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

As illegal Mazars in Noida keep mushrooming, VHP warns of state-wide agitation if the district administration fails to remove them

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2022

VHP told the Noida administration that if these illegal structures are not removed immediately, they will launch a state-wide agitation.

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Former judges, bureaucrats, and armed forces veterans slam ex-bureaucrats who blamed BJP after Jahangirpuri violence

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2022

There has been a counter-letter from 8 former judges, 97 retired bureaucrats, and 92 armed forces veterans who have slammed the group of ex-bureaucrats for their politically motivated letter.

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Yogi Adityanath and Lord Hanuman: How Sanjay Raut raked up an old lie to malign UP CM

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2022

Sanjay Raut misquoted Yogi Adityanath to allege that he said Lord Hanuman should not be worshipped because he is a Dalit.

World

As the West lectures and threatens India about Russian fossil fuel imports, data shows EU and USA remain largest buyers: Here is all you...

Dibakar Dutta - 30 April, 2022

The independent research organisation has found that LNG and gas purchases (through pipelines) to the European Union also increased by 20% and 10% respectively.

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Patiala violence: Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) leader Harish Singla arrested for leading ‘Khalistan Murdabad’ march

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2022

Punjab Police arrested Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) leader Harish Singla in connection with Patiala violence where he took out Khalistan Murdabad march

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‘India and India’s history are incomplete without Sikhs’, PM Modi addressing a Sikh delegation at his residence

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2022

Speaking to the delegation, PM Modi praised the contribution of the Sikh community saying, "India and India's history both are incomplete without Sikhs."

Opinions

Telangana CM KCR, son KTR claim VAT on fuel prices has not been increased since they came to power. They lied: Know the truth

S. Sudhir Kumar - 29 April, 2022

The Telangana Chief Minister, Honourable Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR garu), in his press conference on 7th November, had emphatically claimed that he has never increased the VAT on fuel prices

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Aaditya Thackeray pulls a Rahul Gandhi, hails the dangerous politician-builder nexus of Maharashtra in recent faux pass: What he said

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2022

The junior Thackeray defended his statement saying that the MVA government in Maharashtra has been able to reduce stamp duty and premiums only because of this nexus.

Opinions

As Hindus get attacked in Jahangirpuri, How ex-bureaucrats write another rant to PM Modi alleging ‘hate against Muslims’

Suyash - 29 April, 2022

Now in yet another move, over a hundred ex-bureaucrats have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the "politics of hate" allegedly practised by state governments under BJP's control.

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