R Krishnakumar-Frontline

The Kerala government’s plan to pass an ordinance amending key provisions of the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999, when the Assembly session is just around

Nun rape case

Nun rape case: Justice on trial

R. Krishnakumar

A trial court’s verdict acquitting the Bishop of Jalandhar accused of raping a nun gets criticised for ignoring changes in the country’s rape laws and

COVER STORY: COVID-19

COVID: Swift spread of Omicron variant across States in third wave

Lyla Bavadam R. Krishnakumar Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay R.K. Radhakrishnan Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

The surge in test positivity rate across the country in early January signals the arrival of the third wave of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, helmed this time

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, acquitted; fellow nuns say they did not get justice

R. Krishnakumar

Kerala

A Chancellor and a politician: Crisis brews in Kerala's universities

R. Krishnakumar

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan alleges political interference in universities in Kerala, declares he will no longer be the Chancellor and triggers a poli

SILVERLINE PROJECT

Kerala's SilverLine: Putting a project on track

R. Krishnakumar

The LDF government in Kerala takes determined steps to go ahead with the SilverLine project, a semi high-speed rail corridor, but opposition to the pr

United on exclusion: States insist on demarcating more area in the Western Ghats from 'ecologically sensitive' category

R. Krishnakumar

The validity of the Centre’s fourth draft notification on ecologically sensitive areas in the Western Ghats will end soon. But Kerala stands firm on e

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan returns as CPI(M) State secretary in Kerala

R. Krishnakumar

In November last year, the CPI(M) announced that Balakrishnan was going "on leave" from his post for medical treatment. The decision coincided with th

Tribute

A character actor par excellence

R. Krishnakumar

Nedumudi Venu (1948-2021) was well-known for the variety and depth of characters he portrayed both in parallel cinema, which launched him as an actor

'Narcotic jehad' controversy

Pulpit polemics: Bishop’s homily on ‘narcotic jehad’ catches Kerala by surprise

R. Krishnakumar

The timing of a bishop’s warning to his flock against the dangers of ‘narcotic jehad’ and his vehemence catch Kerala by surprise. And the BJP finds in

Kannur University in the eye of a storm over inclusion of works of Savarkar and Golwalkar and other Hindutva icons for course in a postgraduate programme

R. Krishnakumar

A major academic and political controversy has risen in Kerala over the inclusion of excerpts from the works of Hindutva ideologues such as V.D. Savar

Legal Issues

Supreme Court reiterates limits of legislative privileges while disallowing Kerala’s plea

R. Krishnakumar

The Supreme Court disallows the Kerala government’s plea to withdraw cases against legislators accused of vandalism in the Assembly in 2015.

Ordinance route to amend Kerala Lok Ayukta Act: Diluting a law?

Nun rape case: Justice on trial

COVID: Swift spread of Omicron variant across States in third wave

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, acquitted; fellow nuns say they did not get justice

A Chancellor and a politician: Crisis brews in Kerala's universities

Kerala's SilverLine: Putting a project on track

United on exclusion: States insist on demarcating more area in the Western Ghats from 'ecologically sensitive' category

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan returns as CPI(M) State secretary in Kerala

A character actor par excellence

Pulpit polemics: Bishop’s homily on ‘narcotic jehad’ catches Kerala by surprise

Kannur University in the eye of a storm over inclusion of works of Savarkar and Golwalkar and other Hindutva icons for course in a postgraduate programme

Supreme Court reiterates limits of legislative privileges while disallowing Kerala’s plea

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