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Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A dramatic political contest is unfolding in the northern Kerala constituency of Payyannur after veteran Left leader V. Kunhikrishnan announced on Monday that he will contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an Independent candidate.Kunhikrishnan, once a hugely...

Agartala, March 15 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha criticised certain leaders on Sunday who claim to represent the indigenous “Thansa” (unity) community, but, according to him, do not speak the community’s language.The Chief Minister also accused the administration of the Tripura Tribal...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 15 – Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K. C. Venugopal, on Sunday dismissed speculation that veteran CPI-M leader G. Sudhakaran, who has announced his intention to contest as an Independent, could emerge as the candidate of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Ahead of the announcement of the Kerala Assembly election schedule on Sunday, the contrasting levels of preparedness among the three major political fronts have come into sharp focus, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) appearing well ahead of its rivals in...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 14 Kerala Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan on Saturday blamed the BJP for the 2018 Supreme Court verdict permitting women's entry into Sabarimala and said the LDF government's current stand remains the same as the affidavit filed before the apex court in 2007.He was...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – Even as recent electoral trends in Kerala have favored the opposition, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) reiterated on Friday its confidence that the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power with a massive majority in the upcoming Assembly...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – As the polls approach, the Kerala government led by Pinarayi Vijayan has softened its earlier firm stance on the issue of women's entry into the Sabarimala temple.The state government is preparing to submit a new affidavit to the Supreme Court on Saturday...

New Delhi, March 13 The opposition has urged the government and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to revoke the suspension of seven Congress members and one CPI-M MP who were suspended during the first part of the Budget session for "disruptive behavior".Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, SP's...

Kolkata, March 12 – Two senior leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Politburo member Md Salim, and central committee member Sujan Chakraborty – are unlikely to contest the upcoming state assembly elections, which are scheduled later this year.The matter was discussed at a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 – Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar ruled out resigning on Tuesday over the controversy sparked by allegations raised by his wife, saying the media had "exaggerated the issue".Ganesh Kumar also stated that his wife no longer had any complaints...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan publicly apologized to Malayalam cinema icon Mammootty on Monday after a controversy erupted over the actor’s interaction with CPI-M leaders during his visit to the Wayanad township project, followed by a wave of cyber attacks on...

Agartala, March 9 – The CPI-M-led Left Front on Monday alleged that the BJP and its allies have kept the tribal areas underdeveloped and have failed to undertake meaningful initiatives for the welfare and development of the tribals, who constitute nearly one-third of Tripura’s 4.2 million...

Srinagar, March 7 Senior CPI-M leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami appealed to the Centre on Saturday to condemn the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, saying that Tehran and New Delhi shared traditional relations and had supported each other in difficult times."I want to appeal to the Indian...

Agartala, March 6 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Friday that the opposition CPI-M is hoping for internal conflict within the BJP and is dreaming of removing the party from power to form a Left Front government again.The Chief Minister said that the present state government is...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 – In a setback for Kerala's ruling CPI-M, veteran leader G. Sudhakaran has refused to yield to reconciliation efforts by the party leadership, rejecting a request from state Secretary M.V. Govindan to renew his party membership.Despite the outreach, Sudhakaran...

Kolkata, March 4 Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday over the increasing visits of its leaders from outside West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, describing them as "political tourists" and claiming such efforts would not...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 4 Veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Minister G. Sudhakaran has sharply escalated his confrontation with the party leadership, announcing that he will not renew his membership during the ongoing scrutiny process, a move widely seen as a prelude to his exit from the...

Varkala (Kerala), March 4. Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, accused the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday of deliberately weakening the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, alleging that the failure to file a charge sheet within 90 days enabled key accused...

Kolkata, March 4 – An FIR was registered against Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, at a Kolkata police station on Wednesday, based on a complaint accusing him of making communally sensitive statements during the Dol Yatra festival.Adhikari celebrated...

Kolkata, March 3 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Tuesday that Rahul Sinha, a former National Secretary and former State President of the party, would be its candidate for the Rajya Sabha from the state."Rahul Sinha nominated as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha. He is a...