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Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Congress leader K Muraleedharan, contesting in the April 9 Assembly elections, alleged on Thursday that there is a "deal" between the CPI(M) and the BJP in the Vattiyoorkavu constituency, a claim rejected by rival candidates.Speaking to the media, Muraleedharan...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video that allegedly depicted the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner"...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 – The contours of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections are beginning to take shape, with the number of candidates settling at 985 after the scrutiny of nomination papers across the state.Kerala will go to the polls to elect 140 new legislators on April 9, and the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 A case has been registered against a nursing assistant at a government medical college here for allegedly exposing himself at a local shrine and attempting self-harm when confronted, police said on Wednesday.An officer from the Thiruvallam police station said that...

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 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 Ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has alleged that the BJP-led alliance is "facilitating" the continuation of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala, and that "data" suggests the LDF is in "collusion" with the NDA.In an...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 According to data shared by the Election Commission on Monday, as many as 1,202 candidates filed nominations across Kerala for the Assembly elections.Monday was the last day to file nominations.Polling in the 140 constituencies in Kerala will be held on April 9...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 Kerala is experiencing intense heat, with temperatures rising across the state, putting residents and travelers to the test.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a critical three-day warning for hot and humid conditions in Kerala, as temperatures...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan has declared assets worth approximately Rs 3 crore, including movable and immovable properties, in his affidavit filed before the Election Commission on Monday for contesting the election from North Paravoor.Satheesan has...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 As the deadline for filing nominations for the Kerala Assembly elections ended on Monday, several candidates, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, are facing challenges posed by name-sakes in different constituencies.Besides Vijayan, CPI(M) rebel leader G...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – A total of 676 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the April 9 elections to the 140-member Kerala Assembly, setting the stage for a fiercely contested electoral battle.The deadline for filing nominations was 5 p.m. on Monday.The scrutiny of the...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha on Monday that approval for central grants is one thing, and applying for the amount by the states is another. She cited the example of Kerala, which did not avail of Rs 311.95 crore as part of the national disaster...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi, alleged on Sunday that there was an attempt to disrupt the distribution of LPG supplies in Kerala during the election period, drawing a parallel with the disruption of the 2024 Thrissur Pooram.He...

New Delhi, March 22 The BJP on Sunday announced another candidate for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, fielding S Smitha from the Varkala seat.With this, the BJP has announced 98 candidates for the April 9 elections.In its third list of 11 candidates released on Saturday, the party...

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...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The Kerala government has approached the Centre seeking confirmation regarding reports of the death of a man from the state in the war-affected region of Israel.When contacted, NORKA officials toldNORKA is a state-run agency that oversees matters related to...

Jaipur, March 21 – Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday as part of his visit to Kerala during the ongoing state assembly elections.He participated in the nomination filing ceremonies of four BJP candidates: Kerala BJP President and Nemom Assembly candidate...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Several ministers from the LDF, who are contesting in the upcoming April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, announced their assets, which totaled close to Rs two crore each, in their nomination papers on Saturday.Ministers K N Balagopal, V Sivankutty, R Bindu, and Roshy...

Kochi, March 21 Five people, including three children, were found dead in a rented house in Vaduthala on Saturday, police said.The deceased were identified as Sreekumari (58), her daughter Aswathi Nair (36), two grandsons aged 14 and 4, and a two-year-old granddaughter.They were from...