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Kerala high-speed rail: K-Rail shelved, RRTS still on table, ‘Metroman’ now opens office in Malappuram

After K-Rail did not get Centre’s approval, Kerala govt recently approved RRTS. Sreedharan criticised RRTS as ‘election student’ & called it ‘foolish venture’.

Cost & ecology concerns, ‘corruption’: Why there’s a cloud over Kerala’s SilverLine rail project

Pinarayi Vijayan's govt is adamant on implementing Rs 64,000-crore project, but critics have pointed to lack of social, financial or environmental feasibility.

Kerala BJP should shun Hindutva: ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan, who quit politics but stayed in party

In an interview with ThePrint, Sreedharan, who contested unsuccessfully on a BJP ticket in Kerala assembly polls this year, talks about 'love jihad' & party's presence in the state.

Mamata Banerjee, Babul Supriyo, Dhinakaran, Sreedharan — the big losers this election

Several names, considered promising candidates for their parties, lost the seats they contested in 2021 assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam & Puducherry.

BJP’s ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan leads in Kerala’s Palakkad with over 3,000 votes

E. Sreedharan is up against incumbent Congress MLA Shafi Parambil and CPM’s C. P. Promod. His decision to join BJP & contesting Kerala polls was much debated.

Sabarimala, Sreedharan and a Jesus-invoking Modi—BJP wants to end vote-cutter tag in Kerala

In Kerala, the BJP has been following a calibrated strategy of holding on to its Hindutva agenda with appropriate emphasis placed on local requirements.

BJP fields Sreedharan from Kerala’s Palakkad, MPs Babul Supriyo, Swapan Dasgupta in Bengal race

Sitting BJP MPs Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee & Swapan Dasgupta to contest Bengal polls. In Tamil Nadu, Mahila Morcha chief Vanathi Srinivasan will take on Kamal Haasan.

Why India is only ‘partly free’, and BJP Metro Man’s political track in Kerala

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Love jihad’ and ‘nationalism’ prompt two former high court judges in Kerala to join BJP 

Justices P.N. Ravindran and V. Chitambaresh joined the BJP during the 'Vijaya Yathra' in Kochi Sunday. Ravindran says he won’t contest polls but will campaign for party.

Disha Ravi-like digital activism is ‘mischievous activism’, spoils country’s image: Sreedharan

BJP’s new face in Kerala E. Sreedharan hits out at CAA protests, says ‘love jihad’ and beef eating are issues that are against the sentiments of the majority of the people of his state.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.