However, Kerala CM Pinarayi, who lauded award to actor Mammootty at the State Film Awards ceremony, was silent on Padma Vibhushan awarded posthumously to veteran communist leader.
Latest tussle is after reports that Special Investigation Team will be questioning Congress MP Adoor Prakash on alleged links with prime accused in gold plating row.
Launched in 1998, the women’s empowerment programme has become a political nursery: 7,210 of 23,612 councillors elected in the 2025 local body polls are Kudumbashree volunteers.
The CPI(M)-led Kerala govt announces a 10-member SIT-led probe amid heightened tensions with the BJP-RSS; Palakkad Superintendent of Police will lead the team.
In a candid conversation with ThePrint, CPI (M)’s Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas also talked about the Left’s electoral setbacks in Kerala local body polls.
In 2017, DYFI began by distributing free food to 100 people in Thiruvananthapuram. Today, the initiative feeds nearly 50,000 people across Kerala’s hospitals daily.
In bid to placate hill regions, Pinarayi-led govt has put in place measures to address human-animal conflict, concerns around alternative use of patta land for livelihood purposes.
The issue saw a dramatic twist Monday as SC ordered status quo, within weeks of upholding an HC order directing removal of political flagpoles across the state.
CPI(M)’s move came in reaction to 'honour killing' in Tirunelveli, tapping into its ideological position on inter-caste harmony. BJP followed with demand for special law for honour killings.
A sound tax system is one based on the ability to pay or economic surplus. But the STT taxes the circulation of capital and not its returns, making it deeply distortionary.
Exporters said the Budget’s proposals to increase duty-free import limits on processing, create 500 reservoirs and support fisheries startups will boost the marine industry.
With recruitments under Agnipath set to rise, the Union Budget has significantly increased spending, with the Army taking nearly 87% of the total outlay.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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