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

Karnataka: BS Yediyurappa wins confidence motion through trust vote, Siddaramaiah says they accept the verdict because ‘they have less time’

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

After BS Yediyurappa won the trust vote in Karnataka assembly, Siddaramaiah accepted the outcome of the vote and said that they accept the verdict because 'they have very less time'.

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Bengal: Mamata’s government makes pregnant women ‘pose’ before lavish food platter but doesn’t let them eat it

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

Ironically, the event was being organised on the occasion of Supushti Divas (Nutrition Day) to promote nutritional awareness among expectant mothers.

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Kerala: Youth Congress workers ‘purify’ the spot with cow dung-mixed water after Dalit MLA does a sit-in protest

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

After the Dalit MLA left the spot, a group of Youth Congress workers reached the protest venue and allegedly sprinkled cow dung-mixed water to 'purify the spot'.

Politics

Shashi Tharoor speaks out on President-mukt Congress, suggests democratic ‘elections’ in a party which epitomises dynasty politics

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

Congress is having a leadership crisis since Rahul Gandhi decided to resign from the post of party president after the 2019 general elections debacle.

Politics

Karnataka assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar disqualifies 14 rebel MLAs

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2019

The BJP has condemned the decision of the Karnataka assembly speaker to disqualify the MLAs

Entertainment

Contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil admits molesting women on bus to a cheering audience, Kamal Haasan normalizes rape culture by remaining silent

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2019

Audience cheered as one of the contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil admitted to molesting women on public buses.

Media

The Wire journalist reduces Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to his religious identity of being a Muslim, compares him with her former boss ex-VP Hamid...

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2019

Twitter users pointed it out that any Indian regardless of his/her political leanings respects Dr Kalam because of his achievements and his contributions to the nation's development.

Social Media

Shekhar Kapur says ‘intellectuals’ still make him feel like a refugee, Javed Akhtar takes it as a personal offence

Shashank Bharadwaj - 28 July, 2019

Javed Akhtar, one of the active members of the "liberal-secular" intellectual industry, often feels a sense of entitlement and control over the intellectual thought of this country.

Crime

Ahmedabad man registers Pak PM Imran Khan, rape convicts Ram Rahim and Asaram Bapu as ‘BJP members’, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2019

The BJP members came to know about the forgery on July 24 as Ghulam Fareed Shaikh circulated these images showing e-cards of BJP primary membership of Imran Khan, Asaram Bapu and Ram Rahim Singh on social media.

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