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.

Opinions

Rahul Gandhi ropes in a minor girl in hijab in his ‘Bharat Jodo’ container yatra amid intensifying global protests against the veil

Amit Kelkar - 20 September, 2022

Rahul Gandhi seems to be standing resolutely with Muslim fundamentalists with his support to hijab during his container yatra.

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ED attaches assets worth 48 crores of former TMC leader Partha Chatterjee and aide Arpita Mukherjee, total attachment now at Rs 103 crore

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2022

Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 48.22 crore "beneficially owned" by former TMC minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee.

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Mamata Banerjee ate sandwiches, fish finger, and chocolates during her 26-day hunger strike in 2006: former IAS and TMC leader Dipak Ghosh’s 2012 book

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2022

Dipak Kumar Ghosh, a former IAS officer and once-trusted aide to WB CM Mamata Banerjee, revealed some dark secrets of the TMC supremo in his 2012 book titled, 'Mamata Banerjee- As I have known her or the Goddess that failed'

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AAP denies claims that Bhagwant Mann was deplaned in Germany for being drunk

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2022

AAP denied claims that CM Bhagwant Mann was deplaned in Germany because he was drunk.

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AAP using party workers disguised as common people to claim that public wants a change of government in Gujarat, alleges journalist

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2022

Journalist Vijay Patel pointed out how AAP workers were disguised as random people in the video posted by 'Public Reaction Bank' YouTube channel.

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Delhi BJP leader accuses AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of trying to grab Deer Park land for a Muslim graveyard and to build a road...

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2022

BJP leader Shailender Singh Monty accused AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of attempting to grab park land and convert it to Muslim graveyard

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Gujarat: Temple trustee files complaint against AAP workers for threatening him after he did not allow them to paste party posters in front of...

OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2022

A temple trustee filed a complaint on Wednesday against three AAP workers for threatening him over a dispute on posters.

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Tale of how Congress govt gifted 123 properties in Lutyens Delhi to Delhi Waqf Board in 2014, right before the Lok Sabha elections

Dibakar Dutta - 17 September, 2022

Congress-led-UPA govt gifted 123 government properties in Lutyens' Delhi to Waqf in 2014 - right before the Lok Sabha elections

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Modi 2024: Why not just the TINA factor

Nirwa Mehta - 17 September, 2022

There are alternatives - Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar - who, just like Modi have been chief ministers of their states many times. Just because you may not vote for them you cannot ignore those who did.

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