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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‘Removed accounts for manipulation and spam’, Twitter says after Rahul Gandhi loses bot followers

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2022

Twitter said the platform has zero tolerance for spam and manipulation. It added that they employ advanced tools remove millions of accounts every week for violation of terms.

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UP is now known for Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, Saifai festival organisers will never return to power again: CM Yogi

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2022

UP CM said that the state is now known for grand cultural events like the Divya Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, those who organised Saifai festival will never return to power again.

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30 years of Ekta Yatra: A walk down memory lane when PM Modi unfurled India’s tricolour flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar

Gopal Tiwari - 26 January, 2022

PM Modi had participated in BJP's Ekta March in 1992 and unfurled the Indian Tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar

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‘I feel humiliated, tired and dejected’: Goa TMC leader Yatish Naik resigns from the party ahead of the polls

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2022

Goa: TMC leader Yatish Naik resigned from the party after he was denied ticket from Saligao, which was given to ex-Congressman

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Locals meet BMC officials after latter chop off 100-year-old heritage tree, Mumbai police manhandle locals for objecting: Details

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2022

The issue gained traction after videos emerged on January 22, wherein the Mumbai Police were seen manhandling an activist and pushing him into a police van for questioning the felling of the heritage tree

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‘Our govt is coming, we will take revenge against each one of you’: SP leader Adil Chaudhary threatens

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2022

Adil Chaudhary of Samajwadi Party was seen boasting that when they form the government they won't spare anyone and will take revenge.

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Congress leaders accuse former member RPN Singh of working against the party, a day after being enlisted as star campaigner: Details

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2022

Former Congress leader RPN Singh was one among the 30 star campaigners for the first phase of UP elections

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Communist govt in Kerala wants to take away the power of Lokayukta, opposition parties urge Governor to not sign ordinance

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2022

The Pinarayi Vijayan Govt. aims to amend the Lokayukta Act at a time when many complaints have been filed against the CM and ministers with the anti-corruption body.

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