BJP-led NDA won 50/101 wards in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ending LDF's 45-year hold. They also took Tripunithura (21/53) and held Palakkad. UDF swept most others. Ex-DGP R Sreelekha eyed as mayor. Tharoor hails democracy; results signal 2026 shifts.
Once a rising star in Kerala politics, former MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil faces a career-ending crisis following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, rape, and forced abortion. With accusers including actress Rini George, the Congress party faces heavy criticism for delaying action against him.
Kerala Congress confronts a major crisis as suspended MLA Rahul Mamkootathil faces two rape cases and accusations from an actress and a party colleague. Reports cite forced abortion threats and harassment. While Mamkootathil denies the claims and refuses to quit as MLA, the BJP and CPI(M) have intensified protests.
The police then questioned the boy, who directly accused his parents of attempting to push him to join ISIS by showing him propaganda videos, including the beheading videos. The boy told the police that his stepfather assaulted him brutally for not accepting ISIS’s ideology.
The case began after a madarsa raised concerns about the boy’s behaviour, leading relatives to file a complaint alleging he was exposed to ISIS videos in the UK, triggering a UAPA investigation by Venjaramoodu Police.