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

Journalists told Maharashtra minister to slow down Covid testing because it was showing state in bad light: Watch what Minister Nawab Malik said

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2021

Nazab Malik claimed that journalists said rising Covid-19 cases were bringing ridicule for Maharashtra govt, and tests should be reduced to prevent this

Opinions

Twitter marked image as ‘manipulated media’ based on no proof and only politically motivated FIRs: Twitter a part of Congress Toolkit now?

Jinit Jain - 21 May, 2021

Congress had recently written an email to Twitter asking it to suspend Twitter accounts of BJP leaders for tweeting Congress toolkit

Opinions

Salman Khurshid declares Rahul Gandhi as future King: 5 things that the former Union Minister got emphatically wrong

K Bhattacharjee - 21 May, 2021

Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid has declared former Congress president Rahul Gandhi the future King of Democracy.

News Reports

Punjab: Sarpanch’s husband arrested for holding prayer in Gurudwara for PM Modi’s long life, wishing for a Dalit CM

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2021

In his Ardas, Khalsa said being a member of the Dalit community, he wished Punjab gets a Dalit CM next. He had also prayed for PM Modi's health and long life.

Social Media

Congress orders, Twitter follows: A day after letter, tweet with toolkit images marked as ‘manipulated media’. What it means

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2021

On Thursday, the Congress party had shot a letter to Twitter seeking permanent suspension of the accounts of BJP president JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, and BJP leaders Sambit Patra and BL Santosh for sharing the document they alleged was 'forged'.

News Reports

‘Won’t allow BJP-RSS to organise any event until farm laws not scrapped’: RSS Blood donation camp cancelled in Punjab after ruckus by protestors

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

RSS blood donation camp in Punjab had to be cancelled after several protesting 'farmers' started creating a ruckus

Politics

‘She hijacked the meet to politicise it’: How Mamata Banerjee politicised the COVID meeting with PM and what Suvendu Adhikari said

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal launched a scathing counter-attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

News Reports

Sonia Gandhi’s letter asking Navodaya Vidyalayas to give free education to kids orphaned due to Covid is another PR gimmick, here is why

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Education in government schools all over India for children between 6-14 years is free. Moreover, it is for local competent authorities to decide about the rehabilitation and care of orphaned children.

News Reports