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TA Ameerudheen is a Scroll.in staffer.
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
The Billavas have been steadfast supporters of the BJP’s Hindutva project. But a younger generation is growing disenchanted with the party.
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
The HD Deve Gowda-led JD(S) faces an existential crisis. A poor performance could see it lose sway over the state’s significant Vokkaliga community to the BJP.
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In fish-loving Kerala, poaching and pollution are decimating stocks – and threatening livelihoods
The government says it will amend the law in order to regulate illegal inland fisheries.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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In Lakshadweep, even Congress claims that NCP’s dried tuna deal was fishy, could not bring victory
Mohammed Faizal of the NCP beat Hamdullah Sayeed of the Congress yet again.
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Kerala: The RSS led Sabarimala agitation for seven months. Why did it not win the BJP any seats?
All parties concede that the protests against the Supreme Court’s September 28 verdict had influenced the election outcome.
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2019 results: Kerala bucks national trend as Congress alliance wins 19 seats out of 20
Party leaders say a ‘Rahul wave’ and the state government’s handling of Sabarimala issue are reasons for Congress’s impressive performance.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Just eight months after the floods, Kerala is reeling from a severe water crisis. What’s gone wrong?
Deficient rainfall is to blame but also the widespread destruction of forests, paddy fields and laterite hills.
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Kerala: How migrant workers’ kids leaped over Malayalam barrier to score A+ grades in Class 10 exams
Many of them attributed their success, especially in the Malayalam papers, to help from their teachers and friends.
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‘Why did media print fake stories about us?’: Kerala men cleared of terror charges after 13 years
Last month, the state High Court acquitted all five men accused in the Panayikkulam terror camp case.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Kerala temple festival: As ban on celebrity elephant is lifted, spotlight moves to stress on animals
On Saturday, the district administration revoked its ban on the tallest elephant in the state from participating in the Thrissur Pooram temple festival.
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‘We don’t want to die landless’: Kerala’s Adivasis are again agitating for land promised in 2001
Nearly 200 landless Adivasis have been protesting for over a week after they were forcibly evicted from the Thovarimala forest in Wayanad.
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Not just the niqab, Kerala’s Muslim education body has also banned jeans, leggings and miniskirts
The head of the Muslim Education Society says its 152 institutions will restrict all forms of clothing ‘unacceptable to mainstream society’.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces