SANTOSH KUMAR, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

CPM out to consolidate Muslim vote in Kerala

The way Congress is running its affairs, Pinarayi Vijayan has every right to dream of another chance, if age and health permit. NEW DELHI: An...

A Mayor’s dilemma over ‘forged’ letter to comrade

NEW DELHI: The biggest takeaway from the purportedly fake or forged letter written by the youngest Mayor in the country, 23-year-old Arya Rajendran of...

Governor-LDF stand-off in Kerala takes a bizarre turn

NEW DELHI: In his active political days, Arif Mohammed Khan had never shied away from controversy, nor was he afraid of airing his views...

Gaushala at Kerala CM’s residence raises political fumes

NEW DELHI: Folklore has it that a peasant woman in Kerala sold her only possession, a calf, and contributed the money to the then...

It’s Governor vs Left Front in Kerala

Amid differences with CM Vijayan, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has threatened not to sign two bills awaiting his nod. NEW DELHI: Even as Kerala battles...

Story of a Magsaysay gone awry

Sitaram Yechury has justified K.K. Shailaja’s award rejection; CPM feels the award panel’s move is an ‘insult’ to the party. NEW DELHI: The CPM central...

Kerala voters question CPM’s secular credentials

Defeat in Thrikkakara bypolls is a slap in the face of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. New Delhi: The by-election result in Thrikkakara, central Kerala, is...

Vote bank politics comes to the fore even as communal venom spills over in Kerala

New Delhi: Is Kerala, which used to hold a high moral ground when it comes to communal harmony, slowly turning into a fertile ground...

Vijayan takes a leaf out of Narendra Modi’s Gujarat model, surprises CPM

NEW DELHI: Even as the controversy over the decision of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to dispatch his chief secretary to Gujarat to study...

A murder and its counter: The same old story unfolds in Kerala

The murders have once again underscored the growing influence of communal politics in the Left ruled state. New Delhi: The killing of a Popular Front...

LDF widens liquor net in Kerala

The Left Front is now thinking of allowing opening of clubs within IT parks. New Delhi: With the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government deciding to...

Kerala denies compensation to 8-year-old girl

New Delhi: Early this week, people of Kerala heard in utter disbelief that the state government has filed an appeal against a High Court...

Left Front clips Lokayukta’s powers before it hears cases against CM Vijayan

An Ordinance was brought after a hurried Cabinet meet in which the CM took part via video conferencing from the US. New Delhi: It is...

Kerala, Tamil Nadu walking the Mullaperiyar tightrope once again

The Mullaperiyar dam has been a bone of contention between Kerala and Tamil Nadu since 1970. New Delhi: With the Central Water Commission (CWC) asking...

PM Modi seeks G7-G20 cooperation to counter CCP expansionism

Two months on, UK still not probing attack on Indian High Commission

Congress will follow ‘Karnataka model’ in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan

SANTOSH KUMAR