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Aland ‘vote chori’: BJP ex-MLA targeted names that he thought were not his voters, says Karnataka SIT

December 15, 2025 11:54 pm

“A conspiracy was hatched for the political gain of A-1 (Subhash Guttedar) in the Aland Assembly constituency,” says SIT chargesheet. In 2018, Guttedar had lost from Aland by just 697 votes.

Festivals, fears, lawsuits: What drives Hindu Munnani, the outfit in middle of Madurai temple-dargah row

December 10, 2025 7:04 pm

Founded in the early 1980s, the outfit built its base in the first couple of decades primarily through festival politics and street-level confrontations before moving towards pursuing court cases.

At centre of Parliament 'dogfight', Renuka Chowdhury’s stormy journey: NTR protégé to Congress firebrand

December 10, 2025 5:48 pm

The outspoken ex-Union minister, who has been a multiple-term Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, is no stranger to controversy, with her colleagues calling her “defiance personified”

Congress finally acts against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil: Palakkad MLA in eye of sexual misconduct storm is shown the door

December 05, 2025 10:34 am

Decision came minutes after a court rejected his anticipatory bail plea; party says high command has been consulted

Decode Politics: Masala Bonds and a Kerala political slugfest — why Pinarayi Vijayan is under fire

December 02, 2025 8:47 pm

The ED has also served show cause notices to former state Finance Minister Issac Thomas and ex-IAS officer K M Abraham in connection with alleged FEMA violations. This has given the Opposition a chance to target the Left ahead of crucial local body polls.

Nine months on, what’s driving Telangana Congress pushback against high command appointee Meenakshi Natarajan

December 02, 2025 10:40 am

As District Congress Committee (DCC) appointments lead to the resignation of some leaders, many question Natarajan's moves. But the AICC state in-charge continues to enjoy the backing of the party high command and state Congress chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud.

In Kerala, K C Venugopal's growing footprint fuels unease, CM race in Congress; draws CPI(M) fire

November 30, 2025 11:08 am

AICC general secretary (organisation)'s increasing involvement in Congress affairs across Kerala creates a buzz that he is jostling for the state's top post along with party veterans Satheesan and Chennithala

Why Congress govt move to expand Hyderabad civic body has BJP feeling uneasy

November 30, 2025 10:50 am

Revanth Reddy government insists administrative reasons behind the move, but BJP and BRS not convinced, target the CM over “political greed”

From a woman known for making porottas at a roadside thattukada (roadside stall) to Kerala’s first woman IPS officer who finished her career right at the top as DGP (fire and rescue) and to the man whose harrowing experience inspired the movie Manjummel Boys, the local body elections in Kerala will see a diverse array of candidates in the fray.

Kerala’s unlikely local poll candidates: ‘Manjummel Boys’ movie inspiration to state's first woman IPS and a porotta maker

November 28, 2025 12:07 am

The local elections are a crucial test for both the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead of next year’s Assembly elections.

Decode Politics: Ahead of Kerala local body polls, why HC stayed EC order ‘delisting’ UDF affiliate, 3 other parties

November 24, 2025 3:44 pm

The JSS was founded by Communist veteran K R Gouriyamma after her ouster from the CPI(M) in 1994, its two factions are led by ex-MLA A N Rajan Babu and Gouriyamma’s niece Dr P C Beenakumari. The JSS later split with Babu’s faction aligning itself with the Congress-led United Democratic Front.