Will Thiruvanathapuram Elect Tharoor A 4th Time?

24 hours before campaigning ends in Thiruvanathapuram, Archana Masih/Rediff.com discovers Shashi Tharoor and his BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar are busy getting their message across to voters.......

Can This Techie Win Thiruvanathapuram?

Whether Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins or not, Thiruvananthapuram will likely never see such an interesting contest again. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, campaigns......

'Modi's Speech Is A Response To Congress Obsession With Vote Bank Politics'

'The Congress wants to distort the very fabric of Indian society because they are obsessed with vote bank politics.' IMAGE: Clearly tired after a punishing six weeks in blistering heat on the......

'BJP Won't Win A Single Seat In Kerala'

'I will win the election. The Congress and BJP are fighting for second place.' IMAGE: Pannyan Raveendran, the Left Democratic Front candidate for the Thiruvanathapuram Lok Sabha seat. All......

Why Kerala's start-up ecosystem is unique!

'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.''They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software,......

Pinarayi and Gadkari link up on development

'Curiously, Pinarayi's approach, stressing the imperatives of development, is robustly backed by Nitin Gadkari.''I stand next only to Gadkari, one of the few outstanding ministers in the Modi......

Is the Centre discriminating against South India?

Finance ministers from the southern states will discuss their concerns on the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission in Thiruvanathapuram on Tuesday.'Every Finance Commission creates its......

It's not Bengaluru or Patna, these 98 places will be 'Smart Cities'!

Modi government's ambitious ‘Smart Cities’ project has shortlisted 98 cities but Bengaluru and Patna don't figure in the list. Image: Jaipur has been selected to be turned into a Smart......

Goodbye, Dear Nedumudi Venu

'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well. IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Sarvam Thaala Mayam. With a heavy heart,......

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020 should be a case study of how film-makers from around India coped with the pandemic and the lockdown. Some were ready with their films, while others rushed through post-production working......

'I want to be a Priyanka Chopra in reverse'

'I want to go back to India after my success here.' Siddharth Dhananjay wants an O-1 visa. The 24-year-old Thiruvanathapuram-born, Jakarta-raised, Iowa-educated, actor has a major indie film......

'Chayilyam is people's cinema'

In the seventies, the avante garde film-maker in Malayalam, the legendary John Abraham, made films with finance collected from a large number of people. For him, cinema was a people's movement. He......

India Touches Down In God's Own Country

IMAGE: Head Coach Rahul Dravid is welcomes on his arrival. Photographs: Kind Courtesy Indian Cricket Team/Instagram Team India touched down in Thiruvanathapuram, gearing up for a World Cup warm-up......

'Gavaskar Wasn't The Best Captain'

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Botham during England's tour of India in 1982. Photograph: All Sport/Getty Images   When folks discuss India's best captains, Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi,......

Shashi Tharoor's shout out to Sanju Samson

IMAGE: Will Sanju Samson come in for Ishan Kishan in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday?   Shashi Tharoor is a passionate follower of cricket and on Monday, the MP from......

England Lions pull off consolation win against India 'A'

IMAGE: Ben Duckett. Photograph: England Cricket/Twitter Ben Duckett starred with an unbeaten 70 as England Lions pulled off a narrow one-wicket win over India 'A' in a low-scoring fifth and final......

How Kohli celebrated Diwali

IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates Diwali with underprivileged children in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Before he flew to Thiruvanathapuram to pull off a series ODI win against the West Indies, Virat Kohli......