Oomen Chandy

Chengannur bypolls: Congress mouthpiece calls for leadership change in Kerala post electoral defeat

In further embarrassment to the Congress in Kerala, which faced a debacle in the recent Chengannur bypoll, 'Veekshanam,' its mouthpiece, on Saturday came out against factionalism in the party and called for a 'leadership change' in the state.

Former Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy replaces Digvijaya Singh as AICC in-charge of Andhra Pradesh

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday appointed former Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy as AICC general secretary, in-charge of Andhra Pradesh with immediate effect, replacing Digvijaya Singh.

Solar scam: Kerala govt orders vigilance probe against former chief minister Oommen Chandy

The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to initiate a criminal and vigilance probe against former chief minister Oommen Chandy and others in the Rs 7 million Solar Scam case.

As CPM-RSS turf war in Kerala intensifies, Congress workers fear further alienation after Janraksha Yatra

Congress workers, who were demoralised by the poll debacle, are now disillusioned with their state leadership's failure to seize the opportunity, even after CPM stepped up the ante against the BJP-RSS combine

Mukul Rohatgi to step down as attorney-general: An overview of his three years in office

India’s Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi wrote to the central government informing about his desire to step-down from his post

Kerala's $65 billion Vizhinjam port: Fishermen, environmentalists rue loss of job, ecology

Activists and environmentalists claim that construction of the $65 billion Vizhinjam international seaport is affecting the livelihood of local fishermen as well as causing irreversible damage to coastal flora and fauna

Kerala revenge killings resume after periodic lulls: Blame it on BJP-CPM politics

The revenge killings between the BJP and CPM which have taken nearly 200 lives over the last two decades in Kannur, the home district of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, have spread into more areas now.

Will Kerala BJP pay political price for Modi’s refusal to meet people’s representatives?

The political storm over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to deny audience with an all-party delegation from Kerala refuses to subside, even a week after the incident.

Fresh trouble brews for Congress: FIR against party president Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi had asked the party to clear the dues after receiving a legal notice from Heather Constructions but the firm claims it never received any money

Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as CM: Is he the leader for whom Kerala was waiting?

As Pinarayi Vijayan swears in as the new Chief Minister of Kerala on Wednesday, there is a lot of optimism in the air.