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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Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair moves to Supreme Court seeking quashing of all FIRs registered by UP Police against him

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2022

The plea filed by Zubair challenges the FIRs recorded in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, and two in Hathras. The petition also challenges the formation of the SIT by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

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Delhi court adjourns the decision on the bail plea by Sharjeel Imam, next hearing on July 20

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2022

A Delhi court on Thursday adjourned the bail decision on a plea by Sharjeel Imam in the sedition case against him. The next hearing of the case will be on July 20.

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Punjab police book 40-50 locals for protesting against erratic power supply and contaminated drinking water outside AAP MLA’s house

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2022

Punjab police Monday registered an FIR against 40 to 50 residents of ward 31 for staging a protest outside the residence of AAP MLA Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina in Satjot Nagar on Sunday

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UP: Rae Bareli Police book BJP leader Ali Haider Naqvi for post supporting Nupur Sharma, ‘asked to delete the post by police’, he tells...

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2022

Rae Bareli BJP IT Cell's Ali Haider Naqvi booked for publishing post in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

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Hamid Ansari throws UPA govt under the bus in Pakistani journalist espionage row, says foreign invitees selected by MEA

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

Hamid Ansari denied claims that he had invited a Pakistani journalist to a conference in 2010, saying MEA decided the invitees

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Lakshadweep: CBI registers case against MP Mohammad Faizal in tuna fish scam, he had earlier declared beef-eating a ‘constitutional right’

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

LCMF procured a huge amount of tuna fish from local fishermen under the influence of Faizal, the local MP and failed to pay them the assured price.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu quarrels with fellow prisoners in jail over use of his canteen card, others change cell to avoid further clashes

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

After arguments between Navjot Singh Sidhu and fellow inmates in jail over canteen card, others shifted to difference barrack

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Madhya Pradesh: Congress MP Nakul Nath wipes off Tilak from his forehead before entering Muslim majority area, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

Congress MP Nakul Nath triggers controversy by wiping off the tilak before entering a Muslim majority area

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Punjab: After Sidhu Moosewala’s track SYL, YouTube bans Kanwar Grewal’s ‘Rihai’ song, Akali Dal to protest against ban on July 15

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

The ban on Kanwar Grewal's song named Rihai was imposed after the YouTube received complaints against the song. The song demands that the Sikh prisoners be freed.

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