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Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 12 (PTI) The Congress-led UDF is closely watching CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday. KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he had watched Sudhakaran's press conference and that his move would be monitored closely. He said the revelations made by the veteran Communist leader had put the CPI(M) in trouble and that no clear answer ...Read More >
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of major infrastructure and policy decisions, including investments in railways, urban transport, and aviation, with a total financial outlay of Rs 12,236 crore. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Cabinet cleared the doubling of the Gondia-Jabalpur rail line at an estimated cost of Rs 5,236 crore. It also approved the 3rd and 4th rail line project between Punarkh and Kiul, with an investment of Rs 2,668 crore, and the construction of the 3rd ...Read More >
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday (February 23, 2026) said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be fighting the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala with the sole aim of forming the government. He was speaking to the media after inaugurating the NDA's zonal office at Thrikkakara here, marking the launch of the alliance's election campaign in central Kerala. "For the first time we are entering the election to form the government and to change the political ...Read More >
Kochi, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Kochi on March 6 to release the NDA's election manifesto, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday signalled the formal launch of its election campaign in Kerala by inaugurating its regional office in Ernakulam. The inauguration, attended by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, is being viewed as part of the alliance's organisational preparations ahead of the Prime Minister's visit and the upcoming electoral exe ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, February 16: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday suggested that DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin as the "best man to consolidate" the INDIA bloc, while emphasising that a united national opposition requires strong leadership and strategic coordination. Aiyar reasoned that Stalin focuses on raising substantive issues rather than sloganeering and would not stand in the way of Rahul Gandhi becoming Prime Minister. Speaking to ANI, Aiyar, who serv ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (PTI) The cyber crime wing of the Kerala police on Wednesday registered a case against unknown persons over a parody song titled 'Pottiye Kettiye', which circulated during the recent local body elections in the state and allegedly "hurt religious sentiments." The parody, based on a popular devotional song dedicated to lord Ayyappa, makes references to the Sabarimala gold loss case and the alleged role of prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty. The complaint was received on ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (UNI) Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Tuesday strongly criticised the union government's decision to deny screening permission to selected films at the Kerala International Film Festival (IFFK), calling it an assault on India's long tradition of cultural openness and cinematic exchange. Vijayawada, Dec 16 (UNI) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry into what he alleged was ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said that a special one-day session of the state assembly will be held on December 17 to mark the completion of 69 years of the first session of the state legislative assembly. Madhya Pradesh was formed on November 1, 1956, and its first assembly session was held on December 17 that same year. "The first session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held on December 17, a ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (PTI) The SIT probing the Sabarimala temple gold missing case arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar here on Thursday, police officials said. The former CPI(M) MLA was questioned at the Crime Branch office after which his arrest was recorded in the afternoon, an official said. Sources said that Padmakumar was arrested in the case related to gold missing from the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames after he was arraigned as an acc ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Booth-level officers across Kerala staged protests on Monday in a day-long agitation over the death of Ajeesh George, a BLO from Kannur district. Aneesh reportedly took his own life due to the intense work pressure of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with unions claiming he was pushed to the edge by excessive workload and pressure from senior officers. The Joint Action Committee of State Employees and Teachers, along with Teachers Service Organisations, called for a on ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 17 (ANI): The Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Monday boycotted work to register their protest against the authorities over the alleged suicide of a colleague in Kerala's Kannur. Aneesh George, BLO appointed in Payyannur assembly constituency of Kannur district, allegedly died by suicide due to work-related stress amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Also Read | AI Tools ...Read More >
Though the minister asserted that the state wasn't changing its existing education policy, the decision on PM-SHRI marked a U-turn by the same government, which had in June said it won't sign up for the scheme and will consider taking a legal recourse to get central funds. The CPI, which believes that PM-SHRI is the Centre's way of promoting its National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, disagrees. CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam told ThePrint on Wednesday the Left party is against NEP because the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (PTI) Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) faces turmoil as its key ally, the CPI, launched a full-blown revolt on Friday against the lead partner CPI(M) over the state General Education Department's decision to join the PM SHRI Schools scheme, which was signed a day ago. CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam said that the party and other LDF constituents were kept "in the dark" about the decision. He characterised the move as a "breach of the front's collective dis ...Read More >
Panaji: Agriculture minister Ravi Naik, a two-time former chief minister, died early on Wednesday at 79. CM Pramod Sawant told TOI that Naik suffered a heart attack at home, and was shifted to a private hospital in Ponda, where he breathed his last. His body was then shifted to his Ponda residence, where people began streaming in to pay their last respects.He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren. "A stalwart of Goan politics, his decades of dedicated servi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill to amend the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 with the objective of reducing the growing incidence of human-animal conflict in the state. The Bill, passed in the absence of Opposition members who had earlier boycotted the House over the Sabarimala gold-plating row, will now be sent to the Raj Bhavan, which will refer it to the President as it concerns a Central law, official sources said. The Bill introduced in the Assembly last ...Read More >
T'puram: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) vigilance wing, probing alleged irregularities in the 2019 gold-plating of the Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala Temple, continued questioning Unnikrishnan Potti, the sponsor of the gold plating, for the second consecutive day on Sunday. Potti, who was interrogated for nearly four hours on Saturday, faced another two-hour round of questioning for clarifications. Speaking briefly while leaving the vigilance office, he denied any wrongdoing. "No one can p ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram Oct 3 (PTI) Politcal leaders in Kerala, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the demise of renowned journalist and author Thayil Jacob Sony George, popularly known as T J S George, who died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday. He was 97. A Padma Bhushan awardee, George was widely respected for his incisive writing, often marked by satire and sarcasm. He served as the Editorial Advisor of The New Indian Express and earned acclaim for his widely read we ...Read More >
Led by opposition leader V D Satheeshan, the UDF members disrupted the house proceedings after Speaker A N Shamsheer denied permission for an adjournment motion regarding the government's alleged refusal to arrest BJP leader Printu Mahadevan. Earlier, PCC president and Peravoor MLA Sunny Joseph had submitted a notice for an adjournment motion to discuss the Rahul Gandhi issue, but the Speaker rejected it, deeming the matter neither important nor urgent enough. He suggested that Sunny Joseph cou ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Kerala cabinet on Tuesday approved the formulation of an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy aimed at promoting sustainable investments in the state, according to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office. The policy aims to promote environmentally friendly industries that are low in pollution and compatible with local ecosystems. According to the government, ESG has emerged as a central factor in global investment ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, expressed concern over reports suggesting large-scale cancellations of Air India Express services from Kerala's airports in the upcoming winter schedule, urging the airline not to treat the state as an "afterthought". In a post shared on social media platform X on Monday, Tharoor said he had written to Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson, conveying his strong objection to what he described as the airlin ...Read More >
KC Venugopal flagged what he termed a "chilling and heinous" death threat to Rahul Gandhi. New Delhi: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah over a former ABVP leader's controversial remarks targeting Rahul Gandhi during a televised debate, saying a failure to act against him swiftly will be judged as complicity and normalisation of violence against the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. In the letter, Venugopal flagged what he termed a "chilling a ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly Monday cleared a resolution against the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s move to carry out voters list revision, popularly known as Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in the state. In the Kerala Assembly resolution passed unanimously, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conveyed the concerns of the House about the "hasty move" by the ECI to implement the SIR and suspected "ill-motive" behind its action. "We urge the Election Commission to ensure transp ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (PTI) Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s move to carry out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list in the state and urged the poll body to conduct the revision of voters' list in a transparent manner. The Congress-led UDF opposition, which had already expressed their strong reservations against the SIR, backed the resolution in the House moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. In t ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah over a former ABVP leader's controversial remarks targeting Rahul Gandhi during a televised debate, saying a failure to act against him swiftly will be judged as complicity and normalisation of violence against the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. In the letter, Venugopal flagged what he termed a "chilling and heinous" death threat to Rahul Gandhi by Printu Mahadev, a former state presi ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Minister S. M. Nasar on Saturday announced that the state government will not reconstitute the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the amended Waqf Act until the Supreme Court delivers its final verdict. Nasar said the Union government had brought in the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 1995 -- renamed as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 -- which came into effect on April 8, 2025. The ruling DMK, h ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala) | Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan said on Friday that the Congress maintains a secular position in the state. He was responding to reporters' questions on Nair Service Society (NSS) general secretary G Sukumaran Nair's recent remarks that he trusted the LDF government on the Sabarimala issue. Satheesan said there were no issues between the Congress and community organisations like NSS or the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam. "We have good ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], September 24 (ANI): Suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is facing accusations of sexual misconduct, visited his constituency in Palakkad in Kerala on Wednesday. He had been out of Palakkad after the allegations were raised against him, leading his party to suspend him from its primary membership. His MLA office was opened today, and a large police force was deployed in front of it. Mamkootathil visited the family of a Congress worker, who had died recently, ...Read More >
Kerala's Leader of Opposition, V D Satheesan, has criticized the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, alleging it's a BJP tactic to manipulate elections. He fears it will disenfranchise long-time voters and revert the lists to their 2002 state. The UDF plans strong protests against SIR's implementation in Kerala, mirroring demonstrations seen in Bihar. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Saturday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was ...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 >
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