Long-shot presidential candidate Cornel West tapped Melina Abdullah, a professor and one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, as his running mate for his independent presidential bid. West announced his pick on Wednesday’s episode of "The Tavis Smiley Radio Show" on KBLA radio. "I wanted somebody whose heart, mind, …...Read More
Cornel West chooses Black Lives Matter activist Melina Abdullah for VP
Scrapping CAA remains one of the main poll planks in Malappuram
April 11, 2024 12:39 am | Updated 11:19 am IST - Malappuram A flex board along the side of the well-paved road leading to Mapram village of Vazhakkad grama panchayat in Malappuram district reads thus: “Bappuvinu nadinte kanni vote” (In a first, Bappu to get his people’s vote). E.T. Mohammed …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Over 90% of DMK, AIADMK and BJP candidates in Tamil Nadu are crorepatis: ADR report
April 11, 2024 12:36 am | Updated 12:18 pm IST - CHENNAI More than 90% of the candidates representing the DMK, the AIADMK and the BJP, who are contesting in the upcoming general election in the State, have declared assets of over ₹1 crore, says a report published by the …...Read More
In Alappuzha, UDF hopes to regain lost bastion even as NDA banks on change
April 11, 2024 12:36 am | Updated 11:18 am IST - ALAPPUZHA As the sun dips below the horizon, the sky above Neerkunnam, a sleepy coastal village in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, with patchy clouds is bathed in golden hues. A cricket match on a vacant beachfront abruptly ends …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Collection of vintage publications tracks T.N.’s political landscape
April 11, 2024 12:34 am | Updated 12:20 pm IST - TIRUCHI Woraiyur resident S. Muruganantham, 76, has a sizeable collection of political literature waiting to be explored by those who are interested in following the electoral history of Tamil Nadu – from 1952 to the recent events. “Having all …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Election Commission deploys companies of paramilitary personnel in Tamil Nadu
April 11, 2024 12:34 am | Updated 12:26 pm IST - CHENNAI Seven companies of paramilitary personnel have been deployed in Chennai by the Election Commission of India (EC) for the Lok Sabha election in the State. Avadi and Tambaram have been given three companies each. While seven companies have …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Kanniyakumari all set for an interesting contest
April 11, 2024 12:32 am | Updated 12:14 pm IST The Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency, lying in the southern-most tip of the country, is known not only for its geography but also its unique political turf owing to the equal proportion of Hindus and Christians. Religion overrides other considerations during …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Development narratives that occupy the election arena in Kerala
April 11, 2024 12:28 am | Updated 01:14 pm IST Last month, as news spread of Bengaluru reeling under a serious water crisis, P. Rajeeve, Kerala’s Industries Minister, extended invitations to information technology (IT) companies in the city to set up shop in Kerala, promising them all required facilities, including …...Read More
Collection of GBWSSP charges illegal: Karnataka High Court
April 11, 2024 12:16 am | Updated 12:16 am IST - Bengaluru In a setback to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), the High Court of Karnataka has declared as illegal the Greater Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Project (GBWSSP) charges and the Beneficiary Capital Contribution (BCC) charges …...Read More
Congress president Kharge writes to President Murmu about “politicisation” of Sainik schools
April 11, 2024 12:14 am | Updated 07:04 am IST - New Delhi Questioning the Union government’s move to privatise Sainik Schools by signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs), Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu to call for a complete rollback of the policy. Referring to …...Read More
