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.
Bihar: 5 MLCs from RJD resign from party ahead of Legislative Council Elections, national vice-president steps down from post
5 RJD members in the Bihar Legislative Council and its national vice-president resigned from the party right ahead of Legislative council elections.
Shiv Sena’s U-turn: After protesting against felling of trees in Aarey for metro shed, BMC claims cutting trees for coastal road project ‘inevitable’
BMC has estimated that about 600 trees will be affected by the project which aims to link the Marine Drive with the southern end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link.
Donald Trump temporarily suspends issuance of new H-1B visas, other work permits
Donald Trump has also issued broader directions for reforms in the existing H-1B visa which is based upon a lottery system rather than a merit-based system.
After Donald Trump calls Coronavirus Kung Flu, Arvind Kejriwal calls efforts to contain virus a battle against China
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called efforts to contain the Wuhan Coronavirus a battle a war against China.
Rahul Gandhi tries to correct his pro-China image, lands up on the wrong side of The Hindu
As Congress tried to fire-fight its pro-China sympathies being exposed out in the open, Rahul Gandhi ended up offending N Ram of The Hindu
Congress sends legal notice to Firstpost for a benign criticism. Read what offended them
Member of Rajya Sabha from the Congress party, Vivek Tankha, has announced that the AICC has served a legal notice to Firstpost.
‘Let the government do what is best for the country’: BSP chief Mayawati tweets after Manmohan Singh ‘advices’ the PM
Mayawati stated that during testing times, the opinions of people and experts maybe different on what needs to be done, however, it is best if crucial decisions regarding national security are left to the government.
Facebook ‘takes this matter seriously’, but refuses to confirm whether action will be initiated against abusive employee
On the 18th of June, OpIndia published a report about an abusive employee of Facebook, Siddharth Mazumdar, who used to work with the political strategist Prashant Kishor
YSRCP MP, who admitted Christian missionaries use money for mass conversion, claims threats to life from his own party members
The YSRCP MP had claimed that the local police did not take action on his complaints against the said party members.
Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani demands NIA probe under UAPA in Congress party’s agreement with Communist Party of China in 2008
Mahesh Jethmalani said that the Congress MoU with Communist Party of China in 2008 has sinister implication for country’s security
