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.

Google removes the anti-India mobile app ‘2020 Sikh Referendum’ from its Play Store

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2019

The Referendum 2020 app on Google Play Store is now removed by the tech giant.

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Parliament passes bill to remove Congress President as the permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2019

The Parliament on Tuesday has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to remove the Congress president as a trustee of the memorial.

News Reports

Watch: Pakistani politician in exile seeking asylum in India Altaf Hussain sings ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’ in TV debate

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2019

Pakistani politician in exile Altaf Hussain, who is seeking asylum in India, sang 'Sare Jahan Se Achha, Hindustan Humara' in a television debate on Republic TV last night.

Politics

JNUSU demands protection from administrative action, blames registrar, ignores questions over halted ambulances

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2019

The JNUSU President has requested the Joint Secretary of the Human Resource Development Ministry, GC Hosur, to ensure that no administrative action is taken against students for carrying out the protests.

Opinions

There is no ‘fee hike’ in JNU: While free education may be a right, free accommodation is certainly not

Abhishek Banerjee - 19 November, 2019

For almost a week now, the nation has been transfixed at the spectacle of JNU students doing what they are best known for - protests

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MHA responds to question about Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, says no formal recommendation needed for it

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2019

Member of Parliament from Mumbai North, Gopal Shetty asked a question to the central government about the steps taken to grant Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar.

Government and Policy

Andhra Pradesh increases assistance for Christians travelling to Jerusalem and other Biblical places by whopping 50%

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2019

The government of Andhra Pradesh has increased the financial assistance provided to Christian pilgrims by a significant margin

Politics

From Shayari to Ghori: Shiv Sena’s frustrations continue, unable to form govt, puts the entire blame on BJP

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2019

As if the regular doses of Urdu Shayaris from Sanjay Raut's Twitter handle were not enough, the Sena has now gone ahead and compared their former allies with the Muslim invader Muhammad Ghori.

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