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A study in Nature Medicine reveals that physical and social environmental factors like pollution, socio-economic inequality, and lack of green spaces significantly contribute to accelerated brain aging. Research by the Global Brain Health Institute underscores the cumulative, syndemic nature of these exposures, emphasizing a shift towards broader structural interventions. An insightful analysis published in Nature Medicine uncovers the profound impact of environmental exposures on brain aging. ...Read More >
Kannur: Ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on Monday presented its '10-year progress report', with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claiming that nearly 97% of the 900 promises made in the 2021 manifesto have been fulfilled or are in advanced stages of implementation. Addressing a press conference in Dharmadam near here on Monday, where he is contesting for the third successive time, Vijayan said presenting a performance report before the publ ...Read More >
Kannur: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on Monday presented its performance report to voters ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections in Kerala. Addressing a press conference in Dharmadam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that 97 per cent of the promises made in the 2021 LDF election manifesto have been fulfilled, while the remaining are in advanced stages of implementation. He noted that the report is being presented in the 10th year of the LDF government and emphasized that p ...Read More >
A day after Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that Kerala was plagued by corruption and malgovernance, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan hits back at him, listing the state's achievements in human development indicators and comparing them with Telangana. On Thursday, Reddy, after unveiling the manifesto of the Congress-led UDF, had commented that Vijayan's "expiry date was over" and that the "dark era" under his administration in Kerala was ending. In a Facebook post on Fri ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 5 (PTI) RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday alleged that Bihar is lagging behind other states of the country in all development indices, but the ruling NDA has been trying to "brush aside its 21 years of failure" by pinning the blame on the opposition. Yadav, who is the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, also challenged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his two deputies for a public debate on the state's backwardness, "provided they have the moral courage and co ...Read More >
New Delhi: India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) plans to mobilise up to USD 1 billion through the MIGA guarantee fund during the ongoing first quarter to support infrastructure development across the country. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) provides guarantees against non-commercial risks to facilitate the flow of foreign investment in developing countries and lift people out of poverty. "We are in the process of seeking approval for mobilising up to USD 1 billi ...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 >
JAMMU, Apr 1: "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience but you also stand first in the priorities of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji," the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said this on Wednesday. The Lieutenant Governor observed that the residents of border village are serving the nation every single day. That service must not be honoured on ...Read More >
Varanasi (UP), Apr 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused previous governments of "facilitating cheating" and said that before 2017, "education was not on the government's agenda". "To enable this cheating, it was essential for them that no actual teaching or learning took place within the schools," he said while launching School Chalo Abhiyan in Varanasi. The campaign, which began on April 1, aims to ensure 100 per cent enrolment in primary and upper primary ...Read More >
KAKINADA: Andhra Pradesh has unveiled plans to undertake seaweed culture in 14 villages across 9 coastal districts, including Tirupati, with the collaboration of the Amrita University, the central salt and marine chemicals research institute and national institute of ocean technology. The project is to be taken up by society for elimination of rural poverty, with a view to establishing seaweed cultivation as a transformative and sustainable alternative livelihood for coastal communities. This w ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday strongly criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his remarks against the Left government during a campaign visit to the state, and invited him to visit Kerala to understand its welfare model. In a Facebook post, Pinarayi Vijayan described the Telangana CM as "misinformed" and accused him of "ridiculing" Kerala and its people while ignoring shortcomings in his own state. "By conveniently ignoring the bulldozin ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday hit out at both the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) while campaigning in Keralam ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, asserting that her party is confident of emerging victorious in the state. Speaking to ANI, Irani expressed confidence and said the people will support BJP candidates and ensure their victory as the UDF and LDF have become the centre of ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Congress MP KC Venugopal on Friday slammed the ruling LDF government in Kerala, accusing it of repeatedly making misleading claims on poverty alleviation and failing to fulfil poll promises on social welfare measures. Addressing reporters here on Friday, Venugopal said, "They claimed that Kerala has been made free of poverty. If that is the case, why are they making the same claim again? Isn't that the biggest proof that the earlier claim its ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his recent remarks against Kerala, urging him to 'verify official data' before making allegations about corruption and governance failure in the state. In a detailed Facebook post, Vijayan said Reddy's statements during his Kerala visit were 'derogatory' and appeared to be based on misinformation. He accused the Telangana Chief Minister of ignoring realities in his own ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched a riposte against Revanth Reddy's recent "disparaging remarks" against Kerala, terming them as "entirely baseless" and suggested that the Telangana Chief Minister should focus on his own state's shortcomings in poverty and literacy instead of "preaching" to Kerala. Taking to social media platforms, X and Facebook, Vijayan said it was ironic that a leader who "runs bulldozers over the h ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Congress MP KC Venugopal on Friday slammed the ruling LDF government in Kerala, accusing it of repeatedly making misleading claims on poverty alleviation and failing to fulfil poll promises on social welfare measures. Addressing reporters here on Friday, Venugopal said, "They claimed that Kerala has been made free of poverty. If that is the case, why are they making the same claim again? Isn't that the biggest proof that the earlier claim its ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A sharp political exchange erupted between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy on Friday, with the former launching a detailed rebuttal to remarks made by the latter during his campaign tour in the state. Reddy, who has drawn crowds in Kerala with his fiery speeches, including a swipe using a popular dialogue associated with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, had criticised the Vijayan government, alleging co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday pushed back against remarks made by his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy, accusing him of being "misinformed" and unfairly criticising the state during a campaign visit.In a Facebook post, Vijayan said Reddy was "ridiculing" Kerala and its people while overlooking issues within his own state."By conveniently ignoring the bulldozing of the homes of the poor in his own state, he appears ready to lecture Kerala on social progress and ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 3 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday hit back at his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy after the latter's sharp criticism of the Left government during a campaign visit to the state. In a Facebook post, Vijayan said the Telangana Chief Minister was "misinformed," and accused Reddy of "ridiculing" Kerala and its people while concealing the weaknesses of his own state. "By conveniently ignoring the bulldozing of the homes of the poor in his own sta ...Read More >
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, saying that she has only done appeasement politics in her 15-year tenure. Speaking to reporters, Singh mentioned that Mamata Banerjee neither talks about poverty nor unemployment in front of the public, adding that he wants to tell the Supreme Court that West Bengal cannot host impartial elections, since the TMC supremo is in power. "Mamata Banerjee should ...Read More >
Eradication of Maoism needed only a strong will, which the Narendra Modi government has, and the Congress, in contrast, not only allowed Maoist violence to proliferate but the growth of urban Naxals also took place under their watch, Union Minister Amit Shah said today. Responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha on eradication of Left-wing terror -- the government's deadline for which ends tomorrow -- Shah said the Maoist violence has cost the lives of 20,000 young people and affected 120 millio ...Read More >
Kozhikode, Apr 2 (UNI) The CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) today released its election manifesto for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan unveiled the document in Kozhikode, outlining a 60-point development program comprising 950 specific proposals aimed at creating a New Kerala. A key promise in the manifesto is lifting 5 lakh families out of extreme poverty and completely eradicating absolute poverty in the state. The manifesto vows to hike social security ...Read More >
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday exchanged several barbs amid the high-stake contest in Assam where the assembly elections are scheduled on April 9. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, who was in Assam for a campaign rally, accused the Himanta Biswa Sarma government of being corrupt and alleged a "mafia rule" in the state. The Congress leader, an MP from Wayanad, also raised Zubeen Garg's death and said seeking justice for a respected figure is a political duty rathe ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Kerala), Apr 2 (PTI) Kerala's ruling LDF on Thursday unveiled its Assembly election manifesto here, promising to eliminate absolute poverty, raise welfare pensions to Rs 3,000, and boost jobs and investment. The CPI(M)-led alliance also pledged to increase women's workforce participation, expand skill training, and attract Rs 2 lakh crore in investments over five years. Speaking after releasing the document, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the plan aims to combine social justic ...Read More >
Kozhikode: Kerala Chief Minister and CPI(M) candidate from Dharmadam, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Thursday released the Left Democratic Front (LDF)'s manifesto for the State Assembly elections, with a core vision for completing Nava Keralam (New Keralam). The CPI(M)-led LDF has promised the welfare pension to be increased from Rs 2000 to Rs 3000, eradication of absolute poverty, and 50 per cent job assurance for women. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the alliance's goal ...Read More >
Kozhikode: Kerala's ruling LDF on Thursday unveiled its Assembly election manifesto, promising a mix of welfare and development measures aimed at improving people's lives across the state. The document was released by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here. The highlights of the manifesto include a commitment to eliminate absolute poverty in the state, a hike in welfare pensions to Rs 3,000 per month, and efforts to ensure proper healthcare and support systems at the local level. Also Read: Kera ...Read More >
Kozhikode: Kerala's ruling LDF on Thursday unveiled its Assembly election manifesto, promising a mix of welfare and development measures aimed at improving people's lives across the state. The document was released by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here. The highlights of the manifesto include a commitment to eliminate absolute poverty in the state, a hike in welfare pensions to Rs 3,000 per month, and efforts to ensure proper healthcare and support systems at the local level. The Left govern ...Read More >
Kozhikode: Kerala Chief Minister and CPI(M) candidate from Dharmadam, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Thursday released the Left Democratic Front (LDF) manifesto for the State Assembly elections, outlining a vision to complete Nava Kerala (New Kerala). The CPI(M)-led LDF has promised to increase welfare pensions from ₹2,000 to ₹3,000, eradicate absolute poverty, and ensure 50 per cent job participation for women. Addressing the media, Vijayan said the alliance aims to transform Kerala into a developed st ...Read More >
"One family is looting everything in Assam. And when they are not looting, mines, lands and every other asset is being handed over to big industrialists," Gandhi claimed. Alleging massive corruption on every front during the BJP-led government in Assam, she raked up several old scams such as Sarada, Smart City and NC Hills. "The BJP said they have given a double-engine government. In reality, it is a double-ghulami (slavery) government. PM Modi is engaged in slavery of the US, and Himanta Bisw ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday described border villages as the nation's first line of defence, praising residents for their courage and sacrifice, and said they remain a top priority for Narendra Modi. There must be no gap between what the government promises and what people actually receive, he said. "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are ...Read More >
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