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PM Modi's comparison of Kerala with Somalia not wrong: BJP candidates

The comment triggered a storm with critics, including the ruling Congress party

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Rs 570 crore seized by election officials

Money seized during checking in Tirupur district, occupants claimed inter-bank money transfer

Tamil Nadu assembly polls: AIADMK, DMK face challenges in leather hub

Tannery workers have been complaining about unemployment due to pollution and low wages

Puducherry assembly polls: DMK MLA Nazeem faces tough battle as he aims for sixth consecutive term

Nazeem, first elected to the assembly from Karaikal as a 29-year old DMK worker in 1991, retained the seat in all subsequent elections

Tamil Nadu assembly polls: Campaigning in the state ends today

Elections in the state will be held on May 16

Average asset of 97 re-contesting MLAs in Kerala goes up by 92%

Kerala CM and Congress leader Oommen Chandy's wealth has increased 36% over the last five years from Rs 91 lakh in 2011 to Rs 1.24 crore in 2016

Jaya asks cadres to campaign hard in Tamil Nadu election

AIADMK allies will contest on election symbol of the dravidian party

Awkward: When women of Kerala became criminals of Kerala

Campaigning in South Indian states has an added challenge for leaders from North, East or West Indian states; dealing with awful translations

Tamil Nadu elections: BJP pins hopes on salt-producing centre Vedaranyam

Bets on SK Vedarathinam, a former DMK MLA and who won three successive polls before 2011, to win in this constituency

Kerala & Puducherry elections: Criminals and Crorepatis

CPI (M) has fielded most candidates with criminal records

West Bengal assembly polls: Can Baichung Bhutia cut through Bhattacharya's 'Siliguri model'?

Bhutia will be fighting Siliguri mayor and former minister Ashok Bhattacharya

Kerala assembly polls: CPI(M) assails PM Modi for his Somalia remarks

Said situation in the state did not become like the African country because BJP never came to power here

Tamil Nadu assembly polls: Karunanidhi confident DMDK, BJP won't impact DMK's prospects

He further claimed that the two parties and their alliances may eat into the vote share of ruling AIADMK instead

Kerala seeks apology from PM Modi, not silence: Oommen Chandy on Somalia comparison

Said that the pride of Malayalees all over the world was deeply affected

Nearly 18% of candidates in Kerala are crorepatis: Report

Of the top 3 crorepartis, 2 are from AIADMK, while one belongs to NCP

Punjab-origin ex-IAS officer throws hat in Tamil Nadu poll ring as BJP candidate

Ujagar Singh, a former IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre of 1977 batch, will test his electoral fortunes in the Dravidian heartland

Data shows why Modi got facts wrong in his Kerala-Somalia comparison

Infant mortality in the state is lowest in the country, almost 1/3rd of the national average; comparing that with Somalia, at 85 deaths, shows disconnect

PM slams Dravidian parties, asks TN voters to elect BJP

Says people of Tamil Nadu are not getting basics like pure drinking water, 24-hour power and other needs

Tamil Nadu tops in cash seizures ahead of assembly elections

At least Rs 98 crore has been recovered across the state since the model code of conduct came into effect

Kerala assembly elections: Ramesh Chennithala, a key prospect for the CM post

While there are various reports of Chennithala and Chandy not being able to see eye to eye on various issues, Chennithala has always managed to get prime cabinet positions that signifies his importanc