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Kottayam (Kerala), March 25 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reached out to the hill-region communities on Wednesday ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls and said his government has taken legal and financial measures to protect their lives and livelihoods, despite the challenges posed by...

Varkala, March 25: Following the high-profile contest in Nemom, the political spotlight in the Thiruvananthapuram district is now firmly focused on Varkala in Kerala, where an unexpected turn of events has transformed what would have been a predictable contest into one of the most closely...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 25 Senior Congress leader P J Kurien stated on Wednesday that the UDF would return to power in Kerala after the April 9 Assembly elections, and former minister Ramesh Chennithala would become the Chief Minister.The former Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Kurien...

New Delhi, March 25 A complaint of sexual harassment against artist Bose Krishnamachari was "one of the reasons" for his resignation from the post of president of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in January, Kochi Biennale Foundation chairperson Venu Vasudevan said.However, the co-founder of...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 25 The ruling LDF has only one chief ministerial candidate – Pinarayi Vijayan – although his party, CPI(M), has not officially declared him for the post in the April 9 Assembly polls.In contrast, the opposition UDF has at least three contenders, with senior Congress...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 – The controversy over the appearance of the BJP's seal on an official Election Commission circular continued to escalate in Kerala, with police action over the past two days adding a new layer of tension to the issue.In a sweeping move, the Kerala Police have...

Kochi, March 24 The young woman, who gained fame during a religious festival in northern India last year, alleged on Tuesday that the director of her first film inappropriately touched her several times when she was a minor, and when she told her family about it, they did not support her...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 A day after a political row erupted in Kerala over an EC letter carrying the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, the poll panel said on Tuesday that it has directed the police to remove misleading news about the matter from social media platforms.The Kerala Police said...

Kochi, March 24 The young woman who gained fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela last year, alleged on Tuesday that a film director she knows has been misbehaving with minor girls in the name of filmmaking.The woman made the allegation at a press conference here, where she also sought help from...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 The arrival of a group of "sanyasis" (ascetics), including an aghori sadhu, during the election campaign of BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar for the April 9 assembly polls has sparked a debate in the Nemom constituency.The LDF and UDF candidates -- V Sivankutty...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 CPI(M) leader and Vellanad village panchayat president, 'Vellanad' Sasi, who had been on the run in connection with a case of allegedly killing a porcupine, surrendered to forest officials on Tuesday.He surrendered at the Paruthipally forest office in the evening...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The Election Commission of India has received a total of 2,125 nomination papers from 1,254 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new...

New Delhi, March 24 – Indian senior men's national team head coach Khalid Jamil announced a 23-member squad for the final match of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Final Round against Hong Kong, China, to be held on March 31.The Indian men's team will begin their camp in Kochi on...

New Delhi, March 24 – Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, alleging that India’s foreign policy has become “compromised” and is being driven by personal considerations rather than national interest.Gandhi claimed that the...

Kochi, March 24 – Police on Tuesday said they believe there is nothing suspicious about the incident in Kochi where foreigners captured images of a naval base using a drone.The individuals, initially detained and later released in Fort Kochi, are American citizens Katie Michelle Phelps and...

Kochi, March 24 Sobi George, a stage artist, actor, and director of the Kothamangalam Kalagruham music troupe, was arrested on Tuesday in a cheque bounce case, police said.A senior police officer said that George was arrested based on a warrant issued against him by a court here in two cheque...

New Delhi, March 24 CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby said on Tuesday that while elections are important, the issues of the people are equally relevant, and the party will continue to address them.He said the red flag of the Left represents the struggles of the people, and it will rise...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday that they have received a legal opinion regarding the allegations made by BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan, who reportedly made a remark about "Hindu MLA," and will soon submit a report on the matter to the ECI.He told...

New Delhi, March 24 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his reference to COVID-19 in his statement to Parliament on the West Asia situation, saying he has forgotten what happened during the pandemic and the kind of tragedies that unfolded then...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 With days left for the crucial assembly elections, a political row has erupted in Kerala over BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar's affidavit, with the Congress alleging that he had concealed details of a high-value property in Bengaluru and lodging a complaint with the...