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Youth Congress and Democratic Youth Federation of India activists on Thursday held separate protests here demanding strong action in connection with the death of a 26-year-old RSS worker, Anandu Aji. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: Kind courtesy OpenClipart-Vectors and Holger Langmaier/Pixabay.com Aji, a software engineer from Thampalakkad in Kottayam district, was found dead in a lodge at Thampanoor in Thiruvananthapuram on Oc ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (PTI) Police on Friday said they have registered a case against a man accused of "sexually harassing" 26-year-old RSS worker Anandu Aji, who allegedly died by suicide last week. Thampanoor police booked Nidheesh Muralidharan, a native of Kanjirappally, under IPC Section 377 (unnatural sexual offence). The case has been transferred to the Ponkunnam police in Kottayam district, where the alleged offence reportedly took place. Officials at Ponkunnam police station said ...Read More >
O J Janeesh has been appointed as the new state president of the Kerala Youth Congress following Rahul Mamkootathil's resignation over sexual abuse allegations. Binu Chulliyil is the new working president, while Abin Varkey and KM Abhijith are national secretaries. Resentment brews within Congress factions over the appointments, with a complaint planned for the high command. O J Janeesh has been appointed as the new state president of the Youth Congress, Kerala, a post that fell vacant followin ...Read More >
Senior CPI(M) leader accuses Cong. activists of assaulting Perambra panchayat president without any provocation The Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) took out a rally and held a public meeting in Perambra town to explain its stand on the recent "police action" on Shafi Parambil, Vadakara MP, after which he suffered nasal injuries and admitted to a hospital. Addressing the meeting, LDF convener and local MLA T.P. Ramakrishnan alleged that efforts were being made to fra ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 16 (ANI): In a heartfelt tribute, both daughters of Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar performed the 'mukhagni' to his mortal remains during his last rites at the Sector 25 crematorium. The solemn ceremony was attended by Haryana DGP OP Singh, along with other dignitaries, honouring the legacy of the esteemed officer. Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his residence in Chandigarh on October 7. In the 'final note' he left behind, he accused eight ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Oct 15: The Meghalaya Congress, spearheaded by its youth and women's wings, staged a peaceful demonstration in Shillong on Wednesday condemning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) following serious allegations of sexual assault reportedly linked to its members. The protest also sought justice for Anandu Aji from Kottayam, whose death by suicide, the Congress alleged, stemmed from sustained harassment and abuse. Leading the demonstration were Meghalaya Youth Congress president Timji ...Read More >
KALPETTA: In a major political development in the Congress party in Wayanad, DCC president N D Appachan tendered his resignation on Thursday, a move that comes just two days after MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra concluded her week-long visit to the constituency. While AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was criticised for keeping silent on the questions regarding the turmoil in the party's Wayanad unit, and highlighting her meeting with notable persons from the socio-cultural fields and posting the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday asserted that no police officer who has committed a wrong would be protected and stringent action would be taken against such persons. His assertion came in response to the opposition Congress-led UDF's scathing attack in the assembly against the Kerala government over a series of alleged custodial torture incidents in the state and demand for relinquishment of the Home portfolio by the CM. Leader of Opposition ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: In a move that surprised many Congress leaders and perhaps defied the strong diktats of opposition leader V D Satheesan, Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil attended the first day of the assembly session on Monday. There are reports that Mamkootathil attended the House with support from a few leaders within the party.Mamkootathil's entry to the assembly was a personal setback to Satheesan. This was evident when Satheesan chose not to respond to the media. Later, even during KPCC ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Glowing tributes were paid to former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan during the start of the Kerala Assembly session here on Monday. The house also remembered former Speaker P P Thankachan and Peeremedu MLA Vazhoor Soman before adjourning for he day after the obituary references. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while paying homage, highlighted Achuthanandan's long tenure in the assembly and noted that his passing marked the end of an important chapter in Kerala's s ...Read More >
Opposition leader, KSU State president deem the act as police vengeance; court questions the police A major controversy erupted after police in Wadakkanchery produced three Kerala Students Union (KSU) leaders in court on Friday with their heads wrapped in black cloth and their hands chained, drawing strong criticism from the judiciary and political leaders alike. The court took serious note of the incident and questioned the act of the police. It asked the Thrissur city police commissioner to ...Read More >
The House, which convenes for the final time before the local body elections, will serve as a platform for the rival alliances to present their cases to the electorate A glut of politically scandalous controversies and governance-related policy wranglings will likely animate the Kerala Legislative Assembly, which convenes here on Monday for the final time before the local body elections later in the year. The session holds considerable political significance for both the government and the Opp ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 15 (ANI): Proceedings of the 14th session of the 15th Kerala Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, opened on Monday with obituary references to former Chief Minister Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan and others. Speaker A N Shamseer and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan offered tributes to Achuthanandan who passed away on July 21 this year at the age of 101. Also Read | ITR Filing Deadline 2025 Ends Today: How To File Income Tax Ret ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 15 (ANI): Proceedings of the 14th session of the 15th Kerala Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, opened on Monday with obituary references to former Chief Minister Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan and others. Speaker A N Shamseer and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan offered tributes to Achuthanandan who passed away on July 21 this year at the age of 101. Achuthananadan's death has put an end to a chapter in Kerala's social and p ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (PTI) Rahul Mamkootathil, the suspended Congress MLA from Palakkad, walked into the Kerala Assembly on Monday, his first public appearance since being suspended from the party following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The legislator had been staying away from public life at his home in Adoor after the allegations and the subsequent party action. The Congress suspended him in August, but he retained his Assembly seat. Mamkootathil, who enjoys support from ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ending all speculations, Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil attended the first day of the 14th session of the Kerala Assembly on Monday. Rahul, who faced allegations of sexual misconduct, was suspended from the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in August last week. On Monday, Rahul arrived at the House about 9.15 am during the obit reference for former Chief Minister and Communist veteran VS Achuthanandan and two other former members of the House. Rahul entered the assembly whil ...Read More >
Thrissur: Wadakkanchery Police Station House Officer (SHO) UK Shajahan has been transferred from his post in connection with an incident in which KSU workers were presented before a court with their faces covered. Shahjahan has been shifted to the police headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. The decision was made based on a report submitted by City Police Commissioner R Ilango. which stated that there was a lapse in judgment by the Circle Inspector in the controversial incident. Following this, S ...Read More >
Thrissur(Kerala), Sep 13 (PTI) A protest march by the Congress party's student wing KSU on Saturday to the Wadakkanchery police station, over its activists being produced in court with masks and handcuffs, turned violent with the protestors clashing with police which used water cannons and tear gas to disperse them. Three KSU activists -- Thrissur district KSU vice president Ganesh Attur, district committee member Al Ameen, and Killi Mangalam Arts College unit president Aslam KK -- were brought ...Read More >
A 2023 incident of alleged police brutality against a Youth Congress leader has kicked up a storm in Kerala after the leader managed to procure video "evidence" under the Right to Information act. According to V S Sujith, a Youth Congress leader from Thrissur, the alleged incident occurred on April 5, 2023, at the Kunnamkulam Police Station under the Thrissur city police limits. CCTV footage of the purported incident was made public following a favourable order from the station information com ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
Thrissur (Kerala) | The Congress on Friday announced plans to launch a direct protest against five police officers accused of allegedly torturing Youth Congress leader V S Sujith while in custody at a police station in central Kerala two years ago. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan, who visited Sujith at his residence, said the accused officers would not be allowed to wear their uniforms again. "Usually, we act within a framework in protest activities. But we are breaki ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh on Thursday backed Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil who is facing sexual harassment charges over allegedly sending obscene messages to some women. He accused the police of registering false case against the suspended Congress member without receiving any complaint or finding evidence. "FIR lodged by the Crime Branch against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was a "false case" and will not stand in court," he said. The Congress MP from Mavelikkara ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (PTI) Welcoming Deputy Shivakumar's apology for reciting RSS prayer song in the Legislative Assembly, Senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad on Tuesday said no one in the party should in any way "legitimise" the Sangh. The MLC had demanded an apology from Shivakumar, who is the Congress' state President. "Congress party was not built by me or D K Shivakumar, someone has given it to us to save it for the future, if we have strength, we will have to save it and give it to the fu ...Read More >
"I never wished that any party worker would bow their head to justify me. I have to face this situation as I have always justified the party's merits on news-media platforms, in the media, and during protests. But it is unacceptable to me that my party workers have to bow their heads due to me," he said. Mamkoottathil claimed that the transgender had contacted him and spoken about a conversation she had with a reporter. According to him, the transgender first contacted him and told him about a ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], August 21 (ANI): Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Rahul Mamkootathi is currently facing allegations of obscene conduct filed by writer Honey Bhaskaran and model Rini Ann George. Consequently, he has resigned from his position as the State President of the Youth Congress. Earlier today, Kerala LoP and Congress leader V.D. Satheesan addressed allegations against Congress MLA and Youth Congress state president Rahul Mamkootathil, accused by writer Honey ...Read More >
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many cl ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi Youth Congress workers staged a protest outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, following the allegations against the Commission by the Opposition. Stepping forward with the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "vote theft" campaign, Congress workers put up banners reading "vote chori commission" outside the ECI's office in Delhi, intensifying protests against the ECI and Bharatiya Janata Party over alleged vote theft in the 2024 elections. About The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the re ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi Youth Congress workers staged a protest outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, following the allegations against the Commission by the Opposition. Stepping forward with the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vote theft campaign, Congress workers put up banners reading vote chori commission outside the ECI office in Delhi, intensifying protests against the ECI and Bharatiya Janata Party over alleged vote theft in the 2024 elect ...Read More >
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