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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‘Maulana ke Peshab mein se Chirag jalayenge’: Samajwadi Party leader urges people to vote for party ahead of UP elections

OpIndia Staff - 7 December, 2021

Salman Qureshi is the district President of the Samajwadi Party Youth Brigade in Bijnor.

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Punjab Congress makes sexist remarks about Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, drags Kangana Ranaut’s name for political mudslinging

OpIndia Staff - 7 December, 2021

It must be mentioned that this isn't the first time when politicians have dragged the names of actresses and women personalities to score political goals.

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AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam says Aurangzeb donated land for the Kamakhya Temple, Hindu org files complaint: Details

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam has sparked a controversy in Assam after he claimed that Mughal ruler Aurangzeb had donated land for the Maa Kamakhya Temple

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Watch: Video of Hyderabad Congress leader announcing 50 lakh bounty on Wasim Rizvi’s head goes viral after latter reverts to Hinduism

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

In the viral video, Hyderabad Congress leader Feroz Khan is heard announcing a Rs 50 lakh bounty for Wasim Rizvi

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Do positive stories, get advertisement: Video shows Mamata Banerjee luring journalists with taxpayer money, asks them to send a copy of paper to DM

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heard directing a journalist to fall in line in exchange for government advertisements.

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Won’t be able to marry twice: SP leader asks Muslims to vote against BJP, tells them not to get divided in Allah’s name

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

SP leader S T Hasan raised his concerns regarding the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) while addressing the media

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US: Anti-Israel Democrat running for Congress gets fooled by parody account, jumps in to host a fake fundraiser in Gaza

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

Known for her anti-Israel activism, the Democrat hoped to join hands with a parody handle claiming to be an 'anti-Zionist' Gaza-based Rabbi to benefit her election campaign.

Opinions

Race of the “useful innocents”: Why BJP can’t be fooled by the ‘opposition cannot unite’ Kabuki

Ganesh R - 6 December, 2021

It is the BJP that has to watch out, not Congress - because the Congress has the "useful innocents" to do their bidding

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Maharashtra: Loksatta editor Girish Kuber faces ink attack at Marathi literary meet in Nashik

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2021

Kuber had made some controversial remarks about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in his book "Renaissance State: The Unwritten Story of the Making of Maharashtra".

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