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Kerala: IUML leader suspended over ‘sexist’ remark targeting woman CPI(M) MLA, lands UDF in soup

The leader targeted incumbent legislator U. Prathibha in Alappuzha’s Kayamkulam constituency for her 'incompetence' as an MLA, saying she was using her 'beauty & eloquence' for re-election.

Allies turn rivals, foes become friends—Kerala local polls reshape grassroot political dynamics

Coming just months before assembly elections, due by April next year, local body polls in the state this week are crucial, with parties looking to secure momentum-building performances.

As IUML appoints Dalit woman to its leadership, a look at Muslim women’s representation in party

Jayanthi Rajan, a local leader from Kerala, Fathima Muzaffer, a councillor from Tamil Nadu, made national asst secys, the first female entrants in Indian Union Muslim League leadership.

Ramesh Chennithala is getting a Nair rebranding. Kerala Congress targets Hindu votes

The Nair Service Society in Kerala welcomed Ramesh Chennithala like he was the prodigal son. The political situation in Kerala is also in favour of his Nair rebranding.

A tailwind for ‘The Kerala Story’ in run-up to elections, IUML dismisses it as ‘just propaganda’

Syro-Malabar Church screened the film in several dioceses a week ago. While Kerala's ruling Left govt & opposition Congress criticised the move, IUML has kept its reactions low-key.

IUML cadres downplay missing party flags from Rahul’s Wayanad rally — ‘row created out of jealousy’

Congress-led UDF faced questions after Rahul Gandhi held rally in Kerala where one could not spot flags of ally IUML. BJP says Rahul must reject IUML if he is ashamed of its support.

How Left is trying to breach IUML-Congress’s Muslim support base in Malabar

Politics of this region, especially Malappuram, in Kerala since 1990s pits Left supported by A.P. Sunnis against IUML backed by E.K. Sunni faction of Samastha & Congress.

Hamas is synonymous with Palestine in Kerala. CPI(M), IUML have boxed Congress into a corner

To prevent the Left from snitching its Muslim vote-bank and to declare its pro-Palestine pitch unequivocally, the Congress has organised a rally in Kozhikode.

Importance of being IUML in Kerala politics — Congress ally now courted by ruling Left

In Kerala, CPI(M) state secretary MV Govindan's apparent overture to IUML has caused much speculation, as has Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's meeting with IUML chief. 

Kerala CPI(M) reaching out to IUML. Tharoor, Vijayan’s son-in-law have a lot to do with it

Indian Union Muslim League has been Congress’ most valuable ally in UDF for over five decades, and has only grown in stature.

On Camera

Iraq’s long road to FIFA World Cup qualification is a story of survival, defiance

Historically, football has been used as a lens through which political anger, identity, and resistance come into focus. From Mohun Bagan to Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast, this claim can be easily cemented.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.