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

Harry Potter author JK Rowling questions Police Scotland’s stand over ‘trans women’ raping actual women, gets hatred from trans activists

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2021

Rowling had tweeted sarcastically, "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. The penised individual who raped you is a woman."

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Congress mouthpiece National Herald’s Mrinal Pande makes ridiculous claims about Kashi Vishwanath Temple: Read how she was destroyed

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2021

National Herald's Mrinal Pande made ridiculous claims about Kashi Vishwanath Dham, destroyed by Twitter user

Opinions

Kashi Vishwanath: The grand inauguration, the historic Gyanvapi Koop and the propaganda surrounding the corridor

Shwetank Bhushan - 14 December, 2021

Kashi Vishwanath corridor was inaugurated on 13th December with pomp and show - and the propaganda that surrounded it

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Rahul Gandhi says the basic function of parliament is not the basic function of parliament: Here’s what happened

Jinit Jain - 14 December, 2021

Rahul Gandhi ranted against the Centre and the parliament for passing bills after bills after bills

Opinions

Yugpurush, the race to general elections and who will he damage more in 2024 – state of the onion

Ganesh R - 14 December, 2021

Political space is heating up and Arvind Kejriwal is one of Modi’s challengers and is therefore worth a study.

Opinions

What the “right-wing” and the “left-wing” has meant traditionally and how BJP is transcending binaries with its governance model

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 14 December, 2021

It is time to discard the tag of Right wing and simply go for that which is right for the country - exactly what the Modi govt is doing

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‘Tamils Nadus behind IAF chopper crash because Amit Shah wants to be PM’: Pakistani politician Rehman Malik floats wild theories

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2021

During talk show Rehman Malik alleged India is funding the TTP in Pakistan and Danish Siddiqui was killed because he was there to expose the 'link' between India and Taliban.

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Bajrang Dal removes ‘Pakistani Food Festival’ banner in Surat, restaurant owner issues apology

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2021

Meanwhile, the restaurant owner Sandeep Dawer had accepted his mistake and vowed to not use the word Pakistan as it hurt the sentiments of people.

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‘Na sounga, na sone dunga’: PM Modi, CM Yogi inspect ongoing work in Kashi Vishwanath, Varanasi in middle of the night

Nirwa Mehta - 14 December, 2021

PM Modi, who is on a visit to Varanasi for the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, also took time to inspect his constituency and see to it that other works of development are on track.

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