The committee, led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, started its meeting at the Parliament House Annexe Extension Building (EEPHA) at 11:30 AM today to discuss the "consideration of Memorandum No. 1 regarding Selection of Subjects for examination by the Committee during the term 2025-26.
Earlier on Monday, the Kerala High Court ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala temple, while also directing that the investigation be confidential and no information be leaked.
The Central government has reappointed chairmen of multiple committees, with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor retaining chairmanship of External Affairs Committee. DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has also been reappointed as chairperson of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution committee.
In a post shared on social media platform X on Monday, Tharoor said he had written to Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson, conveying his strong objection to what he described as the airline's withdrawal of flights from key international airports in the state.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited Raj Bhavan on Saturday for the first time following the controversy over the display of the Bharat Mata portrait with a saffron flag. He attended the launch of 'Rajhamsa', the Raj Bhavan's newly introduced quarterly journal, in the presence of Gover
The tragedy has left 39 people dead at a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday.
"I personally feel that once the decision had been made to play, if we feel so strongly about Pakistan, we should not have played... But if we are going to play them, we should play in the spirit of a game, and we should have shaken their hands... We have done this before in 1999, when th