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.

Crime

Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members granted bail in IRCTC case

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2019

Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted and is currently serving 14 years imprisonment for the fodder scam during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

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I am ready to step down, they (Congress MLAs) are crossing the line: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2019

The opportunist alliance in Karnataka has been a troubled one since its formation.

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ED seizes property worth Rs 238 crores of TMC MP in connection with a ponzi scheme case

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2019

TMC MP's company is accused of illegally starting a collective investment scheme without the approval of SEBI and collected funds of over Rs. 1900 crores from the public in the years leading up to 2015

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PM Modi and Nitish Kumar to kickstart 2019 campaign in Bihar with March 3 mega rally

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2019

PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar to attend a joint rally at Patna on March 3, to kickstart campaign for General elections in the state.

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Congress supports ‘Tukde Tukde Gang’, invites sedition accused Kanhaiya Kumar for an event remembering Mahatma Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2019

Kanhaiya Kumar has been invited as a speaker for an event to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

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BJP does not have beautiful faces to show, uses Hema Malini to get votes: Congress minister in Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2019

MP state minister Sajjan Singh Verma issues a misogynist remark about BJP's female leaders.

Chhattisgarh: CM Bhupesh Baghel disrespects Indian National Flag by unfurling a pre-1947 Congress flag during Republic Day celebrations

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2019

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh chose to unfurl the flag adopted by the INC in 1931 instead of India's national flag causing disrespect to a national symbol

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