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‘Chanakya, Chandragupta Maurya rolled into one’

When K. Karunakaran returned to Kerala after anointing Mr P.V. Narasimha Rao as Prime Minister in 1991, his hysteric followers welcomed him at the airport with placards that screamed, “You are not just the king-maker; you are the king.”

Karunakaran's condition critical

The condition of ailing Congress leader K Karunakaran turned critical on Wednesday and he was put on ventilator support at a hospital here.

Stormy start to brief Kerala assembly session

The brief assembly session of Kerala began on Tuesday on a stormy note with congress led UDF opposition disrupting proceedings demanding the resignation of state revenue minister K P Rajendran and a j

Kerala assembly session to be stormy

Energised by its sterling performance in the civic polls,the Congress-led UDF in Kerala is expected to take firecely on the ruling LDF raising a host of issues in the brief year-end session of the sta

Cops pump laxatives into thief to force out gold

In its most stomach-churning investigation ever, the Kerala police was forced to pump laxatives into a hardened thief for five days in a row before he “surrendered” a costly gold chain he swallowed.

Lifetime award for Herzog at Kerala film fest

German director Werner Herzog will be the star attraction of the 15th International Film Festival of Kerala which will start off here on December 10.

Tharoor backs Thomas, flays ‘media trial’...

Former Union minister Shashi Tharoor, who himself resigned under a cloud, on Sunday backed Chief Vigilance Commissioner P.J.

Sabari pilgrims falling prey to heart attacks

As many as 10 devotees have died of heart attacks while undertaking the arduous climb to the famous Ayyappa temple in the Sabarimala hills since the beginning of the pilgrimage season two weeks ago.

30,000 Indian students left Oz: Student federation

A spate of attacks, tough visa norms and denial of permanent residency have caused around 30,000 Indian students, mostly based in Melbourne, to leave Australia in the past year, claims the Federation

‘Today’s leaders lack Nehru’s sensibility’

Jawaharlal Nehru is the most under-appreciated prose writer of the 20th century,” said author and former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, speaking at the last day of the Hay Literature Festival in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

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