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.

Opinions

Think before pressing NOTA to teach your party a lesson, you may end up learning a hard one yourselves

Guest Author - 19 October, 2019

As BJP does not have vote bank like Congress, most NOTA voters are BJP supporters which harm BJP in the elections

News Reports

Samajwadi party friendly ‘journalist’ and trolls spread fake news after CBI gives Indrani Mukerjea conditional reprieve in INX Media case

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2019

Indrani Mukerjea pardoned in INX Media case, journalists spread news that she is pardoned in Sheena Bora murder case

News Reports

Threatened by Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign, Hillary Clinton uses the ‘evil Russians’ cliché, Tulsi calls her ‘queen of warmongers’

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2019

Hillary had claimed without any basis that Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset and is being groomed by Russia to re-elect Trump.

Politics

Asaduddin Owaisi claims he donated 15 bottles of blood in a single day, which is approximately 90% of blood in human body

OpIndia Staff - 18 October, 2019

Asaduddin Owaisi, in an election rally recently claimed that he donated 15 bottles of blood within a single day.

Opinions

Lest we forget: When countless Muslims marched, went on a rampage and rioted demanding the head of Kamlesh Tiwari

Sanghamitra - 18 October, 2019

In December 2015, protests had broken out in several cities, from north to south, east to west, demanding a death sentence for Kamlesh Tiwari because he had called prophet Muhammad gay.

Opinions

Legacy of Kamlesh Tiwari: Regardless of motivations behind his murder, those who shielded Islamism and shunned him should be ashamed

K Bhattacharjee - 18 October, 2019

Former Hindu Mahasabha leader and the founder of Hindu Samaj Party Kamlesh Tiwari has been brutally murdered by unknown assailants at his residence in Lucknow.

Opinions

The real reason why Congress opposes a Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar is much more fundamental than mere politics

K Bhattacharjee - 18 October, 2019

A Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar would be official recognition of his contributions to the story of Independent India at the highest level, despite the vilification heaped by Congress

Law

DK Shivakumar has hit a triple century, has acquired 300 properties with disproportionate funds: ED tells court

OpIndia Staff - 18 October, 2019

Pleading to the court for granting bail, Shivakumar's lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi stated that the former Karnataka minister has already spent 45 days inside the jail.

News Reports