Mumtaz Thaha’s victory is significant for BJP, which has launched a minority outreach programme in the state to counter its image as an ‘anti-Muslim’ party.
Ex-DGP’s presence at RSS event grabbed attention. Political watchers say ex-civil servants’ involvement may not directly improve BJP’s position in Kerala but can alter perceptions around it.
Party’s Kerala unit approached the police regarding alleged fraud in Thrissur seat, where BJP secured its first-ever Lok Sabha victory in the state. Gopi accused of lying on affidavit.
Kerala BJP chief Chandrasekhar met the Christian community leader Friday to assure him that the Centre will ensure the nuns get bail, but differing voices are emerging from within party.
Kerala BJP is under pressure after sisters Preethi Mary & Vandana Francis were arrested in Chhattisgarh last week on charges of human trafficking & forced religious conversion.
Jyoti Malhotra visited the state for a routine tourism campaign handled by external agencies, says Kerala Tourism Minister Mohammed Riyas as BJP attacks his govt over her 2024-25 trips.
BJP held commemorative events for Krishnan Ezhuthachan & C Sankaran Nair, but Congress has dismissed efforts, saying people won’t believe the BJP’s claims.
As Kerala inches closer to local body polls later this year & assembly polls next year, CPI(M) appears to be cosying up to same SNDP Yogam it once targeted for ‘aligning with BJP’.
The RSS has a huge network of shakhas in Kerala, and its sudden withdrawal from being the arbiter of internal conflicts has left the BJP in a free-for-all situation.
India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.
Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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