Senior leader K Karunakaran and his son Muraleedharan boycotted the swearing in ceremony.
Sourav Ganguly asked for an immediate replacement because the middle-order batsman can take no further part in the tournament.
Secretary Karunakaran Nair said the Indian government's decision to resume sporting relations with \n\nits neighbours has come at a right time.
He said Sonia Gandhi approved his resignation.
The party revamped the Kerala unit in the wake of the unprecedented rout in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections.
The issue of intolerance is set to reverberate in Lok Sabha on Monday with the Speaker accepting notices of CPI(M) member P Karunakaran and Congress MP K C Venugopal for a discussion on the matter.
Karinkunnam 6s may lack the depth to be a great film but it's worth a watch, says Paresh C Palicha.
All 140 MLAs turned up to cast their vote, sources in the legislature secretariat said.
Skipper Saurav Ganguly has recovered from a thigh injury and will lead India in their next game against Australia.
'The BCCI would not release any of its current cricketers for the proposed match,' secretary Karunakaran Nair said.
'Temperamentally, they are quite alike.' 'Ahmed Patel avoided the limelight and was not a power seeker.' 'The Gandhis too are not power wielders, but trustees of power.'
Kamal Hassan and Saif Ali Khan team up for a Tamil-Hindi political thriller, with a score by A R Rahman.
The former Test batsman will do the job until John Wright, in New Zealand following his father's death, returns to take over
Prof Ratnakar Shetty was elected joint secretary.
When KV Thomas took over as minister of state for food and consumer affairs (independent charge) on January 19, 2011, he was tasked with taking forward one single, important objective: expedite the implementation of the National Food Security Bill.
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The veteran Kerala Congress leader had been a dominant player in Kerala's coalition politics, serving under six chief ministers.
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Good performances and an interesting screenplay make Prabhu Solomon's Thodari worth a watch, feels S Saraswathi.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'
Fireman's aim seems to be glorifying the image of superstar Mammootty, writes Paresh C Palicha.
Despite the compelling plot, Kanithan is an uninspired action thriller that has little to offer, feels S Saraswathi.
The Congress top brass staged a dharna in Parliament for the 2nd day in protest against suspension of its MPs.
World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and GeeBee Boxing silver medallist Dinesh Dagar (69kg) confirmed their places in the final, while Ankush Dahiya (64kg) and Ananta Pralhad Chopade (52kg) made it to the semi-finals.
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga is a silly and tasteless romantic comedy that's not worth your time, warns S Saraswathi.
Here's what Vijay Sethupathi has in store for us this year.
Gethu is boring and uneventful, warns S Saraswathi.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
