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.
Hindu shopkeeper was attacked for playing Hanuman Chalisa in a Congress-ruled state, they banned Ram Navami in Rajasthan: PM Modi in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur
Further in his rally, PM Modi issued an appeal for unity asserting that whenever we divided, enemies of the country took advantage.
From Farooq Abdullah to Dimple Yadav: Surat is not the first incident, at least 35 candidates have won Lok Sabha elections unopposed since 1951
Several prominent names, including Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav, National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, and former Maharashtra CM Y B Chavan have also won Lok Sabha elections without a contest.
Congress and Bharat Todo politics: South Goa candidate says Rahul Gandhi agreed with him when he said ‘Constitution was forced on Goa’
During a public address, Viriato Fernandes was seen telling the people that he had met Rahul Gandhi before the 2019 elections and had told him that the people of Goa prefer dual citizenship (Indian and Portuguese).
‘Congress, SP hate it when I talk about Pasmanda Muslims, because their appeasement only helped the rich and powerful’: PM Modi in Aligarh
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Prime Minister said that Congress and SP have always been involved in appeasement politics and that it was the BJP that secured the lives of Muslim women by bringing legislation against triple talaq.
‘We are living in a state of terror’: Another Sandeshkhali in making in West Bengal, villagers accuse TMC leader of sexual harassment
"He (Pradip Sarkar) enters our homes, clicks pictures and warns us about releasing the images on the internet. If we object, then, he threatens to murder our husbands," a woman recounted.
Gujarat BJP creates history: Mukesh Dalal declared winner in Surat LS seat after other candidates withdraw nominations
Eight contenders other than the BJP dropped their candidature for the Surat Lok Sabha seat since Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's form was canceled. The latest withdrawal was made by BSP candidate Pyarelal on 22nd April after which the BJP was declared the winner unchallenged.
‘My daughter refused to convert’: Neha’s father says Fayaz was assisted by a group for love jihad, had informers to track her movements
“They were forcing her to convert. Since she didn’t agree to religious conversion, she was murdered,” Niranjan Hiremath, the Congress Councillor from Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC), said
Like taking points from top teams in IPL and giving them to the bottom 3: Ex-Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad lambasts ‘pathetic’ wealth redistribution promise
In a sarcastic critique, Venkatesh Prasad likened redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor to the point system used in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
PM Modi warns against Rahul Gandhi’s wealth redistribution plans: Understanding the cleverly worded hints in Congress manifesto
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While Congress manifesto talks about socio-economic survey, on 6th April, Rahul Gandhi had said, "We will first conduct a nationwide caste census to determine how many people belong to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and minorities. After that, we will conduct a financial and institutional survey in a historic step to ascertain the distribution of wealth.”
‘Muslims have first claim on India’s resources’: How Congress tried to defend the controversial speech of Manmohan Singh in 2006 and why it does...
On 9th December 2006, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated categorically that Muslims have the first claim on India's resources.
