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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Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code doesn’t interfere with Islamic faith, no problem accepting it: Waqf Board

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2024

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill was passed with a comfortable majority during a special session of the Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday.

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Maharashtra: Former Vandre West MLA and ex-State Minister Baba Siddique leaves Congress

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2024

Baba Siddique has resigned from the Congress party with immediate effect. Baba Siddique had been associated with the Congress for 48 years

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‘You made our Ram Lalla black’: Congress MLA Adesh Singh Chauhan’s racist remark sparks outrage in Uttarakhand Assembly

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

Uttarakhand Congress MLA Adesh Singh Chauhan accuses BJP of making Ram Lalla black for using Krishna Shila to carve the Ram Lalla idol installed in Ayodhya’s Ram Mandi

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Congress leader Surendra Rajput spreads fake news, uses cleverly edited video of PM Modi quoting Nehru to claim that BJP is against reservations

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

PM Modi quoted a letter by Nehru to show how he was against reservations, but Congress leader Surendra Rajput used edited to video to claim that BJP opposes reservations

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Rajasthan, Chennai, Jharkhand, every part from North to South, East to West is a part of India: PM Modi rips into Congress over North-South...

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a powerful speech in response to the 'Motion of Thanks' in the Rajya Sabha, excoriating the Congress party for pushing a north-south divide in India

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‘Krishna wanted 5 villages, we want just 3 holy places’: Yogi Adityanath cites Mahabharata peace offer in assembly seeking Mathura and Kashi after Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

Yogi Adityanath likened Shri Krishna’s ‘peace’ offer to the Kauravas in Mahabharata to the demands of Hindus to reclaim three holy sites, namely Ayodhya, Mathura, and Kashi

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Munnan Khan, accused of killing karsevaks using hencemen dressed in police uniforms, has streets, villages, and a competition named after him in Gonda

राहुल पाण्डेय - 7 February, 2024

Our investigation has revealed that not only streets, villages, and a competition are named after Munnan Khan but also his name is mentioned in government records.

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‘I pray that you manage to get at least 40 seats in elections’: PM Modi taunts Congress on Mamata’s statement

ANI - 7 February, 2024

"A challenge has been posed before you from West Bengal that Congress will not be able to cross 40 (in Lok Sabha elections 2024). I pray that you are able to secure 40," the Prime Minister said.

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‘Congress is anti-Dalit from the beginning, Nehru openly said he hates reservations for SC-STs’: PM Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

"Forest Rights Act, Prevention of Atrocities Act etc were not applicable in J&K. We granted those rights to the Dalit communities by removing Article 370", PM Modi stated.

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