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

NCP, TMC and CPI could lose their national party status

OpIndia Staff -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. 
Politics

Congress gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over ‘tension at Indo-China border’, even after Army Chief rubbished claims

OpIndia Staff -
Despite the clarifications issued by the COAS, Congress gave an adjournment motion over non-existent 'tension' at the Indo-China border.
Government and Policy

Modi government has cancelled registration of 14,800 NGOs in last five years for FCRA violations

OpIndia Staff -
The Home Ministry said that various NGOs and associations in India received nearly Rs.50,000 crore as foreign contributions over a period of three years from 2015-16 to 2017-18.
News Reports

CBI raids residence and office of former SP leader and mafia don Atiq Ahmad in Allahabad

OpIndia Staff -
A CBI team has carried out a series of raids at residence and office of mafia don turned Samajwadi politician Atiq Ahmad in Allahabad on Wednesday
Social Media

US-based Indian journalist mistakes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as Indian ‘official’ news agency, gets slammed on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
Raju Narisetti looked at a tweet from the official Twitter handle of Pakistan's ruling political party and thought that it has come from the Press Trust of India.
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