state renaming

March 11, Kochi, Kerala – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister congratulated the people of the state following the Union Cabinet's approval to rename the state "Kerala," describing it as the rightful name according to...

New Delhi, February 25 A gentle transition from "Kerala" to "Keralam" will not trigger an identity extinction event, CPI(M) leader John Brittas said on Wednesday in response to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's question about what happens to terms such as "Keralite" and "Keralan" now that the state...

New Delhi, February 25 – The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', paving the way for a constitutional amendment in Parliament and triggering a fresh political debate. While the BJP welcomed the decision as recognition of the state’s cultural and linguistic...

Kolkata, February 24 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated on Tuesday that the renaming of Kerala, which is governed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF), was due to an understanding between the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which also...

New Delhi, February 24 The Communist Party of India (CPI) congratulated the "people of Kerala" on Tuesday as the Union Cabinet accepted the proposal to officially rename the State of Kerala.In a statement, the CPI said the decision represented the "culmination of a longstanding and democratic...