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A journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari on track

DREAM BECOMES REALITY

After Guv stint in Odisha, Raghubar says BJP will decide his role in party

FORMER Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Thursday said the BJP leadership will decide his new role in the party.

1 worker killed, another hurt in tunnel collapse

THE Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority is developing a multi-hazard early warning system to improve alert mechanisms in disaster-prone areas.

Shinde makes courtesy call on PM

Maharashtra Deputy CM 'demands equal share of pie' in current power structure in state

Know 500 teachers who don't go to schools but have hired others: Mantri

THE Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Rao Uday Pratap Singh faced a foot-in-the-mouth situation when a video went viral with him claiming to know teachers who use proxies to teach students.

Gentleman with impeccable integrity, openness & humane approach

DR Manmohan Singh was a man with impeccable integrity. A true gentleman. As Cabinet Secretary, I worked with him closely.

Scholar-politician who achieved a lot. And silently

INDIA will always see Manmohan Singh as the architect of its economic reforms.

For Balance in Regulating Social Media for Children

Australia's recent bipartisan legislation banning social media for children under 16 has fueled a global debate about the psychological impact of online platforms on children's well-being.

When the Union Is Not a Sum of the Parts

Given our fractured polity and institutional atrophy, this isn't a moment to celebrate the Constitution. Instead, we should ponder about the future of our democracy and constitutional culture

For Society, MT Was Its Conscience

It is difficult for anyone who knew MT Vasudevan Nair to live with the fact of his non-existence in Sithara, East Nadakkavu, Kozhikode, his fabled address.

Mother, newborn escape from elephant attack

A 20-YEAR-OLD who gave birth to a baby boy en route to a hospital, and a team of health department officials, who got stuck between a wild elephant and wild buffaloes, had a miraculous escape on Christmas morning in Nelliyampathy.

MT led society in its progressive march

MT Vasudevan Nair was a writer who always took care to lead society progressively through his literary creations. His work Pallivalum Kaalchilambum stands testimony to his progressive character.

MT's craft redefined, added depth to his villains

THE characters MT created were never one-dimensional individuals who could easily be fitted into categories.

Malayalam lit will miss him

WHEN I sit down to scribble a few lines on MT, I am at a loss for words.

The Tormented Titan

Five years my senior, MT was in college while I was doing high school. I was enamoured by the very first story he wrote.

Crisp Plots and Sharp Characters

Through his films & screenplays, MT explored lives, customs and beliefs of ordinary people, and socio-political themes in a post-'50s Kerala

Nila — An emotion that ebbed and flowed in MT's writings

“I PREFER the Nila that I know to the great oceans that hold unknown wonders in their wombs,” M T Vasudevan Nair once said in an interview.

MT's last public function, on 91st b'day, was a gala

WHILE Kozhikode will remain the home of M T Vasudevan Nair, it was Kochi that hosted his last official function. On July 15, when the master storyteller turned 91.

Rise in narcotics cases and arrests; drug menace continues in district

941 NDPS cases & 928 arrests until Dec 11, up from 718 cases and 759 arrests in 2023

Two Keralites make it to 2024 World Abilitysport Youth Games

IT has been a remarkable year for the cerebral palsy sports team of Kerala. After a stellar show at the recently concluded National CP Athletics Championship, two of its members have now made the cut for an upcoming world championship.

KALEIDOSCOPIC REFLECTIONS OF BEAUTY, BANTER AND WOMANHOOD

The unassuming opening of Victoria puts us directly inside a bus that chugs along a routine route, carrying the titular Victoria (Meenakshi Jayan) and an old woman clutching a rooster, of all things.

Christopher Nolan's next titled The Odyssey

ACCLAIMED director Christopher Nolan is set to adapt Homer's ancient Greek epic poem The Odyssey into a feature film.

My favourite books of the year

2024 was a fantastic bookish year for me. I completed two bucket list items: speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival in January and opening an antiquarian bookstore in Bengaluru in November.

Deol's ton helps India seal series

HARLEEN DEOL'S maiden hundred set the foundation and India sealed the ODI series with a 115-run win over the West Indies.

Cranbrook to MCG, the rise and rise of teenager Konstas

ON the eve of New South Wales' first Sheffield Shield match of the season - against South Australia at Cricket Central in Sydney - Sam Konstas was sitting with his batting coach Tahmid Islam for dinner.

Shooting mental sport, don't know when award snub will affect Manu: Jaspal

DOUBLE Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker finally broke her silence on her exclusion from Khel Ratna list.

Timely lift for Haryana shuttler

DEVIKA SIHAG is stoked at the moment. She had a valid reason to be.

India to play matches in Dubai, Pak tie on Feb 23

FINALLY, the International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the much-awaited schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Excited with pack of pacers in SA20

WITH the third edition of the SA20 coming soon, the Ambassador of the franchise league and former South African fast bowler Allan Donald believes the new crop of pace bowlers coming from his home country are the ones to watch out for.

HFCL defence equipment mfg unit in Hosur

HFCL Limited, a leading telecom equipment maker, on Tuesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art defence equipment manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.