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TA Ameerudheen is a Scroll.in staffer.
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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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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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Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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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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Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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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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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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Facing a credibility crisis, Kerala’s Catholic Church launches TV channel to spread ‘positive news’
Shekinah TV, run by an evangelical movement under the church, comes on the heels of two top priests being charged with rape and corruption.
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Party-run newspapers, TV channels are helping Kerala’s candidates keep poll expenses under limit
If not for party-owned outlets, some nominees might have had to breach Rs 70 lakh cap to comply with Supreme Court’s order to advertise their criminal cases.
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The Field
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title
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Watch, WPL 2024: Champions Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrate as they clinch first title