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.

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.

News Reports

A dangerous development: Oxfam India CEO invites Congress to form an ‘alliance’ with civil society

K Bhattacharjee - 27 July, 2019

The CEO of Oxfam also argues that the Congress party should work closely with "civil society".

Opinions

Mob Lynching activism by celebrities: It stems from a lot of narcissism and even more stupidity

K Bhattacharjee - 27 July, 2019

Anurag Kashyap tweeted that the country needs a law against mob lynching

Opinions

Fight for ideology of the nation is the responsibility of its citizens, we have to take control and not wait upon the Indian State

Saket Suryesh - 27 July, 2019

Ever since the Narendra Modi government came into power, the left felt a sense of absolute despondency and the Right felt a sense of absolute emancipation. Both are wrong.

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