, the national general secretary of ABVP has shared a video from Sunday afternoon where she claims Shivam, an ABVP member, is being chased and beaten by leftist goons in the JNU campus.

Opinions

Dear Twinkle Khanna, evidence suggests the ones slaughtering cows are the ones unleashing violence

Editorial Desk - 6 January, 2020

Twinkle Khanna, in order to secure her brand as a 'woke' celebrity, chose to make a stupid remark about cows in order to boost her ego.

Politics

Delhi Elections: Voting for all 70 seats on February 8, results on 11

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

CEC Arora stated that the total number of voters in Delhi are 1,46,92,136. The voting is to be held at 13,750 polling stations.

Politics

After comparing police action in Jamia to Jalianwala Bagh, Uddhav Thackeray says JNU violence reminds him of 26/11

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

The Maharashtra chief has earlier received flak for likening Delhi police action on Jamia rioters to Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

News Reports

JNU violence: Injured student reveals how some attackers hid stones under their shawl while running riot on campus

अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 6 January, 2020

A day after Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi witnessed unprecedented violence where masked goons ran riot on campus, more shocking details have come to the fore.

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