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.

News Reports

‘Are Maharashtra MLAs so poor that we need to pay their bills?’ Himanta Biswa Sarma denies Assam govt or BJP funding Shiv Sena rebels

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2022

Neither Assam govt nor BJP paying the bills of dissident Shiv Sena MLAs staying in Guwahati, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Gujarat ATS takes Teesta Setalvad into custody: Watch video of her arrest

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2022

Teesta Setalvad was taken into custody from her home in the Juhu area of Mumbai. Gujarat ATS will take her to Ahmedabad.

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Director of Islamic outfit, who now denies asking Muslims to join Agneepath, called Yakub hanging ‘inhuman’: Here are his other communal views

Dibakar Dutta - 25 June, 2022

Despite being well aware how the Shaheen Bagh protests turned out, Aamir Edresy had no qualms about the violence, vandalism and the loss of lives.

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Maharashtra political crisis: Eknath Shinde forms a new group named “Shiv Sena Balasaheb’

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2022

Speaking to media, rebel MLA Deepak Kesarkar said the Eknath Shinde has formed a new group called ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb’.

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‘You are responsible for the safety of MLAs and their families’, Eknath Shinde camp writes to Uddhav Thackeray calling removal of security a political...

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2022

Dissident Shiv Sena MLAs have written to Maharashtra CM asking to restore the security of their families

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Boxer and Congress leader Vijender Singh defends secessionist lyrics of Sidhu Moosewala’s song ‘SYL’ released posthumously: What happened

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2022

The celebrated boxer and Congress leader Vijender Singh took to Facebook to defend Sidhu Moosewala's song 'SYL'

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How burning of 59 Ram Bhakts led to 2002 riots, malicious campaign by Teesta Setalvad and pain of CM Modi: What Amit Shah said...

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2022

Amit Shah emphasised that the riots and circumstances were exacerbated by the efforts of a nexus of political parties, journalists, and NGOs.

Opinions

With SC calling out Zakia Jafri, a look back at criminal Sanjiv Bhatt and how he was turned into a hero for lying about...

GujaratRiots.com - 25 June, 2022

Sanjiv Bhatt was turned into a hero for lying about Narendra Modi and 2002 Gujarat, with the SC verdict now, it is important to revisit the campaign

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From student protests that brought down Indira govt to opposition hoping same fate for PM Modi: How Congress hopes for Emergency 2.0

Jinit Jain - 25 June, 2022

The nationwide students protests leading up to Emergency were the cause of Indira govt's downfall. The Congress seems to emulate the rebellion to oust the Modi government.

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