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TopicNilambur bypoll

Topic: Nilambur bypoll

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.

Congress denies Tharoor’s claim of being left out of Nilambur bypoll campaign

On Thursday, Thiruvananthapuram MP said he has disagreements with the Congress leadership & was not invited to bypoll campaign.

Tharoor admits to ‘difference of opinion’ with Congress, says not asked to campaign in Nilambur

Nobody in the party has asked for any clarification, Congress MP says. 'It's unfortunate that sometimes things escalate so quickly,' he asserts.

‘Have disagreements with Cong leaders’: Tharoor says he wasn’t invited for Nilambur bypoll campaign

The Thiruvananthapuram MP added the Congress party, its values & workers were ‘dear to him’, and said that it was best to resolve differences with the leadership internally.

On eve of Nilambur bypoll, ruling CPI(M) and Congress-led UDF lock horns over past ties with RSS

Row erupted after CPI(M) gen secy Govindan referred to post-Emergency alliance involving RSS, drawing sharp criticism from Oppn, which accused Left of hypocrisy.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.