Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) Kerala CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam on Wednesday acknowledged that sections of the electorate had drifted away from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the recent local body elections, but asserted that the front’s core support base remained intact.Calling the verdict a wake-up call, Viswam said the Left must learn lessons from the setback, make timely corrections and move forward without delay.He candidly admitted that the government had failed to effectiv…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Kerala’s Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that the party has completed its “saffronisation” both at the national level and in Kerala, and has effectively turned into a recruitment agency for the RSS.Addressing the media, Sivankutty cautioned sections of the press against functioning as public relations platforms for what he described as an “unholy Congress-BJP alliance”.“At a tim…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) As the Congress leader Digvijaya Singh landed in controversy after praising the BJP and its ideological parent – Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that the grand old party has “lost its mental balance”. The controversy erupted after Digvijaya Singh shared a black-and-white photograph on social media showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi seated on the ground while BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani sat on a chair in th…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi.The high-level meeting, which is currently underway, is being attended by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and several senior leaders of the party.Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, Telangana Chief…
Lucknow, Dec 23 (IANS) In fresh trouble for former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s wife Louise Khurshid, the ED filed a charge sheet alleging misuse of Rs 71.50 lakh government funds received by her social organisation in Uttar Pradesh for distribution of artificial limbs, an official said on Tuesday. The Special Court (PMLA), Lucknow, has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed earlier by the ED against Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, Louise Khurshid and Mohammad Athar,…
Jalandhar, Dec 23 (IANS) A Special Court (PMLA) in Punjab sentenced a cross-border drug trafficker to three years’ rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000, an ED official said on Tuesday. Athar Sayeed was convicted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, by Special Judge (PMLA), Jalandhar, on Monday, the official said.The Special Court also ordered the confiscation of Rs 17 lakh proceeds of crime (PoC) detected by the probe agency.The Directora…