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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Maharashtra: Mob shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, ‘Islam Zindabad’ disrupt Ambedkar Jayanti procession, PFI threatens MNS chief over demand for loudspeaker ban

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

A procession on birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in Sangamner, Maharashtra was disrupted by Islamist mob

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Hindu Sena puts up saffron flags outside JNU, arrested by Delhi police: Details

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

The development comes days after leftist goons attacked ABVP workers over Ram Navami celebrations at the central university.

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Robert Vadra remembers sister Michelle on her death anniversary: All we know about the mysterious death, one of many in the Vadra family

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

Michelle Vadra, sister of Robert Vadra, and another woman died in a car crash killed when the car in which they were travelling mysteriously overturned near Behror in Alwar district of Rajasthan on April 16, 2001.

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Ex-AIMIM leader and wife want to quit Islam, adopt Hinduism, seek Yogi Adityanath’s help: A tale of harassment, dowry and no help from Muslim...

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

The former district president of AIMIM and his wife have expressed their desire to convert to Hinduism and appealed to Yogi Adityanath for help

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Gujarat Congress backs rioters who attacked Ram Navmi procession, oppose bulldozing of properties: What MLA Gyassuding Shaikh, Imran Khedavala said

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

Congress party in Gujarat raised its voice against the state government that bulldozed the illegal properties owned by rioters involved in attacking the Ram Navmi procession

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Sacrilege accusations against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann as he enters Gurudwara in drunken state, SGPC and SAD seek apology, AAP refutes

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has been accused of entering Takht Damdama Sahib in an inebriated state on Baisakhi

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NCP organises Iftar party in Pune temple, to allow Muslims to do aarti on Hanuman Jayanti, MNS to organise Hanuman Chalisa recital

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2022

NCP organised an Iftar party inside a Hanuman Temple in Maharashtra's Pune to appease the Muslim community ahead of Ramzan

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Lost but not defeated: Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh is taking on the Mamata regime, one poem at a time

Dibakar Dutta - 15 April, 2022

"If you open your mouth, then, they will snatch away your job. This is why everyone is silent and there is no cry of protest," Rudranil Ghosh lamented.

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AAP Gujarat invites controversial Patidar leader Hardik Patel to quit Congress and join them

OpIndia Staff - 15 April, 2022

A day after Hardik Patel lashed out at the Congress party, AAP president Gopal Italia said his party was open to welcoming Hardik Patel if he was unhappy in the Congress.

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