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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From Libya to Lutyens’ Delhi: Sonia Gandhi’s moral sermon on Iran collapses under the UPA’s own foreign policy record

Anurag - 3 March, 2026

Sonia Gandhi’s charge of moral abdication over Iran faces scrutiny as the Congress party’s own record shows similar diplomatic restraint during the Gaddafi killing and the 2012 Israeli diplomat car blast crisis.

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‘Will remove every infiltrator after BJP wins’: Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee at Bengal rally

OpIndia Staff - 2 March, 2026

"I want to assure Hindu refugees that not a single one among them will lose their citizenship," Amit Shah expressed during the rally.

Delhi court grants bail to Congress goons who disrupted AI Impact Summit, rules that their actions amounted to ‘political dissent’

OpIndia Staff - 2 March, 2026

On Sunday (1st March), a Delhi court granted bail to 9 goons belonging to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), who created a ruckus during...

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Uttar Pradesh: Maulana slams Mamata govt for giving Rajya Sabha ticket to LGBT ‘advocate’ Menaka Guruswamy, accuses her of promoting homosexuality

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2026

"Homosexuality is unlawful from the point of view of Islam. It is completely wrong to promote it. The point of view of Islam and India's culture/ civilisation is the same on this matter," Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi Barelvi said.

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Dear Congress and AIMIM, PM Modi’s Israel visit was for India–Israel relations, Iran–US conflict is not India’s business

Anurag - 28 February, 2026

As Israel and the US struck Iran, Congress, AIMIM and Samajwadi Party leaders questioned PM Modi’s visit. India’s foreign policy, however, balances ties with Israel, Iran and the Gulf while prioritising security and stability.

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TMC drops Saket Gokhale and 2 others from Rajya Sabha, names 4 new candidates for elections, BJP slams the party for inclusion of non-Bengalis

OpIndia Staff - 28 February, 2026

TMC MLA Asit Mazumdar expressed great zeal over the announcement of the names of the four TMC candidates and said that this was just a trailer and the full picture was yet to come.

West Bengal: ECI to publish final electoral roll, 60 lakh voters under review after SIR

OpIndia Staff - 28 February, 2026

The Supreme Court appointed 530 judicial officers from West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand to review the documents of these 60 lakh voters.

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Attacked OBC vice chancellor, demanding violation of SC order by implementing UGC regulations instead of addressing vandalism and violence: JNU on ongoing JNUSU protests

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2026

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) remains gripped by student unrest as the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) continues its indefinite strike against the rustication...

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Himachal Pradesh Police detain 20 cops of Delhi Police over ‘unauthorised’ arrest of 3 Youth Congress workers for shirtless protest at AI summit

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2026

The Himachal Pradesh Police on Wednesday detained a team of at least 20 Delhi Police personnel after they allegedly made unauthorised arrests of three...

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