VD Satheesan named Kerala chief minister; EC expands nationwide SIR exercise, and more

VD Satheesan named Kerala chief minister; EC expands nationwide SIR exercise, and more

VD Satheesan has been chosen as Kerala’s next chief minister after the Congress-led UDF secured a decisive election victory. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping projected a cooperative tone during their Beijing summit amid efforts to stabilise US-China ties. The Election Commission of India has announced Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision exercise covering 16…

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Why Congress picked VD Satheesan over KC Venugopal

Why Congress picked VD Satheesan over KC Venugopal

NEW DELHI: After 10 days of intense consultations, lobbying and internal churning, Congress on Thursday finally ended suspense over Kerala’s chief ministerial face by picking VD Satheesan for the top post.Satheesan emerged victorious in a closely watched leadership battle against senior leaders KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala after the Congress high command weighed alliance equations,…

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Why this show-off about independence in appointment of CEC/ECs when it can be decided by govt? SC to Centre

Why this show-off about independence in appointment of CEC/ECs when it can be decided by govt? SC to Centre

NEW DELHI: Questioning the appointment process for chief election commissioner/election commissioners where a panel of PM, a Cabinet minister and the leader of opposition, pick the candidate, Supreme Court on Thursday said that the present system allows the govt to appoint a person of its choice as two out of three member would favour it…

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