Aswin Nandakumar
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"Dead Horse" Or "Sleeping Lion"? How IUML Became Indispensable In Kerala Politics
Kerala counted its 2026 assembly votes on Monday, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) sweeping back to power and the IUML winning 22 of the 27 seats it contested.
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Royal Family Seeks Action On Sabarimala Issues From New Kerala Government
PN Narayana Varma, representative of the Pandalam royal family, demanded that cases registered against Sabarimala devotees during the protests be withdrawn without delay.
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Kerala Congress (M) Faces Existential Crisis After Pala Shocker
For the second straight Kerala Assembly election, Kerala Congress (M) failed to reclaim Pala, the constituency KM Mani represented for more than five decades.
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Meet Governor RV Arlekar, At The Helm Of Tamil Nadu's Big Transition
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar carries with him a political journey that stretches from the dusty RSS shakhas of post-liberation Goa to the constitutional corridors of south India
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Riyas, Balagopal, Cherian? CPM Faces Key Who-After-Pinarayi Vijayan Call
The Left Democratic Front has been reduced to 35 seats in the Kerala Assembly. Thirteen ministers lost the election. With the CPM already out of power in the rest of India, Kerala was its last major stronghold.
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How VD Satheesan Turned A Defeated Alliance Into A Winning Force
For decades, many Kerala politicians believed that upsetting caste organisations could damage a political career. Satheesan appeared willing to challenge that idea.
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In Wayanad, A Leader Who Has Never Been Defeated Just Lost An Election
What makes this win unique is that a grassroots woman leader has managed to defeat a seasoned politician in a region where the CPM has held its sway for decades.
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V Muraleedharan: The BJP Leader Who Narrowly Broke Marxist Fort In Kerala
V Muraleedharan defeated Kerala's sitting minister and CPI (M) leader Kadakampally Surendran by 428 votes in Kazhakoottam.
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Malayalam Actor Santhosh K Nayar Dies In Road Accident In Kerala
He featured in more than 100 films and was mostly known for villainous and comic roles.
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Analysis: Is Kerala Reverting To Its Old Pattern Of Alternating Governments?
. The UDF is likely to win not just because of its positioning but because the Left has exhausted its current cycle
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Kerala Man Kills Brother, Then Mother Who Witnessed It, Buries Bodies In House
The accused hid the bodies for two days before burying them inside the house. According to the police, Saji acted alone and there were no accomplices.
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Young Women At Centre Of Kerala Drug Trafficking: What's Driving This Trend
Over less than 18 months, at least six major MDMA seizures in Kerala involved women positioned at visible points within the supply chain.
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6 Snakebite Deaths In A Week In Kerala, Experts Blame Summer Heat
Between April 20 and April 26, snakebite deaths were reported from six districts across Kerala, making it the deadliest week of the season so far.
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Kerala Factory Blast: Probe Team Formed, Rs 14-Lakh Aid Announced
Thirteen people died in Kerala's Mundathikode fireworks explosion with 15 injured undergoing treatment.
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"Had 3 Seconds To Run": Survivor Recounts Kerala Firecracker Factory Blast
In four days, Thiruvambadi was expected to light up the Thrissur sky, but disaster struck Kerala's cultural capital when the fireworks storage depot caught fire on Tuesday, killing 12 and injuring at least two dozen.
