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The Congress-led UDF has returned to power in Kerala after a decade, securing 102 seats in the 140-member assembly due to a strong anti-incumbency wave against the Pinarayi Vijayan government. The BJP achieved a notable breakthrough, winning three seats, while the LDF faced a significant rout attributed to public anger over perceived authoritarianism.

Early trends for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections show a significant shift, with the Congress-led UDF projected for a commanding victory, leading in over 100 seats. The ruling LDF faces strong anti-incumbency, while the BJP remains a marginal player. This outcome suggests a return to Kerala's traditional pattern of alternating governments.

The Kerala Film Critics Awards 2025 have been announced, with Mohanlal clinching Best Actor for 'Thudarum' and 'Hridayapoorvam'. Dinjith Ayyathan's 'Eko' secured Best Film, while Dominic Arun directed the Best Director winner, 'Lokah: Chapter One – Chandra'. The Best Actress award was a tie between Kalyani Priyadarshan and Anaswara Rajan.

As Kerala heads to the polls, the election narrative shifts from rallies to booth-level battles. The ruling LDF aims for a historic third term, while the UDF seeks to leverage local body momentum against anti-incumbency. The NDA is focused on converting key pockets into durable political footholds, making these 20 constituencies the state's pressure points.

Pathanapuram, a traditional stronghold of K B Ganesh Kumar, faces a more competitive assembly election due to strains in his relationships with the NSS and a section of the Christian community. These shifts, coupled with Congress leveraging Oommen Chandy's legacy, could narrow Kumar's victory margin, making the contest tighter than in previous years.

KOCHI: The five newly-appointed additional judges P R Raman, K K Dinesan, K Balakrishnan, C N Ramachandran Nair and K Padmanabhan Nair were on Friday sworn in by Chief Justice B N Sreekrishna.

KOCHI: Justice B.N. Srikrishna has been appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.

The Chettur Sankaran Nair Foundation for historical research and cultural studies in collaboration with NSS College, Ottapalam, organized a national webinar to pay tribute to Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, the first Malayali president of Indian National Congress on his 87th death anniversary on Saturday.

HYDERABAD: Definitely they miss the scenic splendours of the God's own country. But the Keralites in Hyderabad accept the city as the best place - a home away from home.

If you thought that girls with absolutely normal body weight are a happy lot, sample this. Over 60% female students in city, between the age group of 18-24 years, who have a perfect body weight, are too conscious about it and think they are heavy.

The director general of police on Sunday constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the forged stamp paper case with the city police commissioner T J Jose at its helm.

The film has six songs composed by Sooraj S Kurup who also penned five of them and provided vocals to three

Revenue secretary K M Chandrasekhar will be the new cabinet secretary. He will take over from B K Chaturvedi who retires in June.

India Test discard Karun Nair came up with a fighting unbeaten 152 as Karnataka scored 268 for 8 against Jammu & Kashmir on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match on Thursday.

For over two seasons now, Karnataka's seasoned campaigner Karun Nair has been under fire with his bat having gone cold. He picked the best possible occasion to announce his return to form. At the ACA stadium in Guwahati, the middle-order batsman struck a fluent 53-ball 72 (6x4; 2x6) to play a crucial role in Karnataka's nine-run win over Mumbai in their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament opener.

Former coal secretary HC Gupta on Monday told a special court that then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had given the "final approval" for allocation of coal block to Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd (KSSPL), a charge refuted by CBI which said the then premier was "kept in the dark".

Two former directors of health services, V K Rajan and K Shylaja, were each sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by the vigilance special court here after they were found guilty of corruption in connection with Hepatitis-B vaccination programme.