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Eye on local, assembly polls & ‘new Kerala’ aspiration, BJP names Rajeev Chandrasekhar new state chief

Chandrasekhar is set to replace K. Surendran, the party head in Kerala since 2020, following factionalism in the state BJP unit during the Palakkad by-poll.

India extended lines of credit ‘worth $32.02 billion’ for infra projects in Asian & African countries

Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, told Parliament these funds have supported more than 600 projects in sectors such as infrastructure, power, connectivity and health.

MoS Lekhi disowns Parliament reply, leaves govt red-faced. MEA then says ‘technical correction’ needed

MEA website now says correction needed to reflect that response was by MoS V. Muraleedharan, not Lekhi. Opposition uses issue to get back at govt over Mahua Moitra's expulsion.

LDF govt responsible for financial crisis in Kerala, not Centre, says Union Minister Muraleedharan

Muraleedharan's comments come after Kerala's Finance Minister Balagopal alleged discrimination by the Centre towards Kerala and other opposition-ruled states in financial matters.

China continues to illegally occupy 38,000 sq km of Indian territory, MoS says in Lok Sabha

External Affairs Minister V Muraleedharan said that Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq km of Indian territory in Shaksgam Valley to China in 1963 from areas illegally occupied by it.

India enters into agreements with African nations to import pulses to meet domestic demand

Addressing the India-Africa Agriculture and Food Processing Summit, MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan also said food security is a common thread that binds India and Africa.

India urges Non-Aligned Movement to lead efforts to combat terrorism and its enablers

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan described terrorism as the 'most flagrant threat' to NAM and called on it to strengthen international frameworks to fight terrorism.

There’s no crackdown on dissent, opposition criticises Modi all the time: MoS Muraleedharan

In an exclusive interview, MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan says BJP will improve its position in Kerala, and will be able to come to power along with ally AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.

Union minister Muraleedharan flip-flops over Sreedharan as BJP’s CM candidate in Kerala

V. Muraleedharan first announced that 'Metro man' E. Sreedharan will be the BJP's CM candidate in Kerala, but retracted later in a tweet.

BJP demands resignation of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan over gold smuggling case

Union minister and Kerala BJP leader Muraleedharan alleged that this case is distinct from other gold smuggling cases because it is ‘directly’ linked to the chief minister's office.

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Meet ThePrint’s new reporters — a lawyer, an ex-KPMG manager & an edtech founder

Udit Hinduja, Udit Bubna, and Ruchi Bhattar show how ThePrint School of Journalism gives people from diverse backgrounds a path into the newsroom.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.