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.

Social Media

Barkha Dutt violates Twitter rules, the social media platform bans rightwing account who had quote tweeted it instead

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

The political bias of Twitter when it comes to the users and suspension of their account doesn't really come as a surprise.

News Reports

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut proposes Sharad Pawar’s name for 2022 presidential election, says will have enough numbers on their side by then

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

Sanjay Raut said Sharad Pawar should be considered by all political parties for the post of President in 2022

Opinions

JNU Tales: How comrades went from hating Lalu Yadav to worshipping him

Abhishek Banerjee - 6 January, 2020

Leftists at JNU are outraged … again. As Communists gather on cold winter nights to resist “fascism” by elected governments, I bet some stories of their heroes and “sheroes” would surely lift their spirits

Crime

JNU violence: Ex-The Hindu journalist Abhimanyu Singh heckles, assaults Republic TV journalist Piyush Mishra in police presence

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

Republic TV correspondent Piyush Mishra has shared a video where he was assaulted, heckled and abused by the protesting mob in the JNU campus.

Crime

Jamia goons called inside JNU by leftists, girls assaulted on their private parts: Meenakshi Lekhi

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

Reports say that miscreants from Jamia Millia Islamia and other outsiders had arrived in JNU after organised calls from leftists to gather there.

News Reports

JNU violence: Congress connection emerges after WhatsApp conversation of coordination of violence goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

Shocking revelations show Congress connection to the violence that broke out on JNU campus on Sunday evening.

Fact-Check

Fact-check: Is this masked goon seen attacking JNU an ABVP activist as alleged

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

On Sunday, masked goons carrying sticks and rods and had indulged in violence inside the JNU campus

News Reports

Violent miscreants attacked students who supported registration process and wanted to study: Read the full statement issued by JNU

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2020

JNU statement says after damaging the servers and halting the registration process, violent protestors at JNU had also physically stopped non-agitating students who want to pursue their academic activities.

News Reports