Nidheesh MK
How Kerala overtook Punjab to become India’s drug epicentre
Kerala is in the grip of a surging drug crisis. It recorded more than three times the number of cases as Punjab in 2024. Even schoolchildren test positive and murders are traced back to synthetic high. The state is cracking down, but the ground is slipping under its feet
- Nidheesh MK
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
As Kerala CM post looks elusive, is Tharoor reconsidering his political future?
The Congress’s Kerala unit has been dominated by two rival factions since the late 1970s, which means the main contenders for the CM’s post in 2026 will be VD Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala, leaving little room for Tharoor’s ambitions
In Kerala, a battle is brewing over sacred threads and bare chests
In God’s own country, a debate over the practice of men removing upper garments before entering temples has sparked tensions among community organisations and political parties
- Nidheesh MK
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
How a group of 'educated' Muslims became a terror outfit
While the now-banned organisation’s stated aim remained social work, its leaders always seemed inclined to react violently to a provocation. The chopping of a professor’s hand in 2010 should have rung a warning bell