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May 22, 2021 Preetha Nair The Congress central leadership appointed V D Satheesan as the leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly going against the recommendations of senior party leaders based in the state
May 22, 2021 Preetha Nair Factional war between the Kerala Congress unit’s ‘A’ and ‘I’ groups has left the party in a bind over its decision to appoint an Opposition leader in the new Kerala Assembly.
During the previous tenure of the Pinarayi government, the Devaswom ministry ran into rough weather after controversies erupted over the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women into the Sabarimala shrine.
May 19, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau KK Shailaja, the face of Kerala’s fight against Nipah and Covid-19, was dropped as health minister.
M B Rajesh, the newly elected Speaker of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government spoke to Outlook about the challenges, the party’s decision to drop KK Shailaja, and more.
KK Shailaja had previously worked on the containment of the Nipah virus as well.
There is growing discontent among party ranks on leadership change and alleged vote trading
Scripting history, the LDF retained power in Kerala, bucking the over four decade-long trend of oscillating between Communist and Congress-led fronts alternately.
The credit for LDF’s victory goes to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as he stood firmly with the people of the state during a slew of crises including two massive floods and the covid pandemic.
The credit for LDF’s victory goes to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as he stood firmly with the people of the state during a slew of crises including two massive floods and the covid pandemic.
In a blow to the party, the CPM-led LDF candidate V Sivan Kutty beat BJP candidate and former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan by 5,750 votes.
As per current trends, nearly all Congress candidates handpicked from its youth wing upon Rahul’s insistence are set for defeat – several are already trailing by margins upwards of 10,000 votes
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The candidature of both of the leaders was in the spotlight as they are the children of former chief minister and veteran Congress leader late K Karunakaran.
The EC had recently banned victory processions on the counting day to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The Pathanamthitta district constitutes five seats— Konni, Adoor, Thiruvalla, Aranmula, Ranni, which is currently held by the CPI (M) led LDF.
After more than four rounds of counting of votes for 140 assembly seats in the state, the LDF is leading in 91 seats and Congress-led United Front (UDF) in 46 seats.
As many as 1,100 counting observers will watch the process and candidates and agents will have to produce a negative Covid test report or double dose of vaccination certificate to get an entry.
In this photo provided by Imagen de Chile, people view a total solar eclipse from Polar Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands in action during practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jiddah.
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In this photo released by Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accompanies French President Emmanuel Macron, center, as he is greeted by Saudi officials upon his arrival in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Barcelona's Sergio Busquets, left, tussles for the ball with Betis' Andres Guardado during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Betis at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers' goalkeeper Jose Sa makes a save in front of Liverpool's Sadio Mane during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool at the Molineux Stadium in...
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Young, brash and little-known artistes are using hip-hop as an outlet to speak up and speak out.
Aamir Shaikh aka Shaikhspeare traces talks about the genre that uses music as a means to dissent.
Family from UP village forced to run around to complete post-death official paperwork and even last rites.
While everyone is going gaga over actress Katrina Kaif in the revamped version of 'Tip Tip Barsa Pani', the replacement of Raveena Tandon does point towards the problem of sexism and ageism in the Indian film industry
Nov 17, 2021 Yashika Mathur 
Australia winning the T20 World Cup for the first time has been timely as they host the next edition at their own backyard in 2022.
Nov 15, 2021 Arijit Ghosh 
As per the Observer Research Foundation, close to 250 million children in India were adversely affected due to school closures due to the early lockdowns imposed by the government in response to Covid-19.
Nov 11, 2021 Shekhar Mehta 
India's cricket administrators showed more drive to boost BCCI's coffers rather than take care of players' welfare during pandemic times.
Nov 08, 2021 Arijit Ghosh 
