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SubscriberWrites: An open letter to the Chief Minister of Keralam

History will remember governments not for the controversies they won, but for the transformation they left behind.

Satheesan’s Kerala victory came with a Congress problem. Adoor Prakash has exposed it

This marked the first public rebellion against VD Satheesan from the Congress ranks after his assumption as chief minister in May, when he edged out KC Venugopal.

Fahadh Faasil passed on Tom Cruise-starrer Digger. How Riz Ahmed shaped the role

Riz Ahmed told The Hollywood Reporter India how his character embraces his South Indian roots in the upcoming dark comedy.

A DJ, an IT guy & 3 UAE deportees: How NCB uncovered Bengaluru-Kerala cocaine supply route

NCB arrested seven people in connection with the cocaine trafficking operation that sourced the drug from foreign nationals in Bengaluru and then supplied it in Kerala.

Kerala journalist Aparna Kurup’s ordeal shows how free speech is silenced without censorship

India’s religious-insult laws are ripe for misuse, but Kerala's silence over threats against journalist Aparna Kurup for her show on Kanthapuram’s remarks is equally troubling.

Film studios are making a comeback in Malayalam cinema. They aren’t replacing Kerala’s landscape

For decades, Kerala’s geography offered a variety of locations, from beaches and forests to old homes, towns, plantations and waterways. But something has begun to change.

ED writes to Kerala DGP, seeks FIR against ex-CM Vijayan, his daughter in CMRL bribery case

ED also seeks case against Vijayan’s son-in-law Md Riyas. It claims that Vijayan received a “bribe amounting to Rs 3.28 cr from CMRL through Veena”. Money was allegedly routed through her firm.

Nana Patekar’s ‘The Confession of Mary’ to premiere at Toronto film festival

The film is directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The cast members are Adil Hussain, Ashish Vidyarthi, Gautam Rode, Joy Sengupta, Neha Mahajan, Pankhuri Awasthy and Meenacshi Martins.

Kerala Governor’s V-C appointment row ends as govt agrees to align university laws with UGC norms

As per the settlement deed, the two V-Cs appointed in December last year, pursuant to a Supreme Court-appointed committee's intervention, will complete their term.

Kerala Tourism and Sam Altman are having a moment on X

The OpenAI CEO’s X post triggered curiosity among users, with many asking how fast is the new AI chip and whether it is better than Nvidia’s chips.

On Camera

Nana Patekar was the new Angry Young Man when Amitabh Bachchan grew old

The fact that the anger of Nana Patekar’s characters wasn’t polished is what sets him apart from Amitabh Bachchan, whose angry young man had a certain dignity.

Rupee slide tests RBI’s multiple defenses as record low nears

The currency is 0.2% away from its weakest level of 96.97 rupee against the dollar touched in May.

Twist in Vizag spy racket case: Pakistani women operatives, social media avatars, honey-trapped navymen

Busting espionage ring targeting Eastern Naval Command leads investigators into honeytrap web across social media platforms; Navy personnel snared by Pakistani woman operatives.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.