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

‘You are safe around Hindu Samaj, no need to wear hijab’: BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2022

Sadhvi Pragya said students should follow the dress code rules at educational institutions and violations will not be tolerated.

News Reports

AAP threatens media houses for covering Kumar Vishwas’ video exposing Arvind Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha warns of stringent legal actions

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2022

AAP MLA Rabhav Chadha threatens media houses that covered the video of Kumar Vishwas on Arvind Kejriwal

Opinions

How online bullying of Vikram Sampath over bogus allegations of plagiarism is an attempt by the Left to whitewash its falsehoods on Veer Savarkar

Jinit Jain - 16 February, 2022

A concerted online campaign is underway targeting renowned historian Vikram Sampath for his two-volume biography of Veer Savarkar.

News Reports

Muslim girls arrive at colleges in burqa and hijab in Karnataka, chant ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ in protest after denied entry in college in Tumkur

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2022

Muslim girls contnue to defy High Court order, chant ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ after denied entry to colleges in burqa and hijab

News Reports

UP BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi gets threat calls from Mainpuri, files complaint, cites Samajwadi party

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2022

BJP leader from UP Rakesh Tripathi received two threat calls from Mainpuri, reportedly abusing him and making threats on his life.

News Reports

SFJ confirms that Khalistanis are puppets of Pakistan, extends support to burqa row and demand creation of another Muslim country

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2022

The SFJ chief also called upon the Indian Islamists to learn from Pakistan how to carve a separate Muslim nation from India.

News Reports

Islamists invoke Babri verdict amid hijab controversy to incite Muslims against judiciary and Indian govt

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2022

To radicalise more Muslims and bring them onto the streets against the secular state, the Muslims are now invoking the decade-old acts of Babri Masjid demolition so that they can provoke Muslims to hit the streets.

News Reports