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

AltNews lies in its response but IFCN declares political activists ‘neutral’: Here is how IFCN is a threat to Indian sovereignty

K Bhattacharjee - 18 July, 2019

The 'International' in IFCN ought to have been replaced with the word Globalist since it captures their motives and objectives much more effectively.

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“Do a bigger agitation where at least 20 people are killed in police firing”, TMC leader Subrata Mukherjee mocks BJP’s protests

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Subrata Mukherjee trivialises deaths of political protestors in West Bengal saying BJP workers should mount bigger agitations where 20 people are killed

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Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra seeks permission to examine PAC members to expose Arvind Kejriwal’s lies and corruption

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Kapil Mishra has maintained that the evidence and documents showcased by AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj to get him disqualified were concocted

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As Karnataka assembly descends into turmoil, CM’s brother HD Revanna naps peacefully inside the house

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Amusingly, this is not the first time the Karnataka public works minister has been caught taking a nap in such assembly sessions or public gatherings.

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Assamese Muslim body claims unregulated Madrasas are promoting fundamentalism

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Goriya Moriya Jatiya Parishad's Nurul Haque stated that fundamentalism doesn't necessarily mean terrorist activities but is dangerous just the same.

Opinions

The Media and the questions it never asked Arvind Kejriwal

Ashish Shukla - 18 July, 2019

Since our newspapers don’t ask a few simple questions to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, could we the readers pose a few?

News Reports

Nanny state? Arvind Kejriwal led AAP govt finalises draft policy to limit number of guests at marriage functions in Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

The AAP government had in December last year, told the Supreme Court that it is in the process of formulating a policy which limits the ‘vulgar display of food’ at weddings lavish weddings in the national capital

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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.

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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.

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