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Day after swearing-in, portfolios of ministers yet to be notified

Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 -- A day after the UDF government took oath under the leadership of chief minister VD Satheesan, the portfolios of the cabinet ministers, including the CM, are yet to be for... Read More


Kerala forms panel to assess state's finances

Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 -- A day after being sworn into office, the UDF government in Kerala on Tuesday formed an expert committee to study the state's finances and prepare a white paper within 10 ... Read More


UDF govt approves first set of welfare measures for state

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 -- The newly sworn-in United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala on Monday approved a slew of welfare measures, including free rides in state-run KSRTC buses for wom... Read More


Satheesan, 20-member UDF cabinet take oath

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 -- Senior state Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the 13th chief minister of Kerala on Monday at a packed Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, marking the retur... Read More


Kerala: For VD Satheesan, political rewards did not come easy

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan, better known as VD Satheesan, was inducted into the Congress party through its student wing, the Kerala Students Union (KSU), in the early ... Read More


For new Kerala CM VD Satheesan, political rewards did not come easy

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan, better known as VD Satheesan, was inducted into the Congress party through its student wing, the Kerala Students Union (KSU), in the early ... Read More


Will announce pick for LoP after Cong announces CM: LDF

Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 -- The Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala said on Tuesday that it will announce its Leader of Opposition (LoP) soon after the Congress declares its nominee for the chief ... Read More


CPI(M) examines defeat, to take call on Vijayan as LoP

Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 -- The CPI(M) Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the party, began its two-day meeting on Sunday in Delhi to examine its defeats in the recent round of assembly e... Read More


Cong leaves it to high command to pick Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 -- Two observers sent by the AICC leadership held consultations with the party's MLA-elects and passed a resolution on Thursday authorising the high command to decide on the ... Read More


Vijayan breaks silence, says election verdict not an end for LDF

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 -- Caretaker chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday broke his silence on the LDF's defeat in the recent assembly elections, calling it "unexpected" and "not an end" for ... Read More