Bypoll in Chelakkara, a reserved constituency in Kerala's Thrissur, was necessitated after K. Radhakrishnan vacated the seat after winning from Alathur in Lok Sabha elections.
Konni is in Pathanamthitta district where Sabarimala shrine is located. CPM also manages to wrest Vattiyoorkavu. Congress wins 2 seats, IUML 1. BJP draws a blank.
TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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