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

SP MLA Shazil Islam pleads with Yogi Adityanath for help days after authorities bulldozed his illegal petrol pump, had previously threatened the CM

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2022

SP MLA Shazil Islam Ansari's met Yogi Adityanath after authorities bulldozed his illegal petrol pump and cancelled its licence and NOCs

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‘True Congresswoman’, who had assaulted an actress for doing yoga in a park, now concerned about ‘women’s rights’, criticises Congress, gets notice

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2022

KPCC general secretary Kavitha Reddy had called out the Congress party for 'patriarchy' and 'injustice' for denying tickets to women

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Rajasthan: Maharana Pratap Sena demands archaeological survey of Ajmer Sharif Dargah saying it was built on a Hindu temple

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2022

Hindu groups have claimed that Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's Dargah at Ajmer in Rajasthan is originally a Hindu temple

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Uttarakhand: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announces decision to implement Uniform Civil Code in the state

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2022

On Friday Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami declared his decision to introduce the Uniform Civil Code in the state.

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‘Muslim population used to be 1.5% now it is 14%’: Swami Darshan Bharati explains how Uttarakhand is witnessing a rapid demographic shift

राहुल पाण्डेय - 27 May, 2022

Swami Darshan Bharati expressed concerns on how it is nearly impossible to find even the smallest area in Uttarakhand that is free of Muslim migrants.

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Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala awarded 4-year jail term in disproportionate assets case

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2022

The CBI had registered the case in 2006 and alleged that Om Prakash Chautala had earned 189 times more money than his income.

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Maharashtra: Bail denied to actress Ketaki Chitale, judicial custody extended to 14 more days for social media post against Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2022

Maharashtra Housing Development Minister Jitendra Awhad had threatened that NCP workers and cadres will register cases in “at least 100-200” police stations across Maharashtra in connection with the said Facebook post.

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