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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Why Kerala’s University Bill has the opposition seeing ‘red’

Kerala’s Left Democratic Front govt faces backlash from Congress-led UDF over the bill that seeks to expand powers of university pro-chancellors, pro-vice-chancellors & registrars.

Kerala Congress is now left of Left. And confused

Congress seems to be mirroring the old Left in Kerala – taking impulsively negative positions on issues as the CPI-M would do in the past.

Trouble brews for Kerala CM Vijayan over proposed Palakkad distillery. Pick paddy or booze, says CPI

Kerala govt earlier this month approved setting up of Rs 600-cr grain-based distillation and brewery unit in Palakkad. CPI leader questions move in article in party mouthpiece.

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Where are women in India’s gig economy? The question we forgot to ask in the outcry

In India, women remain concentrated in a narrow range of sectors such as beauty and hairdressing, household maintenance, residential care, and parts of the education sector.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.