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Kannur’s famous ‘2-Rupee’ doctor passes away, Kerala CM offers condolences

Dr AK Rairu Gopal, who treated thousands of poor patients & charged only Rs 2 as fee for 5 decades, passed away Sunday due to age-related illnesses.

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.

9 BJP-RSS workers sentenced to life for killing CPI(M) worker inside Kannur jail

CPI(M) worker K P Raveendran had succumbed to his injuries following an attack between two group of prisoners inside the jail on April 6, 2004.

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).

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order fails Delhi. Courtroom absolutes don’t solve bad policy

What’s needed now is a policy-based solution. The situation cannot remain suspended between denial and inaction—it has already cost lives and money.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.