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

Triple Talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan gets death threats, driven out of her home for participating in Hanuman Chalisa recital

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Ishrat Jahan had participated in the mass Hanuman Chalisa recital event at the Sankatmochan Hanuman temple in Dobson Road in Howrah.

News Reports

Hard Kaur supports pro-Khalistan ‘Referendum 2020’, extends support to banned terror outfit Sikhs For Justice

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Taran Kaur Dhillon, popularly known as Hard Kaur, has landed herself in a new controversy. Kaur has taken to social media to extend her support to Khalistan.

Opinions

Will the Indian State push Hindus to react like Muslims to have their religious sentiments and interests be protected?

K Bhattacharjee - 17 July, 2019

Historically, the Indian State has treated Muslims as a special class and continues to treat them as such.

News Reports

NCP, TMC and CPI could lose their national party status

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

They are likely to be issued a show-cause notice by the Election Commission to explain why their national party status should not be revoked.

News Reports

Illegal immigrants living on every inch of this country will be identified and deported: Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

Amit Shah said while NRC is currently a part of Assam Accord, actions will be taken to identify every illegal infiltrator in the country and deport them back as per the international law.

Politics

Gujarat Congress MLA wants unmarried girls to stop using mobile phones, supports ban on intercaste marriages

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

Congress MLA Geniben Thakor justified the move by saying that such ban on usage of mobile phones by unmarried girls will 'automatically control the boys'

Politics

Nitish Kumar govt directs police to ‘gather information’ on the RSS and its subsidiary outfits in Bihar

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

A letter was sent to DSPs (Special Branch) directing them to collect information on the RSS just five days after the 2019 Lok Sabha election results were announced.

News Reports

Congress leader Kapil Sibal and wife to be sued by journalist Barkha Dutt for fraud and cheating in Tiranga TV case

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

There seems to be no end to the fighting between Congress leader Kapil Sibal and 'journalist' Barkha Dutt over the Tiranga TV fiasco

Law

Rebel MLAs cannot be compelled to attend house proceedings, speaker to decide on resignations in time-bound manner: SC

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

The Supreme Court has also ruled that the rebel MLAs can themselves take a call on whether they wished to attend the trust vote that it has been scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 18.

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