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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India Today Consulting Editor gives moving speech trying to defend Mamata Banerjee in SSC Scam, where her close aides have been arrested with illegal...

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2022

India Today Consulting Editor Jayanta Ghosal said Mamata Banerjee was shocked by the images of the cash recovered.

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Jharkhand: Ship worth Rs 30 crores owned by Hemant Soren’s aide confiscated by ED in connection with illegal mining case

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2022

The vessel was being operated at the behest of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's MLA Pankaj Mishra.

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‘Will not hesitate to implement the Yogi model in Karnataka’: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

Basavaraj Bommai said that if the situation demands, the Yogi model from Uttar Pradesh will also be implemented in Karnataka.

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‘BJP-RSS leaders eat everything behind doors’: TMC MP Sushmita Sen after reports that Tandoori Chicken served at opposition protest before Gandhi Statue

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

According to media reports, a variety of food from curd rice and idli-sambhar to tandoori chicken were served during protest by opposition in parliament

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NCW issues summons to Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over the ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark against President Droupadi Murmu

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

NCW sent a notice to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to appear before it in person and to tender a written explanation for his remarks.

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Sonia Gandhi follows Rahul Gandhi, blames late Motilal Vora for financial irregularities in AJL acquisition during ED questioning

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

During six hour grilling by ED in National Herald case, Sonia Gandhi said that she was not involved in AJL acquisition

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Mamata Banerjee finally sacks minister Partha Chatterjee after ED recovers more illegal money, gold from his ‘close aide’

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

Due to increasing of amount of money recovered from aides of Partha Chatterjee, he has finally been sacked

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‘If Jihadi violence continues like this, there will be a reaction, and Hindus won’t be responsible for it’: Vishwa Hindu Parishad

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

VHP general secretary Milind Parande said, "If the Jihadi mindset continues to commit such violence, then there will be express fury in the Hindu society and an extreme reaction."

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Over 50 crores cash seized from TMC leader’s aide, ‘mistakes happen’ says WB CM: All you need to know about the SSC recruitment scam

Jhankar Mohta - 28 July, 2022

The ED has thus far recovered about Rs 50 crores cash, beside Rs 4.31 crore worth of gold, foreign currency worth over 54 lakhs from multiple properties linked to the former Education minister Partha Chatterjee.

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