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.

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Delhi govt didn’t give legal, financial assistance, no compensation. I am broken: Ankit Saxena’s father

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2019

Ankit Saxena was murdered by his Muslim girlfriend's family who did not approve of the inter-religious love affair between the two.

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BJP leader Mukul Roy says attacks on BJP workers in WB done by TMC members on the instructions of Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Roy claimed that TMC workers are following Banerjee's instructions wherein she had threatened to take revenge from BJP workers 'inch by inch'.

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Telangana: Congress leaders stage protest against arrest of Congress legislature party leader on hunger strike

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

As many as 12 out of 18 MLAs of the Congress party met Telangana Assembly Speaker to join CM K Chandrashekhar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)

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Congress leadership does not consult us, they are responsible for election loss, says party leader from UP

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Congress leader K K Sharma held the higher leadership of the party responsible for the election results alleging that they take decisions without consulting party workers and local leaders.

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Congress leader Hardik Patel claims China has abducted the crashed AN-32 plane, urges PM Modi to do surgical strike to bring back the soldiers

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Hardik Patel demands surgical strike against China for the crash of IAF AN-32 in Arunachal

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CPI-M refuses to learn lessons after political annihilation, shifts blame to NDA, just like 2014, after ‘analysing’ 2019 electoral loss

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Yechury also indicated that the opposition alliance or mahagathbandan narrative of "saving India" from communal forces and protecting the country’s Constitution and institutions had gained little traction on the ground.

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Owner of ‘halal’ investment group flees leaving investors in lurch, blames Congress MLA for taking 400 crores

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Founder and managing director of a Sharia-compliant investment firm, Mohammad Mansoor Khan went viral where he claimed he is ending his life due to financial distress

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Rahul Gandhi’s hypocrisy: Not a word on journalists being gagged in Karnataka, condemns UP CM for the same

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2019

Before pointing fingers at others, Rahul Gandhi should look little closer at home where his alliance partner JD(S) is creating an Emergency-like situation in Karnataka

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