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TopicPalakkad

Topic: Palakkad

Congress expels Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil as anticipatory bail plea in rape case rejected

36-year-old faces allegations of sexual abuse from multiple women. Party had suspended him in August, & says latest development will have no impact on its prospects in local polls.

Congress suspends Kerala MLA over sexual misconduct allegations—’we stand for survivors’ self-respect’

Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil will also not retain party's legislative assembly membership. Multiple persons, including a transwoman, have accused him of sexual misconduct.

Rahul Mamkootathil—Congress’s young popular face in eye of a storm amid sexual misconduct backlash

He has resigned as Kerala youth Congress president but the CPI(M) & the BJP demand he must quit as MLA too. ‘He has a moral responsibility to step down.’

Second Nipah death in Kerala, health minister urges people to avoid visiting hospitals unnecessarily

There are a total of 543 people in the Nipah contact list in the state, of which 36 people are in the highest risk category. An alert has been issued to hospitals in 6 districts.

What’s the brewery controversy that has united Congress & BJP against the Left in Kerala

Kerala govt announced last week it had sanctioned Madhya Pradesh-based alcohol manufacturer Oasis Group to set up a Rs 600-crore grain-based distillation and brewery unit in Palakkad.

‘No shortcuts’: Tracing delivery boy-turned-civil judge Muhammed Yaseen’s journey to success

Yaseen tells ThePrint how he decided to enter the world of law, the obstacles he encountered & his inspiration. 'Entering the legal profession was destiny.'

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

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.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.