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

After direction of Madras HC, Tamil Nadu govt to remove portion from textbook that claimed RSS was anti-Muslim

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

RSS Tamil Nadu had submitted to the court that the organisation was against the partition of India on the basis of religion and it is totally false to claim that its stand has been 'anti-Muslim'.

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Rajnikanth refuses to apologise after complaint filed against him for comments on Periyar: All you need to know about the controversy

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

Complaint against Rajnikanth for his comments against Periyar was filed by Dravidar Vidhuthalai Kazhagam

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NDTV’s Ravish Kumar more suitable than Rahul Gandhi to ‘defeat Modi’: Rama Chandra Guha

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

Guha further added that Raveesh Kumar is "totally self-made, incredibly articulate, courageous and he speaks fabulous Hindi".

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Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh snubbed at Shaheen Bagh, ‘protestors’ do not let him deliver speech from stage

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

Digvijaya Singh later said that while he was requested to deliver a speech at Shaheen Bagh, it was actually he who did not want to politicise the stage.

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2 Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ send Rs 1 crore defamation notice to BJP’s Amit Malviya over ‘500 Rs per day’ video

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

The notice has been sent via the office of one Mehmood Pacha, the 'legal adviser' of the protestors.

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Delhi elections: Delhi HC cancels MLA elections of Jitender Singh Tomar over fake degree, his wife Preeti Tomar to now contest on AAP ticket

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

After Delhi HC cancelled his elections over fake degree, Aam Aadmi Party will field Preeti Tomar, wife of Jitender Singh Tomar.

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Delhi elections: BJP releases final list of candidates, Shiromani Akali Dal to not contest because of CAA differences with alliance partner

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

BJP alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided not to contest these elections as they had some differences with the BJP over Citizenship Amendment Act.

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