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.

Fact-Check

After Arvind Kejriwal, CJP ‘cockroach’ Saurav Das peddles lies against Punjab & Haryana HC Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra over DA ruling: Debunking...

Shraddha Pandey - 21 August, 2026

Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra did not reduce the DA payment window from 30 to 15 days, as claimed by CJP ‘cockroach’ Saurav Das

News Reports

Punjab Bandh: Qaumi Insaaf Morcha enforces 7-hour statewide shutdown demanding release of ‘Sikh prisoners’

OpIndia Staff - 21 August, 2026

The Qaumi Insaaf Morcha has called a seven-hour Punjab Bandh from 7 am to 2 pm demanding the release of Sikh prisoners.

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‘We are villagers, not from BJP’: Locals who chased out CJP leaders expose lies by Ashutosh Ranka

OpIndia Staff - 21 August, 2026

Villagers in Jaipur’s Rampura Kanwarpura chased away CJP members attempting to inspect a local primary school.

News Reports

From USCIRF to IAMC: Read about 5 anti-India outfits, with ties to Islamists and Khalistanis, which are opposing the visit of RSS chief Mohan...

Rukma Rathore - 21 August, 2026

All these entities, which unmistakably belong to the worldwide Islamo-leftist cabal, have tried to present their prejudice as a form of advocacy for human rights. Their actions are a result of a pathological animosity towards Hindus, which extends to the Hindu Prime Minister, Hindu organisations and their leaders.

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Villagers who chased away CJP leaders in Rajasthan debunk fake narrative of Abhijeet Dipke about BJP’s involvement: Here is what you should know

Aditi - 21 August, 2026

A local woman, Anu Sharma, said that the CJP members wanted to tear down the school building, for which a repair fund has already been approved. She added that children enrolled in the school are temporarily attending classes in a cattle shelter until the repair work of the school is done.

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As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opposes the Ken-Betwa Link Project, read how the Manmohan Singh govt expressed strong hopes in it

OpIndia Staff - 20 August, 2026

"Before coming to this House, I was a witness to the signing of a feasibility report. The first DPR is being prepared. A number of other DPRs are in the pipeline. So, work is going on," Manmohan Singh had said.

Opinions

No, Abhijeet Dipke, support from MK Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi is not the ‘biggest certificate’ of patriotism; here’s why

Shraddha Pandey - 20 August, 2026

While Abhijeet Dipke contends that receiving endorsement by Tushar Gandhi or MK Gandhi’s family vindicates him and the CJP against the allegations of being ‘anti-national’ and is the ‘biggest certificate’ of patriotism, patriotism is not a hereditary title or a stamp that one descendant of a person involved in the freedom movement can confer.

Featured

Kerala Congress alleges PM Modi ‘sold’ India to China over Chinese tech companies’ donations to PM CARES during COVID: Exposing Congress’ lies and duplicity

Shraddha Pandey - 19 August, 2026

The Congress suggested that somehow the PM Modi-led Central government has been ‘allowing’ Chinese troops to not only enter thousands of kilometres inside India but occupy Indian territory because some Chinese tech companies close to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reportedly donated a few crores to the PM CARES Fund.

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