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CPI’s Kerala conference ends with call for LDF hat trick, and ‘public sentiment’ signal to ally CPI(M)

Delegates flag certain policies of Pinarayi govt and allegations of custodial torture against Kerala police. The CPI is the largest ally of the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala.

D Raja rues INDIA bloc trust deficit at CPI conference. ‘Else poll results would’ve been different’

CPI’s Kerala conference, Raja pushes for Left revival, INDIA bloc unity. Says RSS-BJP are turning India into a theocratic, religion-based nation, and that voter fraud can happen in any state.

2 transfers in 1 year: Meet B Ashok, the Kerala IAS officer who’s had run-ins with both UDF & LDF

Thiruvananthapuram: “An officer should only be worried if career has been a smooth sail through the backwaters,” B.Ashok said, shrugging off his latest faceoff with...

Kerala polls nearing, LDF govt rushes to address elephant in the room with Panchayat Rapid Teams

In bid to placate hill regions, Pinarayi-led govt has put in place measures to address human-animal conflict, concerns around alternative use of patta land for livelihood purposes.

Kerala: LDF govt’s global meet for Sabarimala devotees triggers ‘Hindu appeasement’ taunt by BJP

Govt should focus on building basic amenities rather than transforming pilgrimage site into tourism hub, adds BJP. One-day summit to be inaugurated by CM on 20 September.

Kerala MLA resigns as Youth Congress chief over allegations of ‘obscene conduct’

Model Rini Ann George accused Rahul Mamkootathil of sending offensive texts & inviting her to a hotel, while writer Honey Bhaskaran said he ‘badmouthed’ her.

RSS to Raj Bhavan via Goa BJP, now amid ‘Bharat Mata’ image row—tracing Kerala Governor Arlekar’s journey

Both UDF & LDF claim Arlekar is trying to convert Raj Bhavan into 'RSS office' by insisting on paying tribute to Bharat Mata holding saffron flag, widely used symbol of nationalism by Sangh.

UDF eyes comeback in Kerala with Nilambur bypoll win, Independent PV Anvar plays spoiler for CPI(M)

Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath secured 77,737 votes, followed by CPI (M)’s M Swaraj with 66,660 votes. Anvar finished 3rd with 19,760.

‘Bharat Mata’ portrait pits LDF against Kerala Governor, again. ‘Turning Raj Bhavan into party office’

Latest episode comes just weeks after Agriculture Minister P Prasad boycotted another Raj Bhavan event on World Environment Day objecting to presence of Bharat Mata portrait.

UDF, LDF workers clash during Nilambur by-poll, two individuals held

UDF filed police complaint, alleging that despite conclusion of official campaigning, LDF workers from outside the constituency stayed near polling booths and campaigned on election day.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.