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

Ex-AAP MLA Alka Lamba live streamed her Facebook interaction with cat filters on

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2019

Former AAP MLA and currently Congress leader Alka Lamba held a Facebook live event recently in Delhi with 'filters' on.

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PM Modi pays surprise visit to former union minister Arun Shourie at Pune hospital

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

Arun Shourie said that The Prime Minister’s visit to him at the hospital was a jovial one

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Shiv Sena to support the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, defy its ‘secular’ allies in Maharashtra: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

The Shiv Sena is all set to defy its newfound allies and back the Citizenship Amendment Bill

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Shashi Tharoor cheers for foreign interference, calls resolution on Kashmir in US House of Congress an ‘admirable effort’

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

Shashi Tharoor endorsement of interference in Kashmir by the US House Representatives is consistent with the pattern of behaviour the Congress party has demonstrated in recent times.

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Two AMU students booked for objectionable post against Lal Krishna Advani on Babri Masjid demolition anniversary

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

AMU students under probe for alleged objectionable comments on LK Advani on Babri demolition anniversary

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Reconstruction of crime scene would not happen without ‘permission from above’: Telangana minister hints at CM’s approval for encounter?

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

Senior Telangana minister of Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that there was "pressure for immediate action" against the culprits following the rape and murder of the vet.

Opinions

Tavleen Singh endorses Ummah, confuses CAB with NRC to say Muslims will turn Jihadis if illegal infiltrators are not given citizenship

K Bhattacharjee - 8 December, 2019

Tavleen Singh also claims that Muslims are being targeted through the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

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Devendra Fadnavis reveals that Ajit Pawar had said Sharad Pawar knew of alliance, lashes out at development projects being cancelled

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

Devendra Fadnavis has now claimed that Ajit Pawar had told Fadnavis that Sharad Pawar knew of the alliance talk with BJP

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Unnao police calls out Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, says her statement that there were 90 rape cases in past one year wrong

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

After the Unnao victim was burnt to death by the rape-accused, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed that over the past 1 year, over 90 cases of rape were reported in Unnao

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