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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicKerala civic polls

Topic: Kerala civic polls

Buoyed by local polls sweep, UDF hits fast forward on game plan for Kerala assembly elections

Fresh after its victory in the local body polls, the UDF is already discussing Assembly poll strategy, including a march in February. It has also inducted two parties as associates.

Average Malayali lives 10 yrs more than those in BJP-ruled UP, Bihar—CPI(M)’s Brittas on air pollution

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.

With strong showing sans Tharoor, why Congress in Kerala is indifferent to his praise for BJP

Having wrested power in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the BJP-led NDA ended decades of Left rule in the urban civic body. The party won 50 of 101 wards, up from 35 in 2020.

On Camera

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.