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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AAP leader Isudan Gadhvi claims PM Modi is not Hindu and the govt exports beef: Read how the Gujarat politician is exposing his ignorance

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ - 4 December, 2025

AAP leader Isudan Gadhvi claims that Modi govt exports beef, however the fact is that all the beef exported by India is buffalo meat, not cow meat

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TMC suspends Humayun Kabir over plans to rebuild Babri Mosque in Murshidabad, the MLA to lay foundation stone and launch new party

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2025

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended Murshidabad MLA Humayun Kabir over his announcement that he will be building a replica of Babri Masjid. The party...

News Reports

‘Suspended’ Congress leader Rahul, who was earlier accused of rape, comes under scanner for making sexual advances towards another victim

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2025

Kerala Congress confronts a major crisis as suspended MLA Rahul Mamkootathil faces two rape cases and accusations from an actress and a party colleague. Reports cite forced abortion threats and harassment. While Mamkootathil denies the claims and refuses to quit as MLA, the BJP and CPI(M) have intensified protests.

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NCBC recommends removing Muslim groups from Central OBC list of West Bengal, which were illegally incorporated by TMC and Left regime

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2025

After conducting a ground visit in 2023, the NCBC flagged that a large number of Muslim communities were included in the state OBC list.

Law

Supreme Court objects to Prashant Bhushan calling the Election Commission a “despot” during hearing of petitions challenging SIR

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2025

Bhushan claimed that the exercise was being conducted in a "hurry" which has led to the death of several Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

News Reports

Maulana Mahmood Madani threatens Hindus with ‘jihad against oppression’ remark, attacks judiciary: Read about the radical Islamic scholar who heads Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind

Shriti Sagar - 30 November, 2025

He also offered an assessment of the public mood, claiming that “10% of people are supportive of Muslims, 30% are against them, and 60% are silent.”

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West Bengal: TMC MLA Humayun Kabir threatens bloodshed over ‘Babri masjid’ construction, openly gloats about demographic change by Muslims

OpIndia Staff - 29 November, 2025

"If our 100 people die during this campaign, we will ensure that 500 from the other side are killed. This is our challenge," the TMC MLA continued.

News Reports

Ram Mandir opposition, terror apologist and pro-Naxal activism: Inside Fraternity Movement, the student wing of Welfare Party of Umar Khalid’s father that joined so...

Shraddha Pandey - 28 November, 2025

Just as it is the case with most leftist outfits, Fraternity Movement also packages itself as a defender of democratic principles, secularism, the constitution, social justice and whatnot; however, beyond the shiny packaging lies the dark and disturbing pro-Islamist and divisive activism.

News Reports

Global recognition for Durga Puja, medical visas and more: While Modi govt helped boost tourism in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee is busy hogging...

रुपम - 28 November, 2025

It is due to the efforts of the Modi government that, in December 2021, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) recognised Kolkata's Durga Puja as part of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity." It was recognised as the "finest example of the fusion of religion and art."

Crime