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

Shoe thrown at Pappu Yadav during press conference after his skit insulting Hindu sentiments, the MP claims attempt to murder

OpIndia Staff - 2 August, 2026

Chaos erupted at the Delhi residence of Independent Purnia MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, on Sunday when a man allegedly hurled...

News Reports

FIR filed against MP Pappu Yadav for Hinduphobic skit in parliament complex, Rahul Gandhi, Awadhesh Prasad and other opposition MPs named in complaint

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2026

An FIR has been registered against Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Independent MP from Purnia, at the Kotwali police station in Varanasi on charges...

News Reports

Maharashtra police book Congress leader Bhai Jagtap over AI-generated video, which falsely shows Delhi DCP ‘resigning’ over Jantar Mantar protest

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2026

Maharashtra Cyber Police have registered an FIR against Congress leader Bhai Jagtap for sharing an AI-generated fake video of Delhi Police DCP Sumit Jha.

News Reports

Tehseen Poonawalla says he has been put under house arrest to prevent him from launching solo protest against E20 policy

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2026

Political analyst and entrepreneur Tehseen Poonawalla on Saturday claimed that Delhi Police had placed him under house arrest at his Greater Kailash-1 residence in...

PM Modi forgives abusers who hurled filthy slurs at his mother during Jantar Mantar protest

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2026

PM Modi said that "children" should be given a chance to learn from their mistakes.

Opinions

Hinduphobia in Parliament premises: Pappu Yadav dresses as Hindu priest, enacts Ram Mandir donation theft; Rahul Gandhi, Awadhesh Prasad perform symbolic mob lynching

Shraddha Pandey - 31 July, 2026

On 31st July, Independent MP Pappu Yadav cosplayed a greedy priest and staged a nukkad Natak-style skit in the Parliament complex, enacting the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft.

News Reports

Reckless words, real consequences: The case for CJP’s contempt for the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction

Divyansh Tiwari - 31 July, 2026

Constitution insulates the Court from being leaned on by whoever holds power or public pressure at a given moment, a government, an opposition party, or a movement outside the electoral system altogether.

Author Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years, was forced to leave the city due to Muslim appeasement of CPIM

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2026

Almost two decades after being forced out of the city she had grown to call home, exiled author Taslima Nasreen stepped onto Kolkata soil...

Crime

‘My father was almost lynched’: Families of injured Delhi cops break silence on mob violence during CJP protest, seek justice

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2026

Family members of Delhi Police personnel injured during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led violent protests at Jantar Mantar held a press conference on Friday...

Crime