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Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
KITE launches mock tests portal to boost entrance exam preparations
Higher secondary students who plan to appear for entrance exams can visit ‘Key to Entrance’ portal from March 30 to improve their exam readiness
Kerala Assembly elections 2026: HC directs EC to decide on alleged communal remarks by BJP leader within two months
A petitioner had alleged that the remarks made by B. Gopalakrishnan during a recent poll campaign in Guruvayur violated the Representation of People’s Act
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Star effect in State politics
Though film stars were not active in politics in Kerala in the past, expect a few rare cases, the picture began to change in the 2010s, when various political fronts began banking on popularity of stars like Innocent and Mukesh to win difficult contests
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Oommen Chandy emerges the key figure in UDF’s poll campaign
This is the first Assembly election in Kerala since Oommen Chandy’s death. Party leaders believe his enduring popularity and public’s personal affection for him will be instrumental in securing votes
Manhunt on for man accused of attempt to defame and extort Indian Union Muslim League Kerala president Thangal
Fake social media post circulated about a week ago to defame Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal was part of a larger plan, say police
Ramesh Chennithala alleges scam in software contract for primary agriculture credit societies in Kerala
Congress leader says original decision to award the contract to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for ₹206 crore was cancelled and a fresh tender was invited under mysterious circumstances
Watch: Kasaragod decides three-way battle: Kerala Elections 2026
Kasaragod, Kerala’s northern gateway and “Saptha Bhasha Sangamam Bhoomi,” heads into the April 9 assembly election with a tight three-cornered contest. The Indian Union Muslim League-led UDF faces a strong challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-backed independent adds a third angle. UDF’s Kallatra Mahin Haji banks on legacy, BJP’s Ashwini M.L. pushes development, and LDF-supported Shanavas Padhoor targets grassroots voters. Key issues include heal...
Kerala polls: Binoy Viswam boycotts Doordarshan programme after ‘censorship’ of parts critical of BJP
CPI Kerala State secretary says Doordarshan ‘should not behave as the official mouthpiece of BJP’
Kerala Assembly polls: CPI(M) accuses Congress of aiding BJP’s past wins in Thrissur, Nemom
Responding to allegations of CPI(M)-BJP deal raised by UDF, Govindan says the Left party has consistently opposed RSS and BJP, while the Congress had held discussions Sangh Parivar leaders
Kerala polls: Pinarayi hits out at Congress, says ‘we don’t stoop to political opportunism for a few votes’
Kerala CM hits back at V.D. Satheesan’s charge of CPI(M)-RSS nexus, cites ‘history’ to accuse Congress of ‘shameful alliances’; highlights LDF’s welfare record
Kerala polls: Expelled IUML leader Irshad arrested, released on bail over derogatory remarks against woman MLA
According to police, a case was registered against Irshad based on a complaint by U. Prathibha. He was taken into custody, and his arrest was recorded. As the charges invoked were bailable, he was released on bail
Kerala Assembly elections: Congress expels rebel KPCC member in Taliparamba
Koyyam Janardhanan had openly opposed the UDF’s decision to support T.K. Govindan, a former CPI(M) leader contesting as an Independent with UDF backing in Taliparamba
Kerala polls: K.C. Venugopal accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of targeting Rahul Gandhi, being silent on Modi
AICC general secretary alleges Kerala CM is not speaking against PM Modi ‘as he had signed agreements’ with the Centre on PM SHRI and labour codes
G. Sudhakaran’s disclosure on memorial ‘serious’, says Venugopal
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The surging cost of health care in Kerala
The interest shown by global private equity firms in Kerala’s private health sector has given rise to apprehensions that medical treatment may become a costly affair. A.S. Jayanth finds out A look at the possible fallout of the massive foreign investments in Kerala's hospitals
CPI(M)’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi to please BJP: Sachin Pilot
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Kerala VHSE gets AB-Dual recognition
With this, the Vocational Higher Secondary Education wing of the General Education department will be able to design courses according to the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) and give them approval
₹36.50 cr. authorised to clear victims’ compensation fund arrears, Kerala HC informed
This comes in the wake of the court observing recently that it would pass orders to attach the State government’s treasury accounts if the government failed to pay the amount within a week
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Triangular battle on the cards in nine seats in Kerala
The LDF, the UDF and the NDA are locked in three-cornered fights in the constituencies of Nemom, Kazhakkoottam, Vattiyoorkkavu, Aranmula, Pala, Thrissur, Nattika, Palakkad and Manjeshwaram. The outcomes from these seats could even determine the final outcome of the polls.
