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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.

Ramesh Chennithala is getting a Nair rebranding. Kerala Congress targets Hindu votes

The Nair Service Society in Kerala welcomed Ramesh Chennithala like he was the prodigal son. The political situation in Kerala is also in favour of his Nair rebranding.

Pro-Congress wave, decline in traditional votes – what led to LDF’s poll debacle in Kerala

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.

In Kerala, Congress-led UDF headed for victory against LDF, BJP eyes 1st Lok Sabha win

Congress-led UDF is leading in 18 of the 20 seats in Kerala. Both LDF and the BJP are leading in one seat each.

‘Communal’ campaigns in KK Shailaja vs Shafi Parambil poll battle leave Kerala’s Vadakara simmering

CPI(M)-led LDF & Congress-led UDF accuse each other of trying to polarise voters in Vadakara, which has history of conflict between Muslim landlords & Hindu OBC Thiyya labourers.

‘PM is panicking after phase 1,’ says Congress’s Alappuzha candidate KC Venugopal

Venugopal thanked PM Modi for 'bringing the Congress manifesto into the public domain'. In Kerala, UDF will sweep all 20 seats, he said.

A tailwind for ‘The Kerala Story’ in run-up to elections, IUML dismisses it as ‘just propaganda’

Syro-Malabar Church screened the film in several dioceses a week ago. While Kerala's ruling Left govt & opposition Congress criticised the move, IUML has kept its reactions low-key.

Rahul Gandhi breached decorum of INDIA bloc by criticising Pinarayi — CPI(M) candidate KK Shailaja

Former Kerala health minister, who is contesting from Vadakara, says Left fielded senior leaders so 'people know that the leaders will raise their voices in Parliament when needed'.

Allies in INDIA bloc, foes in Kerala, how Left & Congress are navigating a tightrope walk

While BJP is attempting to take advantage of this dichotomy while campaigning, CPM and Congress leaders say voters of southern state 'are aware' it is LDF versus UDF here.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.