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

Assam on boil over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, over a hundred organisations join protests

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

An 11-hour bandh was called by AASU and the North East Students' Organisation (NESO) and was supported by over a hundred organisations in the state against the bill.

Law

Ram Mandir case delayed again as Justice UU Lalit recuses himself, next hearing on January 29

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

Rajiv Dhawan, who represents the Muslim side in the case, pointed it out that Justice Lalit had represented one of the parties in another case 24 years ago.

38-year-old Congress worker SP Manju fakes her identity as an old woman to enter Sabarimala

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

SP Manju Joseph had contested local elections on the Congress ticket and has more than 14 criminal cases pending against her

Crime

Trade Union strikes: Schoolchildren injured after leftist goons attack carpool in Kolkata

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

Many left and Congress backed trade unions had called for the 48-hour strike across the country.

No decision on Alok Verma as Kharge seeks more time, rakes up the Rafale bogey again

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge sought time to know whether CBI Chief was working on the Rafale deal probe, among other details

News Reports

Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid to be charged soon in sedition case, says Delhi police

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid organised an even in JNU supporting terrorist Afzal Guru, a terrorist who had attacked the Indian Parliament

News Reports

Former AAP member H S Phoolka announces formation of Sikh Sevak Sangathan

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

Phoolka had resigned from the Punjab Assembly in October last year citing the alleged inaction of the State government in dealing with the Bargadi sacrilege case and Behbal Kalan firing case.

Media