Games Governors Play

The race to the bottom on our roads

It was one of the bizarre moments one might come ...

4 min

Sep 23, 2022

#occassional bytes

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Let's Talk Movies

Calibrating male ego in Malayalam cinema

Of late a lot of narratives have sprung up that ...

5 min

Sep 22, 2022

#malayalam films

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Close down law colleges with poor infrastructure, Delhi HC directs Bar Council

1 min

Sep 21, 2022 #g shaheed law and life

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Rahul, this yatra should have been led by the new president of the party

11 min

Sep 18, 2022 #vazhipokkan

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Kohli and Chopra: Consistency and sporting excellence

Two inspiring happenings in the sports arena over ...

4 min

Sep 13, 2022 #virat kohli

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The Magsaysay slayer

K.K.Shailaja, the renowned "Covid slayer”, ...

6 min

Sep 10, 2022 #kk shailaja

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Queen Elizabeth: A symbol of everything British

The death of Queen Elizabeth has been the top ...

4 min

Sep 9, 2022 #queen elizabeth ii

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Has India lost territory on border? SC declines to act

A public interest litigation that prayed to enquire ...

1 min

Sep 7, 2022 #shaheed law and life

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Dosa, tea and a byte of imagination

Hot, sizzling dosa straight off the thava usually ...

4 min

Sep 4, 2022 #harikumar occassional bytes

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FIFA ban lifted, and what now for Indian football?

The lifting of FIFA's suspension of AIFF must ...

4 min

Aug 30, 2022 #aiff ban

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We need an effective Congress to challenge BJP

In the aftermath of the resignation of respected ...

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi

5 min

Aug 29, 2022 #indian national congress

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Shame, Kerala ...

Kerala's exemplary record in sports owes much ...

5 min

Aug 27, 2022 #view from my window

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What we are doing to Bilkis Bano and the women in this Country

''I can see the manifold contribution of 'Nari ...

7 min

Aug 24, 2022 #bilkis bano

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Petitioner needs protection if corruption case filed against CM: SC

1 min

Aug 24, 2022 #shaeed law and life

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A road to success, the Kerala model

Disclaimer: All characters mentioned in this column ...

5 min

Aug 22, 2022 #occasional bytes

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From Cloud Nine to Terra Firma

India was on Cloud Nine this August 15th, in hyper-celebration ...

6 min

Aug 20, 2022 #mg radhakrishnan

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Performances in CWG and Chess Olympiad inspire a great future

India shining. Those two words best describe the ...

4 min

Aug 15, 2022 #bystander

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India: Dream and Vision

At midnight on 15 August 1947, independent India ...

5 min

Aug 14, 2022 #i mean what i say

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Even a naked eye can see it is a fake degree: Madras HC expresses shock

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Aug 10, 2022 #madras high court

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When Modi once again leads BJP in 2024

Every Indian citizen must read 'To Kill A Democracy: ...

10 min

Aug 8, 2022 #vazhipokkan

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Hey, things aren’t so bad!

Pandemic. Terrorism. "Democratic"despots. Religious ...

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan greets noted French economist Thomas Piketty in Paris

6 min

Aug 6, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Pelosi and Xi turn Taiwan into the Cuba of Asia

When the US plane tagged SPAR19 took off from ...

6 min

Aug 3, 2022 #nancy pelosi

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Neeraj Chopra, a tale of excellence

Two international events of significance are currently ...

4 min

Aug 2, 2022 #neeraj chopra

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The lessons from Kashmir

Later this week we mark the third anniversary ...

5 min

Aug 1, 2022 #shashi tharoor

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When the jury rejects 'The Great Indian Kitchen' and honours 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum'

7 min

Jul 31, 2022 #vazhipokkan

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When technology rings a bell

Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will ...

4 min

Jul 30, 2022 #occassional bytes

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Pride and Pathos

Last week made me immensely proud as an Indian ...

6 min

Jul 29, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Kerala police : Whither goest thou?

The repressive and the ridiculous. The twin characteristics ...

6 min

Jul 23, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Chess Olympiad in India, it cannot go bigger than this!

Mahabalipuram, or Mammalapuram as it is renamed ...

Viswanathan Anand(L) with PM Narendra Modi during launch of the torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad | ANI

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Jul 18, 2022 #chess olympiad

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Oh, those unparliamentary words

The recent controversy over 'unparliamentary expressions' ...

4 min

Jul 17, 2022 #shashi tharoor

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Ramdas: Kerala’s own Wall

It was not easy for a cricket-loving boy growing ...

6 min

Jul 16, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Electricity is integral part of life, cannot be denied: SC

When electricity produces light, why should a ...

1 min

Jul 13, 2022 #g shaheed law and life

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Racing ahead with technology

Imagine you are in the thick of a high-octane ...

6 min

Jul 12, 2022 #occassional bytes

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When EMS called Saji Cheriyan

Saji Cheriyan was sleeping even after the sun ...

6 min

Jul 9, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Madhya Pradesh’s Ranji success can be an inspiration

Interestingly the Ranji trophy cricket final this ...

Madhya Pradesh's captain Aditya Shrivastava and head coach Chandrakant Pandit kiss the Ranji Trophy | PTI

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Jul 5, 2022 #ranji trophy 2022

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India can't afford the blind zeal for Hindu Rashtra

The fallout of the offensive statements about ...

4 min

Jul 4, 2022 #shashi tharoor

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Celebrating the Emergency

By the time Indira finally retired to bed in the ...

6 min

Jul 2, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Can anyone retrieve a burnt document, asks Supreme Court

It lacks logic to listen to the stand of an insurance ...

1 min

Jun 29, 2022 #supreme court

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Sentient AI claims could be just a start

The claim that intelligent computers could develop ...

5 min

Jun 23, 2022 #artificial intelligence

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Sunil Chhetri: Indian football’s greatest delight

When Costa Rica earned the right to fill in the ...

4 min

Jun 20, 2022 #sunil chhetri

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Dividing India into 'us' and 'them'

The recent backlash in Muslim countries to the ...

Carts set on fire by miscreants during a protest over controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP leaders about Prophet Mohammad, in Ranchi,

4 min

Jun 19, 2022 #shashi tharoor

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Of Black flags and Bulldozers

The allegations may be too wild, unsubstantiated ...

5 min

Jun 18, 2022 #m g radhakrishnan

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Scavengers need protection for life and health, rules Allahabad HC

1 min

Jun 15, 2022 #g shaheed law and life

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Black is Dravidam, the colour of democracy

This happened way back in 1897. A young monk was ...

6 min

Jun 14, 2022 #vazhipokkan

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Kuttanad en route Khardung La

A chill went down my spine, a few days ago, while ...

6 min

Jun 11, 2022 #view from my window

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Another light goes out in Hong Kong

If there is one thing that could be defined as ...

People attend a candlelight vigil commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen square massacre in Beijing, standing outside of the Chinese consulate in Vancouver

6 min

Jun 7, 2022 #hari kumar

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IPL bonanza proving a boon for Indian cricket

With over a lakh in attendance at the Narendra ...

Gujarat Titans squad celebrates with the IPL trophy I ANI

4 min

Jun 7, 2022 #ipl 2022

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Neo-liberalism and Sri Lanka

The economic crises being undergone by a number ...

4 min

Jun 6, 2022 #shashi tharoor

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