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.

Politics

Andhra Pradesh: After outrage, YS Jaganmohan Reddy reinstates the award in name of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

OpIndia Staff - 5 November, 2019

The Andhra Pradesh government had earlier decided to rename "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Puraskar Awards" as "YSR Vidya Puraskars" from this year onwards.

Politics

United Kingdom: As Labour Party takes anti-India stand, Indian diaspora to campaign for Conservatives in December 2019 elections

OpIndia Staff - 5 November, 2019

The British Indian vote has the ability to decide the outcome of nearly 40 seats in the upcoming elections and could be a gamechanger if they vote en masse for one single party in the UK elections.

Politics

Andhra Pradesh: YSR Congress government to rename APJ Abdul Kalam award in the memory of former CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy

OpIndia Staff - 5 November, 2019

The awards, which are distributed to meritorious students in the state will now be named after a Congress leader instead of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

Opinions

When they shout “Afzal hum sharminda hain, tere qatil zinda hain”, Neelkanth Ganjoo’s fate is what they mean

K Bhattacharjee - 4 November, 2019

Neelkanth Ganjoo had sentenced JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat to death in 1968.

News Reports

We should have imposed President’s rule and protected Babri Masjid, says Madhav Godbole, Union Home Secy during Babri demolition

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2019

Madhav Godbole, the Union Home Secretary in 1992, has labeled former Primer Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi 'The Second Karsevak'.

News Reports

Will beat pollution like we beat dengue: says Kejriwal even as Delhi reports 230 new dengue cases last week

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2019

Arvind Kejriwal has claimed that his government will 'beat' air pollution in Delhi like they 'beat Dengue'.

Opinions

Images show Congress-ruled Punjab mainly responsible for stubble burning, media continues to question Haryana and Modi

Abhishek Banerjee - 4 November, 2019

The media keeps saying that Punjab, Delhi and Haryana should resolve the stubble burning issue mutually. This sounds nice and ‘neutral’ because that would mean one Chief Minister each from Congress, AAP and BJP.

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