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Your Ultimate Guide to Kerala Elections 2026

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Kerala Elections 2026 are now at the doorstep. It is important to discuss what has happened in the tenure of LDF 2.0, the developments, as well as the controversies. This is perhaps the most important article in this series. We are here to discuss some real issues affecting you and how you can vote in this election.  Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government is taking on a new challenge of seeking a third term. Starting from its stellar victory last time, LDF 2.0 had a massive challenge of uplifting the state from the various waves of COVID-19. Throughout the tenure, the government remained in the limelight, marred by controversies. We will also cover various issues, and how the opposition also raised them in keeping the govt. in check. The LDF government now plans to make development its main plank for the elections. For that, it needs to highlight various projects that it has completed, and we will discuss them in brief as well. LDF always comes to the forefront by issuing a progr...
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Five entities which are considered Chinese but are actually not!!

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With rising tensions between India and China , which are nuclear power states, fastest-growing economics, developing and whatnot, we have seen a rise in social media wave of hatred and rivalry. This wave is calling out and trending twitter hashtags and stories calling out for a boycott of Chinese products, good and services which is a farse idea. Amidst all these many of companies and goods have already fallen under the soup for their alleged Chinese links. Even Indian companies are being forced to show their patriotic/nationalistic feelings by making them show 100% Indian or Make In India labels . On the other hand with previous false notions, we had already branded a few of these as Chinese even if they are not. Whether it is food, apps, technology etc ... the wrong perception still remains. Credits- SCMP I didn't get enough time to draft a detailed article rather I have just made a short article. I have included few food items not only because I am a foodie but al...
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BoycottChina Movement- Myths vs Reality

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Credits- Tech Crunch BoycottChina and Uninstall TikTok was a popular hashtag trending on social media due to two reasons. The first reason was nothing but the Youtube vs TikTok struggle amongst the millennials . The second reason is the border standoff between India and China in Ladakh. Both these reasons collided with the COVID-19 sentiments calling for action against China for coronavirus. This reason is as if China wanted to deliberately let the virus go everywhere with its citizens travelling across the globe. Credits- Tribune India But the main reason for boycott china sentiment began when Sonam Wangchuk a local of Ladakh, whose story was made into 3 idiots film called for a boycott of Chinese apps like TikTok, calling it as an attack on Chinese software to hurt China's wallet. Nationalists took forward this idea made it a trending hashtag and used it for nationalistic/political gain. Government knowingly or unknowingly didn't respond to his call because th...
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