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New Delhi, April 1 – Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government to send the recently introduced Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, to a Select or Standing Committee. He also cautioned...

New Delhi/Kozhikode, April 1 The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) triggered sharp political reactions on Wednesday, with the Opposition vowing to block the Bill and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) signaling a possible rethink amid mounting concerns...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 – Even with just eight days left for the April 9 assembly polls in Kerala, the national Congress leadership has issued an urgent directive to its Members of Parliament to reach New Delhi and attend the ongoing session, signalling a coordinated push to oppose the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its manifesto for the Kerala Assembly elections on Tuesday, outlining an ambitious mix of infrastructure projects and welfare measures as it seeks to expand its presence in the state.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 BJP Kerala state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday termed as "lies" the Congress allegations that the Centre's FCRA Bill was anti-Christian.Chandrasekhar said that the central government was coming out with amendments to the Foreign Contribution...

Kochi, March 29 In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at an NDA rally alleging that the UDF and LDF have "plundered" Kerala, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera said on Sunday that the Prime Minister had been "absent" when the state needed him the most.Addressing a press...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Minister V Sivankutty, the LDF candidate from Nemom for the April 9 polls, said on Saturday that his rival and BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar can fix the time and venue for an open debate on development in the constituency.Chandrasekhar had earlier...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Minister V Sivankutty, the LDF candidate for Nemom in the April 9 elections, said on Saturday that his rival and BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar can arrange a public debate on development in the constituency.Chandrasekhar had earlier challenged...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that the Centre has reduced the special excise duty on petrol and diesel to help consumers and urged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to cut state taxes on the fuels.The BJP state chief also rejected the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The BJP in Kerala alleged on Thursday that Minister V Sivankutty fielded a local CPI(M) leader as a proxy candidate for Rajeev Chandrasekhar from the Nemom assembly constituency, where both are contesting.In a statement, the BJP also said that it had filed a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Even as senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tried to downplay the issue, the debate over the Chief Ministership in Kerala refuses to die down, and has turned speculation into a daily spectacle.“There is no need now for a discussion on the Chief Minister’s...

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...

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 The Congress and CPI(M) in Kerala alleged that BJP state chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar had concealed details about his high-value property in Bengaluru in the affidavit he submitted with his nomination papers for the April 9 Assembly elections.Both the ruling CPI(M)...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The acceptance of BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar's nomination papers on Tuesday effectively ended speculation surrounding allegations raised by the Congress regarding discrepancies in his election affidavit, providing a significant boost to the party...

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...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – A fresh controversy has erupted in Kerala’s high-profile Nemom constituency, located in the heart of the state capital, with the Congress alleging that BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar failed to disclose a prime residential property worth nearly Rs 200 crore in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – With Rajeev Chandrasekhar leading as the BJP’s Kerala unit president, all eyes are on how the party will reshape its strategy ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections.Despite his roots in Kerala, Chandrasekhar was long seen as an outsider to the state's complex...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar defended the party's Guruvayur candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls, B Gopalakrishnan, on Monday over his alleged controversial remarks about being a "Hindu MLA," questioning how his statement could be considered hate...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 CPI(M) leader Smitha Sundaresan joined the BJP on Sunday, alleging a decline in values within her former party.The daughter of CPI(M) leader Sundaresan from the Thiruvananthapuram district, she was serving as a councillor in the Varkala Block Panchayat and was a...