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

“When a mob shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and we were ready to drink poison if they came for us”

vinirish - 7 July, 2019

Narendra Modi is in power now. I invest my hope in him to rid India from such days and nights of terror.

News Reports

Maharashtra: Engineers to go on pen down strike to protest attack on a deputy engineer by Congress MLA Nitesh Rane

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2019

A sense of entitlement gives these lawmakers the courage to take law in their hands

Politics

Congress’ resignation saga continues: Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns as AICC General Secretary

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2019

Ending the month-long drama, the Congress prince had on July 3, publicly announced his resignation from the post

Politics

Ex VP Hamid Ansari endangered lives of RAW unit members, exposed RAW set-up in Tehran, former RAW officer claims

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2019

A report published by The Sunday Guardian, claims that former RAW officers have now written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an inquiry against Ansari for "damaging the RAW operations" when he was posted as an ambassador in Tehran, Iran.

News Reports

Patna court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by Sushil Kumar Modi over “all Modis are thieves” remark

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2019

A number of Congress workers had gathered outside the Patna court demanding the withdrawal of Rahul Gandhi's resignation.

News Reports

Karnataka: 11 Congress-JD(S) MLAs submit resignation, drama is speaker’s chamber as DK Shivakumar struggles to save govt

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2019

The Congress-JD(S) ruling is coalition is providing for great drama in Karnataka.

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Imminent collapse? 8 Congress-JD(S) coalition MLAs resign in Karnataka, more expected to follow: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2019

The Congress-JDS Karnataka government appears to be on shaky grounds yet again.

Opinions

Rahul Gandhi, your resignation is fooling no one, it is an exercise in power without responsibility

Ashish Shukla - 6 July, 2019

Rahul Gandhi is going nowhere. His resignation is an exercise in power without responsibility.

News Reports

Amartya Sen courts controversy again, says Jai Shree Ram is an ‘excuse to beat up people’ and not ‘Bengali culture’

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2019

TMC government had also tried to jail people for chanting the 'Jai Sri Ram' slogan. Mamata Banerjee had stated that the slogan is inciting violence and it does not belong to Bengal.

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