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

50-year old woman came to vote in place of 31-year old woman, BJP’s Kalyan Chaubey says, TMC goons gherao his car

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2021

With final phase of voting concluding in West Bengal today, the results of the high octane elections will be declared on 2nd May, 2021.

News Reports

Delhi HC slams Kejriwal govt on number of Remdesivir vials delivered after it understates the figure

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2021

Delhi Government had stated it only got 2,500 vials of Remdesivir but the records show they got 52,000 vials, as per reports.

News Reports

CM of India’s richest state yet to take decision on free vaccines as the nation gears up for Chinese coronavirus vaccination

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2021

The BMC on Tuesday announced that inoculation of beneficiaries from the 18-44 age group will be carried out only at private vaccination centres in Mumbai.

News Reports

Congress corporator accompanied by Maha INC chief threatens govt employees, says they deserve to be ‘burned down’

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2021

Nagpur Congress corporator Bunty Shelke along with Maharashtra INC Chief Nana Patole stormed into Nagpur’s Municipality Corporation’s office and were seen threatening the employees.

News Reports

Despite not wearing a mask herself, transgender Congress councillor thrashes two Hindu Sadhus: Watch

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2021

"Where is your mask?" she threatened after seizing the stick from one of the Sadhus. "Put the mask on," she ordered and proceeded to hit a Sadhu with the stick in her hand.

Politics

EC sab record karti hai: TMC’s Anubrata Mondal to be kept under surveillance, yet again

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2021

The EC on Tuesday announced that TMC leader Anubrata Mondal would be kept under surveillance from 5 pm on April 27 to 7 am on April 30 to ensure free and fair polling

News Reports

Congress MP wants PM Modi to allow oxygen corridor with Pakistan to tackle COVID-19 crisis in Punjab

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2021

Punjab Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla sparked a controversy after he asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open an 'oxygen corridor' with Pakistan

News Reports

Rajasthan: Thousands gather to mourn death of minister Saleh Mohammad’s father as Covid guidelines go for a toss. Watch video

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2021

Maulana Ghazi Fakir was a spiritual leader of Sindhi Muslims living in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan.

Opinions

I asked whether Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have made contributions amid coronavirus pandemic. Here is the response I got

Nirwa Mehta - 27 April, 2021

From death threats to wishing I and my family get COVID and we suffer for medicines and oxygen: Congress supporters and leaders attacked me as I questioned The Gandhi family

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