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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Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu to surrender before Patiala court after SC orders one-year jail term in 1988 road rage case

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

The Supreme Court of India sentenced Sidhu to one year in jail for a 1987 road rage case on Thursday.

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Land for jobs scam: CBI raids multiple locations linked to Lalu Yadav and Misa Bharti, Lalu’s tenure as Railway Minister under probe

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

India Today reported that the case is linked to a 'land for job scam' wherein jobs were offered in exchange for lands and plots when Lalu was the Railways Minister.

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Maharashtra: Congress MLA Praniti Shinde warns NCP Minister Datta Bharne for diverting water from Solapur to Baramati & Indapur

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Congress MLA Praniti Shinde opposes Mahararashtra govt's decision to give Ujani dam water Indapur and Baramati

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Former Punjab Congress Chief Sunil Jakhar joins BJP, says ‘Congress supports casteism, BJP offers equality’

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

The 68-year-old Punjab politician had announced his shock resignation from the grand old party on May 14.

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As Subramanian Swamy targets Modi govt for not repealing Places of Worship Act, read how he had supported it in parliament while BJP had...

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Supporting the Places of Worship Act, Subramanian Swamy had questioned the claim of Ram Jannmabhoomi

Government and Policy

‘Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman’: Mathura district court reverses civil court order, allows petition seeking removal Shahi Idgah disputed structure

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Mathura court Thursday allowed the plea to seal the disputed structure of the Shahi Idgah Mosque over the Krishna Janmabhoomi land.

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After his father had stopped Hindus from doing puja at Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri temple, Akhilesh Yadav insinuates that it’s a make-belief temple: Watch

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Akhilesh Yadav disregarded claims that a Shivling has been unearthed inside the disputed Gyanpavi premises.

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‘Remnants of old Hindu temple clear inside Gyanvapi, Shringar Gauri, Sheshnaag, lotus structures found’: Former court-appointed survey commissioner Ajay Mishra’s report

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Ajay Mishra in his report has submitted that the survey was done by him on May 6 and May 7 and the Muslim side had gathered a mob of over 100 people during the survey to hinder their work.

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