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    Rajeev Ramachandran
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    Rajeev Ramachandran is Associate Editor with The Federal.
      Rahul Mamkootathil
      Kerala

      Rahul Mamkootathil bail hearing in third rape case set for Jan 12

      11 Jan 2026 7:11 PM IST
      Kerala gears up for political showdown as LDF turns financial grievances into poll plank
      The Federal Focus

      Kerala gears up for political showdown as LDF turns financial grievances into poll plank

      11 Jan 2026 5:16 PM IST
      Vellappally Natesan’s (left) political proximity to the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (right) stand as symbols of a deeper unease within the ruling front.
      Kerala

      Why Kerala CM's car-pooling with Vellappally could be a costly ride for the Left

      9 Jan 2026 7:17 PM IST
      Sabarimala chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru arrested in gold theft case
      Kerala

      Sabarimala chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru arrested in gold theft case

      9 Jan 2026 4:12 PM IST
      Dhiraj Rabha’s installation at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
      Features

      Dhiraj Rabha on how his garden of carnivorous plants draws on Assam’s insurgency

      8 Jan 2026 6:38 PM IST
      Prof Madhav Gadgil
      Obituary

      Madhav Gadgil obit: An ecologist who refused easy binaries

      8 Jan 2026 10:33 AM IST
      Kerala’s water woes: Worsening quality, lack of retention strategies
      Kerala

      Kerala’s water woes: Worsening quality, lack of retention strategies

      6 Jan 2026 3:59 PM IST
      Pinarayi Vijayans recent statements against Muslim outfits have become a talking point in Kerala where elections are scheduled next year
      Kerala

      SIR: Kerala launches voter-inclusion drive on war footing

      5 Jan 2026 9:31 PM IST
      Palestinian poet-performer Asmaa Azaizeh at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala last year
      Kerala

      16th International Theatre Festival of Kerala from Jan 25 in Thrissur

      3 Jan 2026 6:23 PM IST
      Kerala Assembly elections 2026
      Analysis

      2026 elections: LDF, UDF and BJP enter election mode in Kerala

      2 Jan 2026 8:21 PM IST
      BJP win in Mattathur
      Kerala

      How voting patterns undid LDF dominance in Mattathur; BJP gained at Congress' expense

      1 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Yelahanka demolition
      Politics

      Yelahanka razing: Relocation row deepens as Kerala politics enters the frame

      30 Dec 2025 11:56 AM IST
      Kerala vs Karnataka
      Karnataka

      How Yelahanka slum razing snowballed into an inter-state political storm

      28 Dec 2025 7:35 AM IST
      Congress left red-faced in Kerala as internal feud helps rival BJP in local bodies
      Kerala

      Congress left red-faced in Kerala as internal feud helps rival BJP in local bodies

      27 Dec 2025 9:00 PM IST
      Photos of Sabarimala gold theft accused with Pinarayi, Sonia trigger row in Kerala
      Kerala

      Photos of Sabarimala gold theft accused with Pinarayi, Sonia trigger row in Kerala

      26 Dec 2025 12:11 PM IST
      Pinarayi warns RSS and Centre against ‘importing mob violence’ into Kerala
      Kerala

      Pinarayi warns RSS and Centre against ‘importing mob violence’ into Kerala

      24 Dec 2025 7:26 PM IST
      Kerala assembly elections 2026
      Kerala

      UDF recalibrates strategy for Kerala polls as CM race intensifies

      23 Dec 2025 4:27 PM IST
      Kerala SIR and voters under ASD category
      Kerala

      BJP's 2024 LS poll show in Kerala under lens as SIR exposes shocking ASD entries

      23 Dec 2025 3:37 PM IST
      Pennum Porattum: Rajesh Madhavan’s audacious rural comedy speaks radical truth
      Entertainment

      Pennum Porattum: Rajesh Madhavan’s audacious rural comedy speaks radical truth

      21 Dec 2025 12:07 PM IST
      Sreenivasan
      Obituary

      Sreenivasan’s legacy: Four decades of laughter, satire, and social insight

      20 Dec 2025 10:56 AM IST
      IFFK concludes; Two Seasons, Two Strangers wins best film award
      Entertainment

      IFFK concludes; 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' wins best film award

      19 Dec 2025 9:45 PM IST
      KN Balagopal, Kerala FM, Union govt,
      The Federal Focus

      Centre again slashes Kerala’s borrowing limit by Rs 5,944 crore

      19 Dec 2025 5:06 PM IST
      CPI(M)
      Kerala

      After LSG debacle, Left front to launch mass protests against Centre's new Bills

      19 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
      NDAs winning candidates of Kerala local elections 2025
      Kerala

      Despite Thiruvananthapuram magic, Kerala LSG results expose chink in BJP's armour

      17 Dec 2025 4:46 PM IST
      IFFK censorship: Kerala takes on Centre over banned films
      The Federal Focus

      IFFK censorship: Kerala takes on Centre over 'banned' films

      17 Dec 2025 4:28 PM IST
      IFFK 2025
      Entertainment

      IFFK: Kerala to screen films despite Centre's clearance denial

      16 Dec 2025 12:08 PM IST
      Kerala LSG elections 2025: UDF resurgence dents LDF urban dominance, what numbers really say
      Kerala

      Kerala LSG elections: What numbers say about UDF, LDF, NDA performance

      15 Dec 2025 5:08 PM IST
      Kerala’s LSG elections 2025: What is behind Congress win
      Kerala

      Kerala’s LSG Polls: What is behind Congress' stunning comeback?

      15 Dec 2025 3:14 PM IST
      Actor Bhavana Menon (left) and Manju Warrier
      Kerala

      Kerala actor-assault case: Bhavana says 'not all citizens are equal'

      14 Dec 2025 7:42 PM IST
      10 contemporary films to look out for at the International Film Festival of Kerala
      Films

      10 contemporary films to look out for at the International Film Festival of Kerala

      14 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
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