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

RTI Amendment Bill 2019 and the fake charade of Shashi Tharoor

Ashish Shukla - 27 July, 2019

All this outrage by Shashi Tharoor and his likes for defining the terms and salaries of Information Commissioners as per the RTI Act?

Specials

The legend of BS Yediyurappa: The many ironies, setbacks, struggles and successes

Abhishek Banerjee - 27 July, 2019

Faced with losing odds, BS Yediyurappa decided to turn it into his "Vajpayee moment." He resigned on the floor of the House, with a promise to come back and sweep the Lok Sabha election next year.

Politics

Holy f*ck! Rahul Gandhi follows Congress-friendly troll who had declared that only her and the former Amethi MP’s voices matter

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2019

Rahul Gandhi's follow comes just days after Sanjukta had announced on social media that only her and Rahul Gandhi's voices 'somewhat matter' on the micro-blogging platform.

Government and Policy

The opposition and activists are wrong when the stir hysteria over the RTI Amendment Bill. Here is how

K Bhattacharjee - 26 July, 2019

The RTI Amendment Bill, 2019, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

News Reports

Divided by parties, united against sexism: Women MPs across party lines condemn Azam Khan’s sexist comments

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked for exemplary action against Azam Khan for his sexist remarks

News Reports

BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Chief Minister of the new BJP government in Karnataka

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2019

BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka on Friday

Media Fact-Check

Desperate to shield the failed Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka, NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain misrepresents basic facts

Raju Das - 26 July, 2019

Sreenivasan Jain wrongly thinks halfway mark in Karnataka assembly will go up because rebel MLAs not disqualified and their resignations not accepted yet

News Reports

NC chief Omar Abdullah calls Tral as ‘land of Musa and Burhan Wani’, warns locals against voting for BJP

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2019

Abdullah questioned the saffron's party's footing in an area such as Tral which according to him is "Land of Musa and Burhan Wani", the terrorists who were both neutralised by the Indian Armed Forces.

Politics