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

‘Alien and unfriendly to the Christian-majority population’: Nagaland People’s Front opposes recitation of Vande Mataram in educational institutions and Vidhan Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2026

The NPF described the decision as incompatible with the special constitutional protections granted to the state under Article 371A, which aims to protect the religious and customary practices of the Naga people.

President Murmu slams Bengal govt after venue change for Santal Conference, PM Modi calls it ‘shameful and unprecedented’

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2026

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday voiced rare and sharp displeasure over the last-minute change of venue for an event she was scheduled to attend...

News Reports

During Jana Ashirvad Yatra across Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma receives warm welcome in Golaghat

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2026

The people have been turning out in large numbers to greet the Chief Minister as the Chief Minister's campaign convoy passed through the region.

News Reports

FIR filed against pro-Congress X account for spreading fake news on middle east conflict to incite hatred, account deactivated

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2026

In a move to curb the spread of fake news that could incite communal disharmony and disrupt public order, the Delhi Police's Cyber Crime...

‘You cannot be a Bengali if you don’t support TMC’: Mahua Moitra claims ahead of West Bengal election

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2026

"You cannot be a Bengali if you don't support TMC": Mahua Moitra claims ahead of West Bengal election

Government and Policy

Congress govt in Karnataka to implement Rohith Vemula Act in all educational institutions even after Supreme Court stayed similar UGC guidelines

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2026

The Congress government in Karnataka has announced plans to implement the Rohith Vemula (Protection of SC/STs from Caste Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions) Act...

Opinions

Indian Express column by Samajwadi Party spokesperson goes on a speculation overdrive on Iran-US war, predicts doom and destruction in India, so BJP loses...

Shraddha Pandey - 6 March, 2026

“From the lens of Indian politics, the dangerous, pre-planned and illegitimate attack of the US and Israel on Iran, leading to the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, could prove to be such a Black Swan event for the BJP,” Ghanshyam Tiwari wrote in the article titled, “West Asia crisis may just be the Black Swan Event hurts the BJP in India”.

News Reports