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

West Bengal: Doctors across the country, including her own nephew, protest against Mamata Banerjee government in solidarity with the striking doctors

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2019

Mamata Banerjee's nephew Dr Abesh Banerjee has also joined the protests against Mamata government in solidarity with the protesting doctors

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Comrade Yechury inaugurates ‘EMS Smrithi’ as a tribute to caste system proponent EMS Namboodiripad

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

EMS Namboodiripad was a staunch proponent of caste system

News Reports

Not just Priyanka, even Sonia Gandhi refuses to learn lessons after 2019 poll debacle, resumes attack on EC and EVM

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

"There can't be smoke without fire", Sonia Gandhi says there are doubts about the election process and EVMs

News Reports

West Bengal: Protesting doctors defy Mamata’s ultimatum, to continue strike till demands are met

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

Mamata Banerjee had warned strict action if doctors don't end the strike within 4 hours, but doctors have decided defy her

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“Policemen die in the line of duty but the police don’t go on a strike”, Mamata Banerjee on doctors strike in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

The doctors' strike in West Bengal has been backed by the doctors in Hyderabad and Delhi who are demanding stringent action against the culprits and safety of doctors.

Government and Policy

Modi govt to develop educational institutions and hospitals on Waqf properties, provide free UPSC coaching for Muslim girls

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

According to the latest schemes launched by the Modi government, Waqf properties across the country will be geo-tagged, digitised and 100% funding will be provided by the government to develop schools, colleges, hospital etc

News Reports

Mamata Banerjee declines to go for the all party meeting called by West Bengal Governor, calls him a BJP mouthpiece

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

Welcoming the Governor's initiative, West Bengal BJP unit president Dilip Ghosh said the state government should have taken the initiative

News Reports

Mamata blames ‘outsiders’, ‘BJP Conspiracy’ for Doctors’ protest; doctors and interns do not wish to work for ‘mad dictator’

K Bhattacharjee - 13 June, 2019

The chain of events that have been initiated in West Bengal since Monday night is truly unprecedented in the recent history of the state.

News Reports

TMC troll speaks in Bengali on English news channel in response to others speaking in Hindi, despite already knowing that it was a Hindi...

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

The debate on CNN News18 soon deviated from the main issue of political violence in West Bengal into a war of words between the anchor and Garga Chatterjee over the issue of whether CNN News18 was a Hindi or an English channel.

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