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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – With just three days left for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday night unveiled its final list of candidates, covering 37 constituencies and bringing to a close four days of intense negotiations, debates, and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 As many as 23 candidates have filed their nominations for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, according to the Election Commission, as the process gained momentum on Thursday.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is among those who have submitted their nomination...

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, March 19 Congress MP and party strongman K Sudhakaran said on Thursday that he will not contest in the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala without the party's backing.Sudhakaran also ended speculation about him leaving the Congress to form another party or join...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Sports Minister V Abdurahiman will contest from the Tirur Assembly constituency instead of Tanur in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, the CPI(M) said on Thursday while releasing a fresh list of candidates.The party had earlier announced the list of 81...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Two young people were killed after a tipper truck loaded with stones hit their motorcycle and later overturned onto a car at Pirappancode here on Thursday, police said.The deceased were identified as Adithyan (19) of Koppam and Julie (20) of Kattakada.According...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – Expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil secured a reprieve on Thursday after a local court here declined to cancel his anticipatory bail in one of the three rape cases filed against him, allowing him to remain out of custody for now.The Thiruvananthapuram...

In Thiruvananthapuram, V Muraleedharan, a former State Minister for External Affairs and a senior BJP leader, had been focusing on the Kazhakkoottam constituency – an urban area in Thiruvananthapuram with a strong presence of IT companies – even before the dates for the Kerala Assembly elections...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Congress leader A K Antony said on Thursday that he had urged party strongman K Sudhakaran to abide by the high command's decision, no matter how difficult it might be, to ensure the defeat of the CPI(M)-led LDF.Antony's request to Sudhakaran comes amid reports of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – In a dramatic last-minute intervention, senior Congress leader A.K. Antony stepped in to defuse a brewing crisis within the Indian National Congress, persuading veteran leader and Kannur Lok Sabha member, K. Sudhakaran, to stay back after he was on the verge of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – The Vattiyoorkavu assembly constituency in the Kerala capital has emerged as one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the April 9 Assembly elections, with three high-profile candidates turning the contest into a keen political fight.The constituency...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam wrote a letter to the CEC on Wednesday, alleging that the BJP was deliberately attempting to manipulate electoral rolls by facilitating the wrongful inclusion of voters.In his letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Viswam alleged that the BJP...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 Riding high on its first victory in Kerala in the recently held local body elections, the BJP is gearing up for a fierce battle in Nemom, a constituency that includes parts of Thiruvananthapuram city and its outskirts, where the party secured its first and only MLA...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam has asserted that the Sabarimala gold theft scandal will backfire on the Congress-led UDF and BJP, shielding the ruling LDF from any electoral fallout in the upcoming polls in Kerala.Viswam also said that he does not believe there...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – The Indian National Congress released its first list of 55 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections on Tuesday, signaling a strategic combination of experience, continuity, and high-profile newcomers as the party seeks to regain power in the state...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 A fire broke out in a section of the multi-specialty block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.The fire was caused by a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer and posting of several officials, including IAS and IPS officers in Kerala, as part of the preparations for the April 9 Assembly elections.In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of the state, the Election...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 A fire broke out in a section of the multi-specialty block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.The fire was caused by a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Kerala Forest Minister A K Saseendran will contest in the upcoming state assembly election as a candidate for the LDF (Left Democratic Front), and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) announced its candidate list for three constituencies on Monday.Saseendran, representing...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 ISJD, formed after splitting from the JD(S) in Kerala, announced candidates for three constituencies in the upcoming Assembly election on April 9, on Monday.Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty will not be contesting the election.In January this year, leaders of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday that the party and the NDA would present positive politics during the election campaign in Kerala.He was speaking to reporters after welcoming those who had left other political parties, including the Congress...