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.

OpIndia Explains

How Dravidian separatists have proved themselves to be modern-day Nazis with the words they use for Tamil Brahmins

Suren - 23 October, 2021

Tamil Brahmins have been compared with Jews often in public discourse and the Dravidian derision proves that they are the modern-day Nazis

Politics

Samajwadi party worker Adnan Khan threatens Hindus, abuses Hindu women in vile language, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

Adnan Khan, a Samajwadi Party worker, has been arrested after threatening Hindus and abusing Hindu women in vile language.

News Reports

Mamita Meher murdered, dismembered, girls of hostel allege sex racket and Jay Panda trains guns at Patnaik: Is the Odisha govt shielding a minister?

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

The kidnapping and subsequent murder of a 24-year-old Mamata Meher of Jharni village under the Turekela block of Balangir district have sent shockwaves across the state

News Reports

Amarinder Singh vs Congress: Captain releases statement on Punjab HM probing Aroosa Alam, releases picture of Pakistani journalist with Sonia Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

"Why don’t you make up your mind on this so-called probe against Aroosa Alam?" media advisor of Captain Amarinder Singh challenged.

News Reports

Mehbooba Mufti issues legal notice to former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik for calling her a land grabber, demands 10 crores

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has sent a legal notice to the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for making alleged 'defamatory' comments against her in a press conference.

World

What is Joe Biden doing with his hands? US President caught in bizarre pose during CNN town hall, commits goof ups

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

US President Joe Biden committed a series of gaffes and bizarre gestures during his CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper.

World

‘Don’t bullshit a bullshtter’: Joe Biden is quite abusive and uses the f-word frequently, former and current aides say

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

US President Joe Biden has quite a 'potty mouth' and uses the f-word frequently, according to several of his former and current aides.

News Reports

Punjab HM says he will probe Captain Amarinder Singh’s Pakistani friend Aroosa Alam’s links with ISI: Here is what was said

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

Captain Amarinder Singh had recently floated a new political party and hinted at allying with the BJP in the upcoming Punjab elections

Opinions

A Hindu tweeting dislike for an ad is more dangerous than violent mob throwing stones, and radicals chopping off limbs, for ‘Liberals’

Sanghamitra - 22 October, 2021

Radicals and fanatics are chopping off limbs, torching vehicles over allegations of 'blasphemy' but Hindus are branded terrorists because they did not like FabIndia ad.

News Reports