Analysts say result of Lok Sabha polls in Kerala was along expected lines, except for rise in BJP's graph, which affected both ruling Left-led LDF and Opposition Congress-led UDF.
Congress & Left are locked in an intense fight in Kerala, but leaders from both parties believe this doesn't confuse state's voters, who can distinguish between state & national elections.
CM Vijayan and his entire Cabinet are cruising across Kerala in a Mercedes Benz bus for their 36-day outreach programme, leaving a trail of protests and controversies in their wake.
Congress & Left have been talks with Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of Bengal’s most prominent Islamic shrine Furfura Sharif, to tie-up for polls but issues remain unresolved.
The LDF was leading in 10 out of the 14 district panchayats and 108 block panchayats of the total of 152, according to the State Election Commission figures.
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has gone against the Congress party line, supporting the privatisation of the airport by Adani group that won the bid.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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