Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) The curtain has come down on the first session of Kerala’s newly-elected Assembly with an outcome few had predicted. Contrary to expectations, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan emerged as the clear political winner, while Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, who had dominated the House for a decade as an unchallenged Chief Minister, struggled to make an impact from the Opposition benches.For nearly ten years, Vijayan towered over Assembly proceedings. Neither the Opp…
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Mangaluru, June 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Karnataka BJP in‑charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, stating that India has achieved remarkable progress and development under his stewardship. Speaking at the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Convention organised by the BJP’s Dakshina Kannada district unit at Palemar Garden in Mangaluru, Agrawal said PM Modi’s leadership and contributions towards nation‑b…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) A fresh political slugfest erupted in West Bengal on Saturday after senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Sovandeb Chattopadhyay made public a resolution dated May 6, signed by 67 party MLAs, endorsing him as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly. However, expelled Trinamool Congress legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, who is officially the leader of the Trinamool Congress’s legislative party and also the official leader of the opposition, ridiculed Ch…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) As the controversy over a 2015 social media post shared by her that depicted a condom being placed on a Shivling, Trinamool Congress MP and actor Saayoni Ghosh said on Wednesday that she had publicly apologised for the post in 2021 and claimed her X account had been hacked at that time.Referring to the controversy surrounding an old social media post, Ghosh told IANS that she had already publicly apologised in 2021 after the matter resurfaced and insisted that the controve…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) For nearly three decades, Pinarayi Vijayan stood as the undisputed centre of power in Kerala politics, a leader who survived rebellions, crushed dissent, outlasted rivals and eventually became the unquestioned face of the CPI(M).But, after the Left’s devastating electoral collapse, the man who once appeared politically invincible now finds himself at perhaps the most uncertain crossroads of his long public life.As the CPI(M) Politburo continues cruci…
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday alleged that Karnataka has become a hub for drug activities due to what he termed as the “misgovernance” of the Congress government.In a media statement, he claimed that the situation in the state has deteriorated to such an extent that the “sandalwood land” of Karnataka is now witnessing a surge in drug-related incidents.Citing recent cases, Ashoka listed a series of drug seizures across the st…
Jaipur, March 26 (IANS) Rajasthan Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully on Thursday said the opposition stands firmly with the government during crises but stressed that transparency and public relief must remain top priorities.He was speaking after attending an all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma to review the situation arising from concerns over LPG and petrol supply amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.In a key statement, Jully s aid that during disasters or emergen…
Paravur (Kerala), March 12 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist, claiming that the party was facing the “biggest crisis in its history in Kerala” and warning that it could meet the same fate as its counterparts after the upcoming Assembly elections.Satheesan said the CPI-M’s decline was the result of what he described as the arrogance of power during the decade-long rule of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay…
Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Monday stated that it has not imposed any restrictions on the media in Vidhana Soudha. The government also defended its earlier order in this regard, which asked the media to take bytes and reactions only at the West Gate of Vidhana Soudha.A statement in this regard was issued by K.G. Jagadeesha, Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR), in response to a letter written by Leader of the Opposition in t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, alleging that the State’s fiscal credibility had been “completely destroyed” and that the LDF government was merely shifting its financial burden to the next dispensation.Echoing the criticism, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty termed the document “the best budget of a failed government.”…