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"Cong not running away, taken firm stand": KC Venugopal on rape, coerced a
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was booked under charges of alleged rape and coerced abortion, party MP KC Venugopal on Sunday clarified that the party has collectively taken a firm stand against him.
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Siddaramaiah, DKS hold 'unity breakfast' as Congress battles leadership ri
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Although Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar aimed to send out a message of harmony, the opposition dismissed the meeting as a "breakup par makeup," alleging that the leaders were merely attempting to mask their internal differences with a show of solidarity.
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Preparations for upcoming local body polls underway in Kerala, with postal
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Preparations for the upcoming local body elections are underway in Kerala, with postal ballots and ballot labels now ready. The first batch of ballot labels and postal ballots was received by Thiruvananthapuram District Collector Anu Kumari from Printing Director Amir C.A. at the Governme
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"Fabricated campaigns created by Congress to hide internal issues": BJP's
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The BJP leader emphasised that the allegations were an attempt by Congress to divert attention from its internal factionalism ahead of the Palakkad local body elections.
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“Vote is in your hands, I have funds…”: Ajit Pawar tells voters in Pune di
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar has seemingly sparked a political controversy with his remarks in Malegaon town in Baramati in Pune district during campaign for local body elections that if voters "cross mark" his party's candidates, he will also "cross mark" a
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Kerala govt moves Supreme Court for deferment of SIR exercise until local
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The state sought deferment of the SIR until the ongoing process for Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) is completed. It said that conducting the SIR simultaneously with local body elections will create significant administrative complications and potentially disrupt the smooth cond
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IUML moves SC against SIR in Kerala citing local body polls
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has approached the Supreme Court seeking an immediate halt to the Special Interim Revision (SIR) exercise currently underway in Kerala, arguing that it cannot be conducted simultaneously with the ongoing local body elections.
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"The party cannot be held responsible": Suresh Gopi calls Kerala RSS worke
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Union Minister and BJP MP Suresh Gopi on Sunday expressed grief over the alleged suicide of an RSS worker in Kerala, who reportedly took the extreme step after being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections and called it "a very unfortunate incident."
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RSS worker dies by suicide in Kerala after being denied BJP ticket; allege
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
An RSS worker died by suicide after reportedly being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections in Kerala. The deceased has been identified as Anand K Thampi, a resident of the Thrikkannapuram ward under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
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Kerala: Local Body Polls Scheduled for December 9 and 11, Counting on Dece
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The local body elections in Kerala will be held on December 9, 2025, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki, and Ernakulam districts. In Thissur, Wayanad, Kannur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kozhikode, and Kasaragod districts, the elections will be held on De
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Congress leader Nitin Raut files complaint against BJP leader Ashish Shela
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Maharashtra Congress leader and MLA from North Nagpur, Nitin Raut, has lodged a formal complaint with the State Election Commission against BJP leader Ashish Shelar, accusing him of making "communal and misleading" remarks during a press conference, intended to "create rift between commun
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SIR begins in Kerala amid opposition from parties; Governor Arlekar receiv
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the opposition from major political parties, the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll began in Kerala on Thursday with the distribution of enumeration forms. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar received the first form at Raj Bhavan, in the presence of the State Chief Ele
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