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.

Law

Forced conversion to Islam of two BJP workers as ‘punishment’ by TMC, police apathy and more: What Kolkata HC order says, ordering CBI/NIA probe

Nupur J Sharma - 21 May, 2022

West Bengal was thrown into post-poll violence by TMC goons after BJP lost the Assembly Elections in 2021.

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Assam Congress to turn state headquarter Rajiv Bhavan into commercial complex to resolve financial crisis, proposal sent to high command

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

Assam Congress leaders said that party has vast amounts of fixed assets in the country, and an assessment of those will be done

Politics

Rahul Gandhi in London promotes anarchy and ‘mass action’ against the Indian State that has been ‘captured’, mirrors the Left’s playbook

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

Speaking in London, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the country is being controlled by the "deep state"

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As Congress says BJP raising Gyanvapi issue because of dwindling popularity, new survey says 44.77% happy with PM Modi, 44.44% unhappy with Rahul

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

As per the latest IANS-CVoter survey, 44.77% are satisfied with PM Modi. On the contrary, 44.44% are unhappy with Rahul Gandhi and 45.92% are dissatisfied with Sonia Gandhi

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Lawyer Mehmood Pracha, who was on the cover of ISIS magazine, comes in defence of DU professor arrested for comments against Shivling found in...

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

Hours after the arrest of Delhi University Professor Ratan Lal, Mehmood Pracha came to his rescue, saying that FIR was fake

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Yogendra Yadav warns of Islamists avenging reclamation of Kashi temple in 2522, Nidhi Razdan tries to prove she does not care about the Shivling:...

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

Yogendra Yadav suggested that Hindus might have to pay the price at the hands of the Islamists, 500 years later, for their actions in 2022.

Politics

‘Please do a scripted conversation with a journalist for max impact’: Shruti Kapila, ThePrint columnist who will interview Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge

Dibakar Dutta - 20 May, 2022

The constant targeting of the Indian State, and downplaying of criticism directed at the Congress has earned Shruti Kapila accolades from the party loyalists.

News Reports

Here is why the Haryana govt cancelled the licence of the company Sky Light Hospitality, owned by Robert Vadra

Dibakar Dutta - 20 May, 2022

BJP-led-Haryana govt cancelled licence of Sky Light Hospitality Pvt Ltd, company owned by Robert Vadra for real estate development

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Mumbai: BMC floats tender for 12.8 crores Urdu Centre at Mazgaon ahead of elections, ignores Marathi medium teachers protesting for 4 months over jobs

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

Urdu Centre is the brainchild of the Shivsena party who announced its construction last year and had made a monetary provision of Rs 1.5 crore in the budget.

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