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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Tamil actor Suriya, who opposed Hindi and NEP, shifts to Mumbai for children’s education, netizens call out hypocrisy

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2023

In September 2020, Suriya Sivakumar compared the NEET to ‘Manu Dharma' tests.’ and mobilised the public against the pan-India exam.

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Frustrated Congressis target Smriti Irani again with sexual innuendos, the Amethi loss of now disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi still hurts

Nirwa Mehta - 27 March, 2023

The frustration is from the fact that Smriti Irani won Amethi. Not just win it, but won it after defeating Rahul Gandhi, something Congressis are still salty about.

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IAMC, with links to terror orgs including Jamaat-e-Islami, comes out in support of Rahul Gandhi, executive director says proof of India being ‘fascist’

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2023

Islamic terror organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami linked Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) issued a statement condemning the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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China skips G20 meeting in Arunachal Pradesh even as 100 delegates representing G20 counties attend: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2023

India has vowed to hold G20 meetings in all 28 and 8 Union territories, including Jammu and Kashmir.

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Congress leader, who had run away from police, calls PM Modi a ‘coward’, compares court verdict against Rahul Gandhi to MK Gandhi’s assassination

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2023

Srinivas BV while calling PM Modi coward forgot he ran away from Police during a protest in Delhi last year

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Ro Khanna backtracks after falsely claiming his grandfather had resigned opposing Indira Gandhi’s emergency while pontificating on democracy

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2023

After he was fact checked, Ro Khanna admitted that his grandfather Amarnath Vidyalankar didn't resign in protest of emergency by Indira Gandhi

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Karnataka: Amit Shah says no provision in Constitution to provide reservation on religious basis, calls out Congress for promoting polarisation

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2023

Following the removal of 4 percent OBC reservation for Muslims in Karnataka, Amit Shah said that there is no provision in the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religion.

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