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.

News Reports

Baba Ramdev fires 25 questions at IMA, asks if they have permanent treatments for diabetes, hypertension and insomnia yet

OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2021

The sparring between Baba Ramdev and modern medicine practitioners has taken a new turn as the Yoga Guru has fired a letter with 25 questions to IMA.

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146 retired officials demand SC monitored SIT probe into West Bengal violence, 2093 women advocates write to SC judges: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2021

Post-poll violence has become a leitmotif of news emerging out of Bengal following the declaration of results. Umpteen number of violence against political opponents have been reported from the state.

Politics

AAP shares fake data to show India is doing far worse than US and UK in vaccination: Here is how they lied

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2021

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday peddled vaccine statistics that could only ever be considered unadulterated garbage.

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‘It’s pleasant here, farmers won’t have a problem’: Rakesh Tikait camps at Hisar, says will continue protest until 2024

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2021

Rakesh Tikait said that the farmers have liked the place (Hisar) and do not mind camping there until 2024

Government and Policy

Spot Aaditya Thackeray, get free COVID-19 jab: BJP MLA says ‘Guardian Minister’ is touring a jungle, is absent in times of crisis

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2021

BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar has said Aaditya Thackeray has not visited a single COVID care centre and hospital in Mumbai

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Islamists, communists launch propaganda warfare against Lakshadweep administrator Praful Patel, accuse BJP of ‘saffronisation’

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2021

CPIM leader and Rajya Sabha MP Elamanam Kareem has written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind extending support to the protests against Patel and urging him to recall the Lakshadweep administrator.

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BKU rejects Capt Amarinder’s request, will carry out 3-day superspreader protest despite plea from CM

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2021

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh stressed on the fact that the farmers’ group should not to act irresponsibly and jeopardise the lives of their people with their reckless behaviour amid the pandemic.

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