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Topic: LDF

‘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.

Pension, wildlife & secularism in focus as Nilambur bypoll turns prestige battle for UDF, LDF & Anvar

Anvar a wildcard as welfare, wildlife and secularism dominate debate ahead of the high-stakes 19 June poll between the ruling LDF and opposition UDF.

How Nilambur bypoll in Kerala has turned into a secularism showdown between LDF & UDF

The ruling LDF and Oppn UDF have accused each other of embracing 'communal forces’, building on tensions simmering since the general elections, where Left Front lost ground.

How politics spilled over into business as Kitex vs LDF govt in Kerala enters 2nd round

Sabu Jacob lays out Kitex Garments' plans for Telangana day after Kerala minister said those making insinuations about ease of doing business in the state will have to answer to the youth.

Nilambur bypoll: How Anvar, once Kerala’s richest MLA, is adding twist to crucial LDF-UDF contest

Anvar was LDF-backed Independent MLA from Nilambur from 2016 until last yr. He joined TMC in January, offered Congress-led UDF support in crucial bypoll before retracting the offer.

Kerala CPIM in spot after ex-minister Sudhakaran’s ‘big reveal’—he tampered with LS postal votes in 1989

After G Sudhakaran's comments, Oppn says election manipulation is CPI(M)'s biggest strength. In 1989, Congress defeated CPIM in Alappuzha by a small margin of 25,123 votes.

From reformist group to voice of Ezhavas, why SNDP Yogam’s stock is high in Kerala politics

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’.

Local body & assembly polls round the corner, LDF kickstarts month-long anniversary celebrations

From showcasing flagship projects to claims of Centre’s neglect, month-long anniversary events begin as Oppn accuses LDF govt in Kerala of ignoring ground realities ahead of polls.

Why Pinarayi’s defending Vellappally Natesan, who he once slammed for ‘surpassing all communal lunatics’

Kerala, the only state where CPI(M) is in power, will go to polls next year. In last year's Lok Sabha elections, the party faced a big setback as it lost 19 of 20 seats it contested.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.