Despite rising COVID-19 cases, Kerala, Maharashtra rule out statewide lockdown
Thiruvananthapuram/Mumbai/IBNS: Kerala and Maharashtra, the two states reporting highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, have ruled out the imposition of a statewide lockdown, media reports said.
Kerala woman who sent WhatsApp messages on 'dowry torture' found dead
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: In a tragic story, a 24-year-old woman, who had sent WhatsApp messages to her family sharing photos of alleged torture over dowry, was found dead at her husband's home on Monday, media reports said.
Kerala Assembly passes resolution asking to call back Lakshadweep administrator
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution asking to call back Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel whose slew of reforms in the union territory have stirred controversy.
Congress picks VD Satheesan as opposition leader in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bringing a change in the party after a crushing defeat in assembly polls, Congress has picked a new face in the form of VD Satheesan as its opposition leader in Left-ruled Kerala, media reports said.
Kerala extends lockdown till June 30 as spike in Covid cases continue
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Amid a spike in daily Covid cases in Kerala, the lockdown in the state has been extended till May 30.
PM Modi congratulates Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as Kerala CM
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as Chief Minister of Kerala.
Pinarayi Vijayan swears in as Kerala CM for second time
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan sworn-in as Chief Minister of Kerala for the second time along with 20 ministers here on Thursday.
'Policy of party': KK Shailaja on being kept out of new Kerala cabinet
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Kerala Health Minister KK Sahilaja on Tuesday brushed off any disappointment for not being included in Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's new cabinet, accepting the same as a "policy decision of the party".
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: KK Shailaja, the face of Kerala's fight against the first wave of Covid-19 last year, will not be a part of the new cabinet of the next LDF government, media reports said.
Kerala needs more oxygen, can't supply to other states: Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informing that his state cannot spare any further medical oxygen as they have already supplied their buffer stock to neighbouring states and are now left with just 86 metric tonne buffer.
Pinarayi Vijayan set to become Kerala CM for another term
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is all set to retain power in Kerala by leading in nearly 100 of 140 Assembly seats as counting is still in progress, altering the four-decades-long electoral tradition in Kerala.
Kerala not a fertile land for growth of BJP due to secular nature of state: Pinarayi Vijayan
Kannur/UNI: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that "Kerala is not a fertile land suitable for the growth of BJP due to the secular nature of the state."
Match-fixing: PM Modi hits out at alleged understanding between LDF, UDF in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the ruling Left-led alliance or LDF of having an understanding with the Congress-led UDF, calling it as the "worst kept secret" of the state politics.
Kerala CM Vijayan urges Amit Shah to take action against Bajrang Dal activists who attacked 4 nuns
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take stern action against Bajrang Dal activists who attacked four nuns recently when they were travelling by train from New Delhi to Rourkela in Odisha.
Kerala assembly passes resolution against Modi govt's agricultural reforms
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The legislative assembly in the Left-ruled Kerala on Thursday passed a resolution seeking the withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws, in tune with the demands of thousands of Indian farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border, media reports said.