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Congress MLA Satheesan to be Leader of Opposition in Kerala assembly

Satheesan, elected from the Paravur Assembly seat in Ernakulam district, will lead a 41-member Congress-led UDF against the CPI(M)-led LDF in the state Assembly.

Mamata Banerjee back to trusted Bhowanipore for future bypoll, minister Sovandeb vacates it

Mamata Banerjee left her Bhowanipore seat to contest against aide-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, but lost. She has to become an MLA within 6 months to retain CM post.

Vijayan retains key portfolio in successive LDF govt, appoints Veena George as health minister

Vijayan will retain Home, Vigilance and IT portfolios among others while first-time legislator K N Balagopal will helm the Finance Departmen, replacing T M Thomas Isaac.

Congress asks Twitter to suspend JP Nadda & Smriti Irani’s account in ‘toolkit case’

Congress alleged that the 'gross misuse' of Twitter by the senior functionaries of BJP has led to dissemination of ‘false information and has the potential to cause social unrest’.

Elections over, but no let-up in Governor Dhankhar’s ‘activism’ in Mamata’s Bengal

In 2 weeks since Mamata Banerjee took oath as Bengal CM a third time, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has visited political violence-hit areas and allowed current and ex-ministers to be prosecuted.

At ‘super flop’ meeting with PM Modi, Mamata alleges many CMs not allowed to speak

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that only chief ministers of BJP-ruled states were allowed to speak during the meeting on Covid, while others were 'reduced to puppets'.

Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Chief Minister of Kerala for second successive term

CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the Kerala assembly polls held on 6 April.

Kerala’s 21-member cabinet to have 3 women ministers, handful of first-time legislators

K Krishnankutty of JD-S, NCP's AK Saseendran and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan are the only old faces in the new ministry.

Sisodia accuses BJP of ‘cheap politics’ on Kejriwal’s ‘new’ Singapore Covid strain remark

The deputy chief minister said that the statements by the BJP and Centre show that they are 'concerned' about their 'image' in Singapore and not about the India's children.

Dropping KK Shailaja from cabinet a ‘political and organisational decision’, says CPI(M)

Despite an outpouring of support for the former Kerala health minister on social media, Shailaja said she was not disappointed at being denied a berth in the new cabinet.

On Camera

AI-generated images are distorting India’s military heroes. It’s a desecration of memory

The relationship with the soldier is deeply personal, often devotional. When an image is framed as a tribute—invoking sacrifice and nationalism—the instinct is to honour, not verify.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.