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TopicKerala bypolls

Topic: Kerala bypolls

A tender moment amid high-stakes Kerala bypoll & new episode of Chautala clan feud just dropped

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Big relief for ruling LDF as CPI(M) retains bastion Chelakkara, UR Pradeep wins by over 12k votes

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.

Angry cop of Malayalam cinema to BJP’s 1st Lok Sabha MP from Kerala — who is Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopi, a leading Mollywood actor, philanthropist and former Rajya Sabha MP, won the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat by over 70,000 votes.

CPM’s Sabarimala ‘apology’ works, party wins Kerala’s Konni after 23 years

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.

In Kerala bypoll, BJP takes a beating as ally deserts it

Party, after hyping up its chances, finished third in Chengannur; vote share drops nearly 7 points since 2016 assembly elections.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

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.