Mr V.T. Balram, the young UDF candidate in Thrithala, has launched an Obama-style campaign for the Assembly elections.

Mr Alphons Kannanthanam, the new entrant to the BJP, joined the palm oil slick debate on Sunday and said that then finance minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, had recommended the import in 1992.

The Congress-led United Democratic Front on Friday thrashed out a seat sharing formula that is more-or-less satisfactory to all its allies.

SCHOLARS FROM Andhra University and other prestigious institutions are reaching Panjal village in Kerala that is getting ready to host Athirathram, the world’s oldest known ritual, from April 4.

Noted dancer Kalamandalam Hemalatha is all set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records with her Mohiniyattam performance lasting 108 hours.