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

May 15, 2018 13:05 IST
Mandya is considered a JD(S) stronghold and any gains for the BJP here always elicits surprise for the party and its workers.
Tue, May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018 07:15 IST
Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2018 Top Candidates Key Constituency LIVE UPDATES: BJP CM candidate B S Yeddyurappa won Shikaripura seat by a margin of over 35,000 votes, while CM Siddaramaiah defeated BJP rival Sreeramulu in Badami by over 1,600 votes.
Wed, May 16, 2018
May 15, 2018 06:59 IST
Bangalore, Mangalore Election Results 2018: Counting of votes began at 8 am in morning. The BJP has comfortably crossed the 100 mark, while the Congress and JD(S) are trailing behind.
Wed, May 16, 2018
May 15, 2018 06:42 IST
Karnataka Election Results 2018: BS Yeddyurappa is chief minister of Karnataka. He took oath at 9 am Thursday morning, hours after the SC, in a midnight to dawn hearing, refused to stay the swearing-in ceremony. You can read through the highlights from the first hour of counting till the swearing-in ceremony, below.
Thu, May 17, 2018
May 12, 2018 07:03 IST
Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 Highlights: Karnataka is the only state the BJP has ever won in the southern part of the country. The outcome of the Assembly polls is likely to have a major bearing on the future course for both parties.
Sat, May 12, 2018
May 11, 2018 16:24 IST
karnataka assembly elections 2018: With campaigning having already ended on Thursday and just a day left for polling, it will be interesting to see how Bhatkalis vote this time.
Fri, May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 04:33 IST
A decade after his victory in Shikaripura allowed him to head the first BJP government in a southern state, B S Yeddyurappa, counting on his home turf to return him to power, wrapped up a scorching campaign Thursday with a roadshow and prayers at a temple.
Fri, May 11, 2018
May 10, 2018 11:06 IST
What do the voters in the district think when they go to the ballot this time? Can the BJP give the Congress and the JD(S) a tough fight in Shimoga? All that and more in our live blog today. Here are the highlights.
Fri, May 11, 2018
May 08, 2018 11:29 IST
On the Karnataka election trail: In the run up to the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018, IndianExpress.com on Tuesday takes you to Bhatkal and Davanagere constituencies. Follow the latest udpates here.
Tue, May 08, 2018
May 07, 2018 09:21 IST
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 highlights: IndianExpress.com makes its way through Udupi, Dharwad and Hubli districts in the poll-bound state of Karnataka. Track all the latest developments here
Mon, May 07, 2018
May 05, 2018 16:31 IST
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Bantwal, a constituency with 2.2 lakh voters, lies east to the city of Mangaluru on the expressway to Bengaluru. In a belt that simmers with communal tensions, this constituency is no stranger to violence.
Sat, May 05, 2018
May 05, 2018 11:41 IST
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: IndianExpress.com made its way to Badami — one of the two seats CM Siddaramaiah is contesting in the May 12 polls — and Mangalore, where PM Narendra Modi addressed a rally. Here are the highlights
Sat, May 05, 2018
May 04, 2018 10:10 IST
Karnataka Elections: IndianExpress.com travels through villages in Bantwal in the South and Belgavi in the North to see how the elections are unfolding in the last week of campaigning. Follow the highlights
Sat, May 05, 2018
May 04, 2018 10:06 IST
Karnataka elections: During one such brief autorickshaw ride in Mangalore city, the heart of the communally-sensitive Dakshina Kannada region, a driver stated: "Hindus will die if BJP doesn't return (to power).”
Fri, May 04, 2018
May 02, 2018 11:18 IST
Karnataka elections highlights: A largely urban seat, Mangalore South has a vast Christian population and sizeable Hindu as well as Muslim voters, giving it a diverse demographic look.
Wed, May 02, 2018
April 26, 2018 09:16 IST
A top police officer involved in the investigation told IndianExpress.com that the 28-year-old woman had confessed, after 11 hours of questioning, to killing her daughter and aged parents by mixing a toxic chemical in their food.
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
April 22, 2018 01:44 IST
A day in the life of a palliative care clinic in Kerala: A state with 3 per cent of the country’s population, Kerala offers close to two-thirds of the total palliative care in the country, aimed at alleviating suffering and making death, in cases that it is inevitable, more peaceful and dignified.
Sun, Apr 22, 2018
April 20, 2018 00:30 IST
The building was located close to the Kochi Metro elevated corridor and services have been curtailed for the section for now as a precautionary measure.
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
April 19, 2018 05:00 IST
The three cops had arrested Sreejith on the night of April 6, accusing him of involvement in the attack on the home of 52-year-old Vasudevan in Varapuzha, a small town on the fringes of Kochi.
Thu, Apr 19, 2018
April 18, 2018 17:35 IST
Officials at the Nattukal police station, investigating the incident, said the baby's body could have been flushed down the toilet a day earlier and had spent eight months in the womb.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
April 12, 2018 19:20 IST
Sreejith' s family claimed that he had no role in a mob attack on a house and that the police had arrested the wrong 'Sreejith', not the man who was originally named in the complainant's statement.
Thu, Apr 12, 2018
April 11, 2018 21:28 IST
While the police have so far rejected allegations of custodial torture and maintained that Sreejith was an accused in the case, due to political pressure, state DGP Loknath Behera has appointed a special investigation team to look into the matter.
Wed, Apr 11, 2018
April 09, 2018 16:34 IST
Theertha, co-founder of the startup ‘Sign NEXT’, wants to talk and communicate more effectively to the deaf people across the country and make them part of the mainstream conversation.
Mon, Apr 09, 2018
April 08, 2018 10:51 IST
Spiqi has an advanced sensor that vibrates when the wearer slouches, reminding him/her to straighten up. It monitors the person's back activity in real time, setting time-based posture goals and advising him/her to take regular breaks.
Sun, Apr 08, 2018
April 08, 2018 09:34 IST
The ability of Azolla to grow at lightning speed across the water and provide wholesome nutrients inspired Nikhil to use it as a form of livestock feed and come to the rescue of poultry and dairy farmers.
Sun, Apr 08, 2018


