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.

Government and Policy

The Muslim community needs to work on population control, educate women: What Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

HImanta Biswa Sarma urged the Muslim community to adopt 'decent family planning policy' to deal with poverty and other social problems

Politics

Censorship? Here are 8 short spoof videos on Maharashtra politics that have been accused of violating Indian laws

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

Political Kida has received a Twitter notice informing them that 8 of its tweets have been accused of violating Indian laws.

Opinions

Aatish Taseer shows how his ‘jamaat’ has mastery over playing victim, brands Bollywood pro-Modi even as it remains anti-Hindu

K Bhattacharjee - 11 June, 2021

'Eminent intellectual' Aatish Taseer has has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to silence Bollywood.

News Reports

Viral video shows heaps of ration rotting inside Delhi school, was sent by Central govt for distribution among poor

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

BJP leader Ruby Yadav had recently filed a police complaint against the Kejriwal government for hoarding and destroying ration sent by the Centre.

News Reports

Dissidence in Punjab Congress: Navjot Singh Sidhu camp in no mood to relent after AICC panel suggested retaining Amarinder Singh as CM

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

Despite compromise formula suggested by AICC committee, anti-Amarinder Singh camp in Punjab Congress in no mood to relent

Politics

Journalist close to Congress reveals how it is the Sonia Gandhi factor that is stopping several rebels from calling it quits, Rahul Gandhi absent

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

According to writer Rasheed Kidwai, Sonia Gandhi is attempting to mitigate the damage by keeping dissident leaders soldered to the party

Politics

After Jitin Prasad’s exit, Congress desperately tries to keep Sachin Pilot in the party: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2021

After the exit of Jitin Prasada from Congress, the high command of the party has sprung into action to ensure Sachin Pilot does not exit as well

News Reports

Rift in Punjab Congress widens, posters of Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu pop up in each other’s constituencies

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2021

An AICC Committee has submitted its report recommending to suitably accommodate Navjot Singh Sidhu in a revamped Punjab govt

Fact-Check

AltNews comes up with a lousy fact-check on PM Modi, ends up exposing opposition’s lies about decentralised vaccine procurement

Shashank Bharadwaj - 10 June, 2021

AltNews claimed that the PM's statement regarding some state governments demanding for decentralised vaccine procurement was untrue. However, their so-called 'fact-check' is full of loopholes.

News Reports