Kerala politics has entered a tense new phase after the Enforcement Directorate launched a sweeping search operation across multiple locations linked to the ongoing Exalogic-CMRL investigation. The early-morning ED action has once again pushed the alleged payments case into the center of Kerala’s political discourse, with attention turning toward entities linked to former CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s family. The searches come shortly after legal developments gave fresh momentum to the agency’s probe into alleged financial transactions involving CMRL and Exalogic. Investigators are examining alleged retainer payments and possible financial irregularities that had earlier drawn scrutiny from tax authorities, with the case now widening significantly. WATCH

India’s social media landscape has erupted after controversial remarks linked to Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant allegedly comparing unemployed youth to “cockroaches” triggered a massive nationwide backlash and an explosive wave of digital resistance. What began as outrage soon transformed into one of the internet’s most bizarre and powerful viral protest movements, the rise of the ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ or CJP. The remarks associated with Surya Kant sparked intense debate online, with thousands of young Indians expressing anger over unemployment, economic distress and growing frustration with the system. Within hours, meme pages parody accounts and digital creators turned the controversy into a full-scale internet movement. WATCH