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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.

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The Anti-CAA Harry Potter placards: Dear Millennials, this new year, read a goddamned new book

K Bhattacharjee - 1 January, 2020

If millennials are under the impression that they are convincing anyone with these Harry Potter placards, then they are a million times more stupid than one previously assumed them to be.

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Union govt contemplates taking online route to grant citizenship under CAA to bypass state governments

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2020

In a bid to bypass the state government, the central government may make the process for granting citizenship under CAA online.

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#RoadToEndia2020: Pakistanis trend doom for India in 2020 by using images from anti-CAA riots and protests

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2020

While rest of the world prayed and hoped for a better tomorrow, Pakistanis on Twitter were busy trending doom for India, hoping to bring an 'endia', an 'end' to India

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Case registered against Congress politician and writer Nellai Kannan for lamenting that Muslims are not ‘finishing’ Modi and Shah

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2019

Nellai Kannan has fought elections on a Congress ticket in the past and is largely viewed as a Congress supporting voice

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Madhya Pradesh minister Jitu Patwari caught on camera assaulting own party workers, kicks and pushes party man out of room

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2019

MP Minister Jitu Patwari loses his cool and starts kicking and pushing own party workers out of room

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Muslim cleric threatens to block Kolkata airport if the Citizenship Amendment Act is not revoked in the state

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2019

Mamata Banerjee, probably scared of losing her vote bank, has been extremely critical about the recently legislated Citizenship Amendment Act

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From exposing Rahul Gandhi’s links to an arms dealer to Bofors and interview with Balochistan rebel: Here are 10 OpIndia Exclusives

Editorial Desk - 31 December, 2019

2019 has come and gone and the OpIndia team worked throughout the year to bring its readers Exclusive stories that no mainstream media channel would report.

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