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The Kerala Consensus is breaking. Is L2: Empuraan row the new way now?

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made a real political statement when he watched Empuraan with his family, despite the film taking potshots at the Left and Vijayan’s cult of personality.

Why Kerala is at peace with Hindi. It’s not like Tamil Nadu

Even after the spate of anti-Hindi agitations of the 1960s and 1970s in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Kerala was open to the prospect of Hindi becoming the ‘national’ language.

Kerala Congress is now left of Left. And confused

Congress seems to be mirroring the old Left in Kerala – taking impulsively negative positions on issues as the CPI-M would do in the past.

Kerala has an education crisis. Student migration has doubled since 2020

A supplement dedicated to the Invest Kerala Summit had to share space with a half-page ‘Study Abroad’ advertisement—a fair depiction of the predicament the state finds itself in.

Where does Shashi Tharoor fit in Kerala Congress? His timing is always off

At 68, Shashi Tharoor may not be too old to bide his time. But it seems unlikely that he would be able to contest for the Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram anymore.

Kottayam torture isn’t unique. It’s systemic, and Red Fort campuses make it worse

Perhaps it is time for a campaign akin to the #MeToo movement to encourage more students to speak out against these ghastly practices across Kerala.

Kerala’s forests have too many animals. It’s coming at a cost for humans

Kerala often looks up to Scandinavian countries as model welfare states but ignores the fact that, in countries like Norway and Sweden, wildlife is treated as a renewable resource.

Pinarayi Vijayan’s double-speak on women’s security needs to be called out

CPI(M) councillor Kala Raju’s humiliation can’t be seen as an isolated case. The party promotes aggression and violence from the grassroots level, starting with university campuses in Kerala.

Kerala Muslim groups are auditing others on Islamophobia. It isn’t helping

The Jamaat-e-Islami and other outfits that campaign against the stoking of Islamophobia in Kerala must first look within before conveniently laying the blame on others.

NM Vijayan suicide note reveals sorry state of Kerala Congress–bad loans, cash-for-job scams

The December 2024 deaths of Wayanad District Congress Committee treasurer NM Vijayan and his son Jijesh shook Kerala. The contents of Vijayan’s suicide note were recently released by his family.

On Camera

Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.