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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Rahul Gandhi joins in spreading lies about a ‘scam’ by Ram Mandir trust: Here are the facts in 10 simple points

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2021

On the 13th of June 2021, Aam Aadmi Party took to Twitter to level grave allegations against the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

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Congress chief says ‘will contest Maharashtra assembly elections alone’, NCP insists ‘all is well’ within MVA alliance

Akshita Bhadauria - 14 June, 2021

"Even if someone is sidelining us, that doesn’t mean we will be sidelined. By 2024, Congress will only remain the top party in Maharashtra,” said Maharashtra Congress chief.

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Pakistan alleges India wants it to deny consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav so India can use it against Pak in ICJ

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2021

In July 2019, ICJ had directed Pakistan to stay the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav and allow him consular access.

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PM Modi kills the manufactured stories about his rift with Yogi Adityanath with just three words

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2021

In a rare gesture, PM Modi publicly praised Yogi Adityanath for a scheme amid the manufactured reports about rift between the two

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Punjab Elections 2022: As political landscape warms up, will Dalit votes be the game changer?

Anurag - 13 June, 2021

After breaking off the alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal, the BJP has nothing to lose in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. How will the politics play out as elections draw close

Opinions

Culture of political violence in West Bengal: How the Islamist challenge can turn an already very bad situation into much worse

K Bhattacharjee - 13 June, 2021

The outbreak of political violence in West Bengal since Mamata Banerjee's victory shows no signs of abating.

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Watch: People climb atop tankers to avoid queues as water crisis worsens in Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2021

Locals in the Vivekanand Camp in the Chanakyapuri area in Delhi were seen climbing atop the water tank instead of waiting in queues

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How a ‘liberal’ filmmaker went from criticising Rahul Gandhi to saying ‘I am on your side’ and what it shows

Nirwa Mehta - 13 June, 2021

Congress and their loyalists are still not able to get over the shock of not only losing 2019 elections, but BJP outperforming them and itself from the previous term.

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