United Democratic Front - Different Truths

June 6, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Kerala Polity Acquiring a Redder Hue: Outlook Ominous for Congress, BJP

CPI(M) candidate Saji Cherian retained the seat by trouncing Congress candidate D Vijaya Kumar by a record margin of over 20,000 votes. BJP’s P S Sreedharan Pillai, who was...

May 12, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Politics

Twin Gubernatorial Rebuffs in Two Days: Political Violence Haunts Kerala Government

Governor P. Sathasivam has sought a report from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the political killings. This is the second time in the last six months that the Governor...

March 26, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

CPI(M) Once Again Betrays its Anti-Agitation Mindset: Opposition Dubs it as Development Terrorism

The CPI(M) committed the cardinal sin for a communist party by launching an agitation to counter the popular agitation of the ‘Vayalkkilikal’! The magnitude of the CPI(M)’s insensitivity can...

March 19, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

KC(M) on the Horns of a Dilemma: Party Divided on Alliance Issue

Deepening the dilemma is the sharp division in the party on the issue of an alliance. There are two streams of thought in the party. While the faction owing...

February 16, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

CPI(M) Under Severe Pressure Over Murder Of YC Worker: Congress Ups the Ante, Plans Statewide Agitation

The Congress is bent on extracting as much political mileage out of the Shuhaib murder as is possible. The party is planning to up the ante on the issue...

February 12, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

MPs Petition Gives New Twist to the Judge Loya Case

In the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, appearing for Admiral Ramdas, argued that there were sufficient reasons to suspect the alleged death of Judge Loya, including several inconsistencies in documents....

January 27, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Grim Message to CPI(M): Reinvent or Perish

The clean chit to Binoy Kodiyeri about a fraud in Dubai, which has blunted the edge of opposition criticism, has come as a big relief for the CPI(M) which...