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Topic: Wayanad

Kerala’s Wayanad stays faithful to Priyanka, Congress-led UDF candidates pocket all 3 seats

Results come as a boost to UDF as it had won two seats in 2021. In Manathawady, Usha Vijayan emerges as a giant killer as she defeats Kerala minister OR Kelu by 10,543 votes.

In Wayanad bastion, Congress tries to one-up LDF govt with landslide rehabilitation project

Former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi lays foundation for 100 homes for landslide survivors in Kalpetta. Congress functionaries say the party will complete the project with its own funds.

A tunnel to overcome Bandipur night traffic ban? Wayanad pins hope on polls, Priyanka, and Gadkari

Night-time ban on movement of private vehicles through ecologically sensitive Bandipur National Park, imposed in 2009, remains contentious. Kerala seeks relief, Karnataka resists.

Days after Priyanka’s departure, Congress jumps into action to put its house in order in Wayanad

Internal strife and two deaths by suicide have pushed the Congress Kerala to change the leadership and settle debts after Priyanka Gandhi’s visit.

A home for Priyanka: Congress MP looks to build connect at grassroot level in Wayanad

Though the first-time MP has been to constituency several times, her ongoing visit is the longest till date. She is likely to stay nearly 10 days in Wayanad.

Karnataka Oppn slams Siddaramiah govt for ‘footing bill to shore up Gandhis’ fortunes in Kerala’

‘Karnataka’s money belongs to Kannadigas, not to Gandhi family’s political fortunes,’ said Karnataka BJP chief on Siddaramaiah-led govt’s disclosure & demand for additional funds.

Fact Check: Priyanka Gandhi wasn’t smiling after tribal woman’s death. Edited picture is viral

A similar image was also found in an Asianet News report published on January 28, covering Priyanka’s visit and the protests over her late arrival. This confirms that the viral news card was digitally altered.

Kerala govt orders capture of tiger that killed woman in Wayanad forest, ‘dead or alive’

With nearly 50 percent of its land covered by forest, Wayanad has been reeling under human-animal conflict every year.

Siddaramaiah under fire for offer to rehabilitate Wayanad landslide victims. ‘Karnataka or Gandhis?’

Karnataka CM has written to Kerala counterpart offering to acquire land to build homes for those affected by 2023 landslides in Wayanad, which elected Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to LS.

TMC flexes muscle, NDA fares better than Oppn in bypolls. Here’s what trends show across 15 states

TMC flexes muscle, NDA fares better than Oppn in bypolls. Here's what trends show across 15 states.

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India needs to prepare a strategy document that charts coal’s decline, year on year

India has the world’s third-largest renewable fleet, but we remain a coal-based economy. Coal still supplies close to three-quarters of the electricity we consume.

Modi inaugurates Rajasthan refinery: Why India’s first greenfield plant in a decade matters

PM Modi inaugurates the Rs 79,459-crore HPCL-Rajasthan refinery, boosting refining and petrochemical capacity and advancing India's ambition to become a global refining hub.

BrahMos, Astra missiles, critical minerals & Sabang Port: India & Indonesia seal key strategic pacts

Sabang Port agreement gives India strategic foothold near Strait of Malacca, while defence MoUs expand its footprint as a military exporter. Modi met Prabowo n Jakarta Tuesday.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.