Kerala
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Kerala CM tests positive for COVID-19 updates with CM’s tweet
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19. Vijayan, who had taken the first dose of the Covid vaccine last month, confirmed his infection in a tweet. “I…
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Kerala polls: Mother of 2 rape victims fights against CM Vijayan
Kannur: For Dalit woman Bhagyavati, whose name loosely translates to ‘lucky’, fate has been far from lucky. Tragedy struck her life when her minor daughters, aged 13 and nine, were found hanging…
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Why does PM never say ‘CPI(M) Mukt Bharat’, asks Rahul Gandhi
Koyilandy (Kerala): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’ jibe, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the BJP leader seems to have issues only with the grand old party and…
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Why no anti-‘love jihad’ law in Kerala, asks Yogi Adityanath
Alappuzha: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Thursday alleged that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are supporting communal forces in…
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Youngest Congress candidate confident about her winning
Kayamkulam: Youngest Congress candidate from Kerala’s Kayamkulam, Aritha Babu on Wednesday said that is confident that she will win in the state Assembly polls. Congress has fielded 26-year-old Aritha from her native…
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CPM ex-MP calls Rahul Gandhi ‘unmarried trouble-maker’, regrets later
Idukki(Ker): After coming under fire for his sexually-coloured remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, former MP Joyce George on Tuesday withdrew his comments and expressed regret publicly, even as the national party…
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2 Kerala cadre IAS officers sent back from poll duty in TN
Chennai: Two Kerala cadre IAS officers, Sriram Venkitaraman and Asif K. Yusuf, who were posted as election observers in Tamil Nadu have been called back by the Election commission of India to…
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BJP will end rampant political violence in Kerala: Rajnath Singh
Thiruvananthapuram: Ahead of Assembly elections in Kerala, Defence Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday slammed the Left Democratic Front and United Democratic Front and said that BJP…
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Kerala: BJP leader promises law against ‘love jihad’ if voted to power
Pathanamthitta: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala president K Surendran on Saturday said a law will be brought to counter the alleged “love jihad” in Kerala if his party is voted to power…
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Divided Cong may harm its prospects in Kerala
New Delhi: After several leaders exited the party, the Congress in Kerala seems to be a divided house as groupism has increased ahead of the Assembly polls, sources said. The party is…
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Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy gets clean chit in solar sex scam
Thiruvananthapuram: Two-time former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is busy campaigning for the April 6 Assembly elections, on Thursday got a major boost when a Crime Branch Police report gave him a…
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Kerala’s literacy rate is 90%: BJP leader on why the party is not growing in state
Kochi: BJP leader and lone party MLA O Rajagopal in an interesting statement revealed why the party is not growing fast in Kerala. He cited the education level in the state to…
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Women more powerful than men: Rahul Gandhi to students
Kochi: Women are much more powerful than men but are being fooled by them as they do not understand how their power works, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said here on Monday.…
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Kerala polls: Congress-led UDF promises ‘Rohit Vemula Act’ in manifesto
Hyderabad: In a bid to end caste-based discrimination, ragging, bias against students in universities, colleges and schools, Congress-led United Domestic Front (UDF) in its manifesto promised to implement a ‘Rohit Vemula Act’…
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BJP candidate offers tributes at Left’s Punnapara memorial, triggers row
Alappuzha (Kerala): A controversy erupted in Kerala on Friday after a BJP candidate paid floral tributes at the famous Punnapra Vayalar Smriti memorial, jointly managed by the CPI(M) and the CPI, ahead of…
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Govt will take decision on entry of women in Sabarimala after SC final judgment: CM
Malappuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that after the Supreme Court delivers its final verdict on Sabarimala, the state government will discuss it with believers, including those who have a difference…
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Cong in Kerala registers complaint about ‘rigged’ voters list
Thiruvananthapuram: Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday met Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena and registered a complaint about widespread allegations about the voters list being rigged. He alleged that this…
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1.6 mn people in Kerala receive Covid jabs
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the state is leading the rest of the country in the pace at which Covid vaccines are being taken. Till…
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Denied ticket, Kerala Mahila Cong chief resigns; tonsures head in protest
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Lathika Subhash on Sunday got her head tonsured at the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) headquarters here after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections. She…
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Kerala Assembly Polls: CPI-M announces 83 candidates, 5 ministers not on list
Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday announced the list of 83 candidates out of 85 seats in it is contesting in the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala. Five ministers…
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Alleging groupism, PC Chacko resigns from Cong ahead of Kerala polls
New Delhi: In a setback to Congress ahead of Kerala Assembly polls, PC Chacko on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party and said that there is groupism practiced by top leaders…
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Jose K. Mani emerges as star in Kerala elections
By Sanu V. GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, March 10 : Politics is the art of the impossible, is a statement that can be attributed to Jose K.Mani, who for the CPI-M till a few months…
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BJP’s Swamy takes dig at party over E Sreedharan’s name for Kerala CM
Hyderabad: BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy put out a tweet questioning his party’s decision to nominate ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan as the chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Kerala…
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Kerala Assembly polls: BJP names ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan as CM face
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala BJP chief on Thursday announced that ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming state Assembly polls. “E Sreedharan will be BJP’s Chief Minister…