Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday rejected opposition calls that he should step down following the rout of his Left Democratic Front (LDF) in assembly by-elections. "The demand for ...

Kerala/ WB/ Shimla/ Rajasthan/ Lucknow, Nov 10 (ANI): Continuing with its impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress led UDF retained all the three assembly seats in Kerala. The LDF suffered ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday won all three assembly by-elections in Kerala, dealing a blow to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) that had prided itself on the record of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 (IANS) Candidates of Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) were in the lead Tuesday as officials counted the postal ballots cast in Saturday's by-elections in the assembly constituencies of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 6 (IANS) Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has never lost a by-election while in power and the Congress is defending its long-held seats - the results of the three ...

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday said union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who is also the NCP chief, was not consulted before the India-ASEAN Free Trade ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 30 (IANS) With less than a week left for campaigning to end for Nov 7 by-polls in Kerala, gloves are off between the Congress and Communist-led fronts for the political ...

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday criticised the Election Commission for directing the state government to shift Kannur district collector following complaints by the Congress of ...

Kannur (Kerala), Oct 21 (IANS) The voters' list for Kannur assembly by-poll Nov 7 was published Wednesday with the addition of over 9,000 names since April-May general elections. While the Congress called ...

Kannur (Kerala), Oct 21 (IANS) The voters' list for Kannur assembly by-poll Nov 7 was published Wednesday with the addition of over 9,000 names since the April-May general elections. While the Congress ...

New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Alleging irregularities during the poll process in Kerala's Kannur assembly constituency, the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) Tuesday asked the Election Commission to remove all officials including ...

Kannur (Kerala), Oct 20 (IANS) The Kannur District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan Tuesday submitted a report to the chief electoral officer on alleged violation of the poll code by union Minister for Overseas ...

Kottayam (Kerala), Oct 9 (IANS) The Kerala Congress-Secular (KC-S), supporting the state's opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), Friday announced it will merge with the Kerala Congress-Mani (KC-M). The mergers decision was unanimous, ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) Kerala's ruling and opposition fronts will face their biggest popularity test since the May Lok Sabha elections when byelections are held for three assembly seats next ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Wednesday unanimously passed two bills - the Kerala Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Bill 2009 - that will now ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Former minister P.J. Joseph, who had resigned nearly three years ago after being accused of molesting a woman, will return to the Kerala cabinet Aug 17, the ruling ...

Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Monday agreed to include the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in the opposition combine but said the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is not welcome. ...

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Aiming to put an end to the squabbling in its Kerala unit, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday removed Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan from the party ...

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Facing the challenge of factionalism and rebellion, the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Sunday dissolved its Kerala unit and appointed a new executive committee in its place. "In the ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday ...

New Delhi July 4 (ANI): The National Executive meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular) has decided to remain with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala. Speaking to the media here to day ...

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) The Communist Party Of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday refused to remove Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan or make any changes in the state unit after the recent drubbing in ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan Monday drew flak for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. The CPI-M two-day ...

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Shocked by the electoral debacle of Left parties in the Lok Sabha polls, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Wednesday asked communist leaders to shed "arrogance" and ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) Just days ahead of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan completing three years in office, his party - the Communist Party Of India-Marxist (CPI-M) - suffered one of the ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) Congress candidate M.I. Shahnawaz Saturday saw his first win in six elections. He won in style from north Kerala's newly-constituted Wayanad constituency with 153,490 votes - the highest ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) The rout of Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Lok Sabha elections is a "birthday gift" to them from the state's ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is on course to a stunning victory, having won eight of the 11 Kerala seats for which results had been announced and ...

By B.R.P. Bhaskar One question nags political parties and pundits alike after the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala: Will the Communist Party of India-Marxist's gamble pay off or will the communal chickens ...