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Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 5 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday wrote to his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah, seeking urgent intervention in the search for a young IT professional from the state who went missing during a trekking expedition in Kodagu district. In his letter, Vijayan expressed concern over the disappearance of G S Sharanya, who reportedly went missing while trekking in the Thadiyandamol hills on April 2. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 5 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday wrote to his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah, seeking urgent intervention in the search for a young IT professional from the state who went missing during a trekking expedition in Kodagu district. In his letter, Vijayan expressed concern over the disappearance of G S Sharanya, who reportedly went missing while trekking in the Thadiyandamol hills on April 2. "It is understood that a search operation is underway ...Read More >
Idukki (Kerala), Apr 5 (PTI) Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to amend the FCRA to attack Christian institutions, NGOs and civil society working in the field of public and social welfare. Kharge, at a UDF public meeting in Idukki assembly constituency, said the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) shows the real intent of the BJP and Modi. He alleged that "it was not a reform, but an attack on the Chr ...Read More >
Such an establishment, whose licence has not been renewed, and its assets can be taken over by the Centre, he contended. Speaking to reporters in Kasaragod, he said that Union minister Suresh Gopi should read the proposed amendments in the Bill. Gopi had recently claimed that the amendment was not targeted at any particular religion or community, but aimed at safeguarding the interests and properties of the people of the country. Satheesan said that the FCRA was enacted by the Congress to pre ...Read More >
New Delhi: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday accused Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of double standards, alleging they pretend to be friends in Delhi while opposing each other in Keralam and blamed both for the Sabarimala gold theft and promoting anti-national forces. "Why is Pinarayi Vijayan, who found fault with Rahul Gandhi in Kerala, befriending him in Delhi, Bengal, and Tamil Nadu? Break your friendship in Delhi. Why are you forming an ...Read More >
Amid relentless protests by the Opposition over concerns regarding minority rights and chokehold on NGOs, the BJP-led central government on Wednesday dropped a scheduled debate in Lok Sabha on a bill to amend the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). According to sources cited by PTI news agency, the debate is unlikely to come up again during the Budget session of parliament, which is likely to conclude on Thursday. Opposition parties and minority organisations, including some church hea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday accused Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of double standards, alleging they pretend to be friends in Delhi while opposing each other in Keralam and blamed both for the Sabarimala gold theft and promoting anti-national forces. "Why is Pinarayi Vijayan, who found fault with Rahul Gandhi in Kerala, befriending him in Delhi, Bengal, and Tamil Nadu? Break your friendship in Delhi. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is "bulldozing" the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a "Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)". The opposition party also alleged that the prime minister is "hoodwinking" the people of the country and is making misleading statements that are meant to deceive. In a post on X, Congress ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday hit back at RJD Working President Tejashwi Yadav over his recent remarks claiming that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to achieve a "hattrick" of victories in Keralam, saying that the mandate will ultimately be decided by the people of the state. Speaking to ANI, Yadav said that Tejashwi Yadav had not been able to make any impact in Bihar and had therefore gone to Keralam to deliver speeches. Also Read | 'To ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday hit back at RJD Working President Tejashwi Yadav over his recent remarks claiming that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to achieve a "hattrick" of victories in Keralam, saying that the mandate will ultimately be decided by the people of the state. Speaking to ANI, Yadav said that Tejashwi Yadav had not been able to make any impact in Bihar and had therefore gone to Keralam to deliver speeches. "The public wil ...Read More >
Eradicating absolute poverty, ₹3,000 monthly social welfare pensions, jobs for every student in Kerala, and helping homeless people were among the promises made by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in its manifesto unveiled by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kozhikode on Thursday. The LDF is making a bid for a third consecutive stint at power. Its manifesto promised to continue the development initiatives undertaken in various key sectors including health, education, infrastructure and agricu ...Read More >
Kochi/T'puram: Opposition leader V D Satheesan accused Pinarayi Vijayan of double standards and political opportunism after the CM criticized UDF's support for G Sudhakaran, a rebel candidate in Ambalappuzha. He questioned why the CM considers it a sign of weakness for Congress to support those leaving CPM.Where is the justice in saying that those who leave Congress or IUML can be given seats by CPM, but UDF can't support those leaving CPM? he asked. He cited instances of CPM fielding ex-UDF lea ...Read More >
Patna: Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday expressed confidence that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power in Keralam for a third consecutive term, citing the enthusiastic public response to the campaign ahead of Keralam Assembly elections. Speaking to the media, Yadav said, "In Kerala, there's a very good atmosphere, and there's always been a fight between the LDF and the United Democratic Front (UDF). But fo ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday expressed confidence that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power in Keralam for a third consecutive term, citing the enthusiastic public response to the campaign ahead of Keralam Assembly elections. Speaking to the media, Yadav said, "In Kerala, there's a very good atmosphere, and there's always been a fight between the LDF and the United ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday expressed confidence that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power in Keralam for a third consecutive term, citing the enthusiastic public response to the campaign ahead of Keralam Assembly elections. Speaking to the media, Yadav said, "In Kerala, there's a very good atmosphere, and there's always been a fight between the LDF and the United ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fresh political row has erupted after Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed that the Left Front would "cease to exist" after the assembly elections, prompting the CPM to raise serious questions over the intent behind the Congress leader's statement. Campaigning in Alappuzha, Rahul Gandhi, in a sharp attack on the LDF, said that "after the election, there would be nothing left of the Left Front." The statement has opened a Pandora's box, with the ...Read More >
IDUKKI/ALAPPUZHA/KOCHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, intensified his campaign against the LDF and NDA with rallies across strategically chosen constituencies in three districts -- Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and Idukki. Addressing gatherings in Ambalappuzha in Alappuzha, Kochi, and Kunnathunadu in Ernakulam, and Kattappana in Idukki, the Lok Sabha leader of opposition alleged an "hidden alliance" between the LDF and the BJP-RSS combine. In Kattappana, which falls under the Idukki assem ...Read More >
PM Modi said that Kerala has great potential, yet continues to lag behind other states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the countdown for removal of the LDF government in Kerala has started, and a BJP-led NDA will come to power in the state. Speaking at a BJP-led NDA rally here in Pathanamthitta district, Modi said that the saffron party workers in the state have signalled a strong mood to bid farewell to the Left rule. Elections to 140 Assembly seats will be held on April ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Former Kerala Finance Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Thomas Isaac on Saturday expressed confidence in the Left Democratic Front's (LDF), asserting that the LDF would secure victory due to visible improvements in infrastructure and tourism across the state. Citing upgraded roads and a surge in homestays along coastal regions, Isaac argued that such developments led to public support for continuity in governance. Speaking to ANI ...Read More >
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly refuted Rahul Gandhi's allegations regarding his involvement in the Chhattisgarh nuns attack, accusing the Congress party of enabling the legal framework that led to the incident. Photograph: Sanjay Sharma/ANIKey PointsKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan refutes Rahul Gandhi's claim of his involvement in the Chhattisgarh nuns attack.Vijayan accuses Congress of enabling laws misused against minorities in BJP-ruled states.The CM questions Congress's inac ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday questioned the sincerity of the Congress party in addressing attacks on nuns and members of the Christian community in Chhattisgarh and other north Indian states. In a social media post, he said that when nuns were attacked in Chhattisgarh, Left national and state leaders rushed to support the victims, and some Congress leaders from Kerala also visited. However, the state unit of Congress, which is the principal opposition party in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday hit back against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over remarks against him and said Congress has no right to judge the Left's uncompromising defence of secularism and the rights of minorities. He alleged that Congress has, through its policies, paved the way for Sangh Parivar's political rise. The CPI (M leader accused Rahul Gandhi of "political ignorance". "Shri @RahulGandhi's attempt to lecture the Left on the ...Read More >
Kasaragod: In Kerala's bruising campaign season, moments of contrition are rare, rarer still from the CPM. The CITU worker who led the assault on a UDF campaign team at Cheruvathur bus stand in the Trikaripur constituency called on candidate Sandeep Varier at his home on Saturday, April 4, and apologised. Krishnan, a CPM worker and bus stand collection agent, admitted fault without qualification. He described the attack as an act of impulse and said he carried a sense of remorse. On the morning ...Read More >
Ernakulam: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that an unholy political deal is taking place between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking at the UDF election campaign meeting held at the Fort Kochi Veli Ground. Rahul, son of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, accused the Chief Minister of mortgaging Kerala's interests before PM Modi in order to protect his family and children fr ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, terming the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric. "The arrest of two Catholic nuns from Kerala in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh in July last year on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion triggered a political row in the state, with Congress and CPI(M) targeting the saffro ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 4 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, terming the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric." The arrest of two Catholic nuns from Kerala in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh in July last year on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion triggered a political row in the state, with Congress and CPI(M) targeting ...Read More >
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said both ruling-LDF and the Opposition UDF were spreading lies about the proposed changes to the foreign contributions (regulation) act, seeking to put fears among Kerala's Christian community at rest. The NDA government's move sparked concerns in the Christian belt of southern Kerala as the state headed to assembly polls on April 9 and the BJP is pulling out all stops to woo the Christian community. Also Read | Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: A ...Read More >
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Kochi: AICC leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said after the April 9 assembly polls there would be nothing left of the CPI(M)-led Left front, predicting the erosion in the ranks of a key INDI bloc ally. "The LDF calls itself "Left." But today, there is nothing Left about the Left Front. And after this election, there will be nothing left of the Left Front," the AICC leader said, addressing rallies in Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts. He called chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan a "right-wing" pupp ...Read More >
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