Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) A political row erupted in the Kerala Assembly on Monday after Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan brought a bottle containing the alleged water used in the police water cannon during the AIYF-AISF protest march, accusing the government of using polluted water against demonstrators. The protest march against the government’s stand on the PM SHRI scheme, in which CPI leader K. Rajan MLA and other activists participated, saw police deploying water cannons nea…
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Chennai, June 21 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw its reported decision to privatise sanitation and solid waste management services in municipal corporations across the state, arguing that such a move would adversely affect thousands of sanitation workers and undermine the principles of social justice. In a statement, CPI State Secretary M. Veerapandian expressed concern over reports that the government was moving ahead with plans to hand …
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) A fresh political debate has erupted in Tamil Nadu after CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Secretary P. Shanmugam suggested that it would not be surprising if the DMK and AIADMK were to function as a single political entity in the future. His remarks, made during an interview to a YouTube channel and later shared on his social media platform X, have drawn sharp criticism from DMK leaders.In the interview, Shanmugam defended the CPI(M)’s shifting alliances with both the DMK and AI…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Saturday announced its decision to withdraw from the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, marking a significant political development in the state following the 2026 Assembly elections and the formation of the TVK-led government.The decision was taken at the party’s general council meeting, where 14 resolutions were adopted. Among them was a resolution formally ending the IUML’s association with the DMK alliance.Party leaders indica…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Inflation in Telangana continues to be the highest among all states since January 2026 and now is at 6.15 per cent in May, which may be due to higher taxes on fuel, rise in rural wages and reliance on imported fresh produces, according to an SBI Research report.State-level consumer inflation statistics highlight a broad regional disparity across the country.Out of the 36 states/UTs, there are 12-14 states/UTs where inflation is higher than all India level. Inflation in …
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India’s retail inflation stood at 3.93 per cent in May, remaining below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4 per cent, according to provisional data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday.However, it slightly inches up from 3.48 per cent recorded in previous month (April). The inflation data cannot be compared with the corresponding period last year due to the rebasing of the CPI basket, which now uses 2024 as the ba…
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) In a significant political development that further underlines the shifting alliance equations in Tamil Nadu following the recent Assembly elections, the State Communist Party of India (CPI) Secretary M. Veerapandian said on Thursday that the party cannot be part of a DMK-led electoral alliance under the prevailing political circumstances. The statement comes close on the heels of CPI-M State Secretary P. Shanmugam’s recent assertion that the DMK-led Secular Progressive A…
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) Amid calls from political allies and stakeholders to actively represent Tamil Nadu’s interests at the national level, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to participate in the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting, scheduled to be held at the Cultural Centre in the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex, will bring together Chief Ministers from across the country to deliberate on development pri…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Political controversy intensified on Tuesday over Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s remarks regarding alleged irregularities in donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, with the BJP strongly attacking him while opposition leaders from the Congress and CPI called for an independent inquiry into the matter.BJP MP Jagdambika Pal accused Akhilesh Yadav and the Samajwadi Party of having a long history of opposing the Ram Temple movement.He said, “Akhilesh Yad…
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay will visit New Delhi on June 11 to participate in the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his second visit to the national capital within a fortnight. While the meeting itself is expected to focus on governance and development, political observers are closely watching the Chief Minister’s likely engagements with leaders of national oppo…