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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicThe Kerala Story

Topic: The Kerala Story

Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story isn’t ‘true’ – it’s steeped in damned lies & outrageous stats

Sudipto Sen has become obsessed with the story of women getting trafficked from Kerala to the Islamic State – 32,000 is his go-to number.

Amid escalating row over ‘The Kerala Story’, Tamil Nadu intelligence warns govt of possible law & order issues

Film on group of Muslim women joining Islamic State has been at centre of political row, with critics like Kerala CM calling it 'propaganda story'. BJP has said it has strong message.

‘Not calling for ban’: Shashi Tharoor says ‘The Kerala Story’ film misrepresents ‘our reality’

Pinarayi Vijayan-led govt Sunday slammed the makers of the film, saying they were taking up the Sangh Parivar propaganda of projecting the state as a centre of religious extremism.

DGP orders FIR after ‘The Kerala Story’ teaser sparks outrage, Congress calls it ‘Sangh agenda’

A character in the film's teaser claims that 32,000 girls from Kerala were being forcibly converted and then later joined the terrorist group ISIS.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?