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

Modi calls out opposition for spreading vaccine hesitancy, misinformation amid covid pandemic for selfish political gains

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2022

While speaking about the vaccination programme, PM Modi said that the government is working towards achieving 100% vaccination.

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SC denies interim bail to SP leader Azam Khan for participating in poll campaign, asks him to approach Allahabad HC

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2022

Azam Khan has been lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur jail since February 2020 for a number of cases registered against him.

Opinions

The govt of a secular democracy is not obligated to follow Islamic practices, if Islam takes precedence over education, the students should go to...

Pallav - 8 February, 2022

No one disputes the right to wear a hijab or a burqa at a Madrassa, but wearing them in a public school, where pupils from various socioeconomic backgrounds and religions study in the same room, is not justifiable.

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‘What will happen to you when Bhaiya (Akhilesh Yadav) comes to power’: Deoband youth Ahsan gets threats, abuses for chanting Jai Shri Ram

अजीत झा - 8 February, 2022

Ahsan Rao says that he has been receiving threatening calls from his own community and also from abroad.

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PM Modi hits out at Congress, lists out projects completed by BJP governments which were derailed for decades

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2022

Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday replied to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in the budget session.

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PM Modi tears into Congress’ ‘Garibi hatao’ facade, exposes how they made 17 crore poor people ‘rich’ in 2013

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2022

In 2013, the Planning Commission under the Congress led UPA had said that estimated poverty line set at Rs 27 a day for person in rural area and Rs 33 per day in urban area.

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Your “ecosystem” doesn’t let your hubris go away, PM Modi takes a dig at Congress while taking the grand old party to the cleaners

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address took a dig at Congress and pointed out how the grand old party has become irrelevant.

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