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Legs hacked by Left supporters, how RS entrant Sadanandan’s case played out in the courts

Thiruvananthapuram: At a rally in the run-up to the 2016 Assembly polls, Prime Minister Modi held up the hand of the BJP candidate from...

Kannur suicide: Woman’s family claims no case of moral policing, police say couple was intimidated

Thiruvananthapuram: Days after a 40-year-old woman died by suicide at Kayalod in Kerala’s Kannur district due to alleged harassment by Social Democratic Party of...

‘As chancellor, governor not merely titular head’ — SC quashes Kannur University V-C’s reappointment

CJI-led bench was hearing an appeal against Kerala High Court judgment that refused to set aside the notification for Gopinath Ravindran’s reappointment as Kannur University V-C.

Killed by stray bullet in Sudan clashes, Indian ex-serviceman’s body shifted to hospital after 2 days

Albert Augustine was hit by a bullet in Khartoum Saturday, when clashes erupted between Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces. Wife & daughter moved to safety, says Indian embassy.

Mohan Bhagwat to release ‘first-of-its-kind’ book detailing violence against RSS in Kerala 

The book has been authored by retired prof A.K.M. Das. It carries an introduction, narrating ‘communist terror’, by senior RSS pracharak J. Nandakumar.

Kerala priest Vadakkumchery defrocked — the 2016 rape case against him and its many twists

From the victim naming her father as accused to recanting her own statement, the rape case against Kerala priest Robin Vadakkumchery unfolded in a confounding manner.

Weary Kannur calls for end to 50 years of RSS-Left bloodshed saga, wants to vote for peace

For 50 years, Kannur in Kerala has been driven by the 'eye for eye' motto and violence has largely played out between Left and Right. The result: More than 250 political killings.

Journalist Ullekh’s book has a possible antidote for political violence in Kannur

With his book Kannur: Inside India’s Bloodiest Revenge Politics, Ullekh N.P. seeks to debunk the claims of victimhood made by the main players of the current spell of conflict, the BJP/RSS and the CPI(M).

200 dead in five decades, but political violence still haunts Kerala’s Kannur

Kannur in Kerala has been a hotbed of political violence between the RSS and the CPI(M). Journalist and political commentator Ullekh N.P. in his book 'Kannur' writes about growing up in the 'Sicily of Kerala' was.

Both eyes for an eye: inside Kerala’s vicious cycle of RSS-CPM revenge killings

In Kannur district, there have been 69 political murders between 2000 and 2016; 31 of those killed were from the RSS/BJP and 30 from CPI(M).

On Camera

Middle powers are showing unprecedented agency. To offset unsteady US era

The participation of middle powers in platforms such as the G20, ASEAN, AUKUS dialogues, and regional security forums positions them as brokers between competing interests.

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.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.