Vishnu Varma is a correspondent for the Indian Express in Kerala.

August 02, 2018 15:30 IST
On Tuesday, Saseendra became the first woman in Kerala to drive the official vehicle of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as he took the salute at a passing-out parade at the Ramavarmapuram Police Academy in Thrissur.
Thu, Aug 02, 2018
August 01, 2018 03:50 IST
Ravi Deecee, CEO of DC Books, confirmed the move, affirming that the publisher always stood with its readers and its writers.
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
July 31, 2018 21:38 IST
The King Cobra, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of threatened species, is protected under Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act. Its numbers are believed to be going down with more and more conflicts with humans.
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
July 29, 2018 01:10 IST
Hundreds arrive in Kerala every year from West Bengal seeking better opportunities, and living insular lives. The pause to mourn the killing of a 50-year-old over a scuffle will be brief.
Sun, Jul 29, 2018
July 28, 2018 08:44 IST
Hanan Hamid’s arduous circumstances in life and the ways in which she navigates them to support her studies and her fractured family made her a darling among the public, especially on social media.
Sat, Jul 28, 2018
July 25, 2018 19:25 IST
From Rajan to Udayakumar, here are some prominent cases of suspected custody killings in Kerala which have brought people on the streets rooting for justice.
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
July 25, 2018 13:02 IST
K Jithakumar and SV Sreekumar, both civil police officers, have received the highest punishment of the land. A fine of Rs 2 lakh each have been imposed on the duo.
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
July 18, 2018 19:00 IST
The wedding card itself carries directions for use for the guests. The processing time to print these cards may be long, but the MLA said the cost is economical and above all provides livelihood to hundreds of people.
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
July 17, 2018 20:00 IST
On June 24, Manik Roy (50), a native of Malda in West Bengal working as a mason's helper in Anchal, was walking home with a relative after buying a hen when he was confronted by Sasidhara Kurup (60) and Asif (23), both residents of the area, police said
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
July 17, 2018 17:14 IST
Clobbered by torrential rain over the past few days, over 100 households in the village are reported to have suffered extensive damage sending close to 1500 people scurrying off to the nearest relief camp set up by the government.
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
July 13, 2018 11:52 IST
A bunch of artists from the LGBTQI community in Kerala have painted their perspectives of homosexual intimacy on canvas. Three years ago, the first edition of the exhibition was held in Kochi with five artists, all of them from Kerala.
Fri, Jul 13, 2018
July 11, 2018 17:00 IST
While the victim and her husband have appeared before the crime branch of the Kerala Police to file detailed statements, the priests have not been arrested yet.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
July 10, 2018 04:34 IST
When informed about the several new pages in place of the parent GNPC page, a top excise official said, "It looks like they are very angry with us. We will have to figure out ways with the cyber police to shut these pages down."
Tue, Jul 10, 2018
July 05, 2018 15:48 IST
The races will traditionally take place across small sections, between 1-3 kilometres, of Iruvanchipuzha and Chalipuzha, tributaries of the Chaliyar river, fourth longest in the state.
Thu, Jul 05, 2018
July 04, 2018 05:30 IST
Stating that no man can hear “the things that my wife has told me, and today those things are being discussed in public”, the husband of the victim who was sexually abused, allegedly by four church priests over years, now wants the accused to be defrocked — dismissed as priests.
Wed, Jul 04, 2018
July 02, 2018 19:52 IST
The massive investment from Temasek through a minority stake has now heralded UST Global as Kerala’s first homegrown unicorn with a $1 billion valuation.
Mon, Jul 02, 2018
July 02, 2018 10:44 IST
Out of the three states, where the Left has a substantial organisational base, Kerala remains, as of today, the only state in the country where it has a government.
Mon, Jul 02, 2018
July 02, 2018 10:42 IST
Police sources said there was a tussle between SFI workers and those of the Campus Front, the student wing of the Popular Front, over sticking of posters inside the campus. The argument later descended into a full-throated fight during which Abhimanyu got stabbed.
Mon, Jul 02, 2018
June 30, 2018 12:02 IST
The first phase of the digital hub, set to come up in Technocity, will give a major fillip to Kerala government’s endeavour to achieve the twin targets of job generation and exploitation of its digital talent pool.
Sat, Jun 30, 2018
June 30, 2018 04:00 IST
“When Peelandi was shifted to the training centre in Kodanad, our children cried. It felt as if our family member was being taken away,” said Pappal Thazhe Samvarpode, president of a local forest protection committee in Attappadi.
Sat, Jun 30, 2018
June 29, 2018 18:20 IST
The company is looking at providing 500 direct jobs by the end of April 2019 with indirect employment also raised through its partner agencies.
Fri, Jun 29, 2018
June 28, 2018 11:08 IST
According to Kerala Agriculture University , the pineapple crop in Kerala does not signal any serious pests or diseases, except for ‘light incidence of leaf spot disease and mealy bugs.’
Thu, Jun 28, 2018
June 22, 2018 14:20 IST
Part V: Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who hails from Thalassery in Kannur, said his party has historically been at the receiving end of the violence, starting with the British, then the Congress and followed by the RSS/BJP.
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
June 22, 2018 13:55 IST
In an interview to IndianExpress.com, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan talked about the CPM’s recent victory in Chengannur bye-election, its strategy for the Lok Sabha polls and how it chooses to tackle the Congress-led UDF and the BJP.
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
June 21, 2018 20:47 IST
The court iterated that the sections referred to in the petition failed to convince that the publishers had committed any offence, much less a cardinal one, affecting the society's moral fabric, and offending its sensibilities.
Fri, Jun 22, 2018




