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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Islamic organisations call for ‘peaceful’ bandh in Karnataka to protest against High Court verdict upholding hijab ban in schools

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Several Muslim organisations have called for a bandh to protest against the recent ruling of the Karnataka High Court, stating that the hijab is not "essential religious practice" in the Islamic faith.

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Shiv Sena mouthpiece calls The Kashmir Files ‘BJP propaganda’, advises Congress to throw away the ‘hijab’ of fake secularism

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Shiv Sena has asked Congress to throw away the 'hijab' of fake secularism and counter the BJP's narrative in an effective manner.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief ‘as desired by Congress president’, sends one line resignation letter

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

In one of the shortest resignation letters, Navjot Singh Sidhu wrote to Sonia Gandhi, “I hereby resign as President (PPCC)”.

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‘How can we interfere’: Former MP and senior journalist MJ Akbar recalls Rajiv Gandhi’s reply on the plight of Kashmiri Hindus

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

MJ Akbar recalled how Rajiv Gandhi-led government had turned a blind eye towards the plight of Kashmiri Hindus.

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Samajwadi Party fields Gorakhpur hospital tragedy accused Kafeel Khan as a candidate for Uttar Pradesh MLC elections

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Dr Kafeel Khan was named as the main accused in the case of multiple deaths of children due to lack of oxygen cylinders at Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in 2017, where he worked as a paediatrician.

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Muslim girl student moves SC after Karnataka HC dismisses petitions saying hijab is not essential religious practice

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2022

A Muslim student named Niba Namaz approached the SC challenging Karnataka HC decision verdict in the hijab case

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‘Ek Bihari 100 Bimari’: TMC MLA goes on a vitriolic rant; Mamata Banerjee had earlier sowed the seeds of Bengali vs outsiders narrative

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2022

A TMC legislator courted controversy after his vitriolic rant against people of Bihar went viral on social media.

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After facing a crushing defeat in Assembly polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi asks all 5 state presidents to resign

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2022

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has asked all these five state presidents to put down their papers after the recent Assembly poll debacle

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The Kashmir Files: The real stories of brutality presented in the movie

Siddhi Somani - 15 March, 2022

The film takes viewers back to the year 1989-90, when due to rising of radical Islamism, a huge conflict erupted in Kashmir, forcing the minority Hindus to leave the valley.

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