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

Haryana: Two arrested for preparing forged forensic report declaring viral video of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann as AI-generated

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

Haryana Police arrested two men for allegedly forging forensic reports from fake labs to declare a controversial video of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann AI-generated.

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Shiv Sena UBT suffers fresh setback: Six MPs switch sides to Eknath Shinde camp

OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2026

During the program, Eknath Shinde took a swipe at Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut and said, “Today, 6 MPs have joined us. Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh and Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar. So we have 3 Sanjays here with us. “

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Revolutionary or Mentally Unstable: Who was Bharat Tiwari, whose encounter is sparking uproar in Bihar, and why CM Samrat Chaudhary ordered judicial inquiry

शिव - 21 June, 2026

Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has ordered a judicial inquiry into the controversial police encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bhojpur.

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Rahul Gandhi spent ₹26 crore on scuba diving to spread propaganda against the Great Nicobar Project: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2026

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of using environmental concerns as an excuse to block the strategically important Great Nicobar Island project.

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Varanasi: Congress workers depict Rahul Gandhi as Lord Parashurama and pour milk on the portrait in the Ganga on his 56th birthday

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2026

Youth Congress workers in Kashi on Thursday marked the 56th birthday of Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi with a controversial ritual...

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ about student grievances is the outcome of the Congress’s insecurity with cockroaches: Demystifying the farce

Rukma Rathore - 18 June, 2026

Congress has already disparaged the CJP, calling it "performative" and a "brainchild of the Aam Aadmi Party."

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Mamata Banerjee faces fresh jolt: Calcutta HC declines to stay appointment of rebel TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2026

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined to grant any interim stay on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker's decision to recognise rebel Trinamool Congress...

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‘I can take care of the police, but I cannot tackle the Bajrang Dal people’: Read how a Muslim cleric was forced to turn...

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2026

The Hindu woman from Bihar, who is a single mother of a 3-year-old daughter, is the latest victim of Love Jihad. She was trapped in a relationship with a Muslim man, who claimed to be a Hindu.

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