Why Kerala is a psephologist's nightmare

Voters are disillusioned with the two rival fronts in the state and there are no effective alternatives either. G Sreedathan explainsStakes are high for the principal players of Kerala's rival......

What marked Tharoor's 'dead end'

Under severe push from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee combine, the Congress core committee decided to show Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor......

Kutty's body flown to Kerala

The body of slain Border Roads Organisation personnel Maniyappan Raman Kutty was flown to his native place in Kerala from New Delhi on Fridaymorning. Kutty's body, which was flownto Delhifrom......

A RAW hand

Kerala's Director General of Police P K Hormis Tharakan, who belongs to the 1968 batch of the Indian Police Service, took over as the new chief of the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), the external......

First Indian wheat cargo to Iraq since 2001

India's first successful wheat delivery to Iraq since 2001 was discharging at Umm Qasar port on Wednesday, raising hopes for more shipments in the future, traders and industry officials said.A New......

Marakkar Review

The film bears its weight largely on Mohanlal's shoulders who mostly looks tired and old as he delivers his flat, unmemorable, lines trying to look passionate, observes Divya Nair. IMAGE: Mohanlal......

Ray review

As an exercise, Ray is an effort worth encouraging.As a collaboration, it is a hit and miss, notes Sukanya Verma. Edgar Allan Poe once said, 'A short story must have a single mood and every......

Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai

'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the......

Shaji N Karun's Swapaanam releases today

Jayaram plays a Chenda artiste in the national award winning director Shaji N Karun's Swapaanam. Bengali dancer Kadambari is the female lead. "Many geniuses have been dubbed as eccentric during......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Arun Ramanan Message:Wish you happy and great life and a long sting with the Indian time and helping them achive great heights. May God allways be with you. Name:Arun Ramanan Message:Wish you......