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

Pakistan’s anti-India dossier in UNHRC features quotes from Rahul Gandhi and Omar Abdullah: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's statements against India's decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir is being used by Pakistan as a weapon against India.

Politics

Tired of ‘petty in-house politics’, actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar leaves Congress in less than 6 months of joining

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

Urmila Matondkar joined Congress 5 months back and lost the General Elections 2019 to BJP candidate Gopal Shetty from Mumbai North seat

Politics

No end to Pakistani ministers’ misery: Low IQ Ch Fawad Hussain exposes his buffoonery, falls for a prank yet again

Nirwa Mehta - 10 September, 2019

Parody country Pakistan is an embarrassment in itself.

Social Media

Maharashtra Youth Congress uses 2012 Indian Idol audition contestants to depict them as ‘unemployed youth’

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

A little too harsh to call enthusiastic aspirant singers 'unemployed'.

Politics

Congress snaps ties with Islamist outfits in Kerala after party worker is allegedly killed by leader of the same outfits

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

The Kerala police have arrested a leader of Popular Front of India (PFI) which is an ally of Congress in the state for the brutal murder of Congress worker P Naushad.

Fact-Check

Youth Congress shares images from Pakistan to criticise PM Modi and BJP led Khattar government in Haryana

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

Youth Congress has shared multiple misleading posts, fake news and old pictures to target Prime Minister Modi and the Khattar led Haryana Government

News Reports

Chhattisgarh Congress leader and minister Amarjeet Bhagat blames Modi for Chandrayaan-2 ‘failure’

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2019

The way it is almost customary for Congress to claim credit for every achievement the country strives hard to achieve, it is almost traditional for it to blame Modi for whatever erroneous happens under the deep blue sky

News Reports

Tripura Govt to construct exact replicas of 51 Shaktipeethas to boost tourism in the state

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2019

The Shaktipeethas will be constructed at Fulkumari in Gomati district, about 3 km away from the Tripureswari temple, one of the 51 Shaktipeethas.

Politics

Two witnesses ready to depose against senior Congress leader Kamal Nath’s alleged role in 1984 Sikh genocide

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2019

Sirsa believes that the fresh order to probe Kamal Nath's involvement in the 1984 Sikh genocide case meant that he would surely go to jail like Sajjan Kumar who was enjoying Z+ due to the Gandhi family

Opinions