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    Rajeev Ramachandran
    About the AuthorRajeev Ramachandran
    Rajeev Ramachandran is Associate Editor with The Federal.
      Voices from behind the silence: What it means ‘to survive’ sexual violence
      The Eighth Column

      Voices from behind the silence: What it means ‘to survive’ sexual violence

      17 Feb 2026 11:07 AM IST
      Why Kerala seeing a shrink in its marine fish catch has cultural implications beyond business
      The Eighth Column

      Why Kerala seeing a shrink in its marine fish catch has cultural implications beyond business

      16 Feb 2026 1:58 PM IST
      Mani Shankar Aiyar, Pinarayi Vijayan
      Kerala

      Mani Shankar Aiyar leaves Congress red-faced with Pinarayi praise in poll-bound Kerala

      16 Feb 2026 11:55 AM IST
      Sabarimala temple
      Kerala

      Women’s entry into Sabarimala moves to centre stage ahead of Kerala Assembly polls

      16 Feb 2026 11:08 AM IST
      Aalin Sherin Abraham
      Kerala

      Kerala’s youngest donor gives four lives a second chance

      14 Feb 2026 6:51 PM IST
      Pinarayi Vijayan, VD Satheesan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar
      Kerala

      Why anti-incumbency, favourable surveys fail to cheer Congress in Kerala

      12 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Left Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim introduces Right to Disconnect Bill
      India

      What propelled MP Rahim to move the Right to Disconnect Bill

      9 Feb 2026 3:55 PM IST
      Kerala’s paddy farming at risk as Centre targets additional bonus
      The Federal Focus

      Centre push to scrap Kerala paddy bonus triggers federal backlash

      9 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      AIIMS Kerala row sharpens as budget silence fuels Centre-state blame game | Suresh Gopi
      The Federal Focus

      Kerala’s AIIMS tests Centre's Budget credibility, federal trust

      5 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Kerala devolution tax share 16th Finance Commission
      The Federal Focus

      Why Kerala gains on paper but loses fiscally under 16th Finance Commission

      3 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar
      Kerala

      Budget 2026: BJP struggles to defend Kerala omission as CPI(M), Congress sharpen attack

      2 Feb 2026 12:35 PM IST
      Train
      Business

      Budget 2026 | The same old grouse: Kerala feels Left out

      1 Feb 2026 2:28 PM IST
      Budget 2026-27: Biopharma gets big boost, public health left behind
      Business

      Budget 2026-27: Biopharma gets big boost, public health left behind

      1 Feb 2026 1:35 PM IST
      Railways
      The Federal Focus

      Why a high-speed rail network could lead to Kerala-Centre flashpoint

      30 Jan 2026 3:08 PM IST
      Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal presents the state Budget
      Kerala

      Kerala Budget prioritises welfare as LDF govt banks on continuity

      29 Jan 2026 5:27 PM IST
      money rupee
      Kerala

      Kerala Economic Survey 2026 finds state's debt burden easing amid economic expansion

      29 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      kerala high-speed railway corridor
      The Federal Focus

      SilverLine out, central high-speed rail in: The contest over Kerala’s mobility control

      27 Jan 2026 2:53 PM IST
      Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
      Kerala

      Congress refutes rumours of CPI(M) approaching Shashi Tharoor for defection

      25 Jan 2026 3:43 PM IST
      Suicide of Kozhikode man exposes perils of social media trials
      Kerala

      Suicide of Kozhikode man exposes perils of social media trials

      20 Jan 2026 5:27 PM IST
      Rahuls Kochi event signals early UDF push for 2026 Kerala polls
      Kerala

      Rahul's Kochi event signals early UDF push for 2026 Kerala polls

      20 Jan 2026 7:12 AM IST
      CPI(M), MA Baby
      Kerala

      CPI(M) launches house-to-house campaign to reconnect with voters

      18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Collage of Jose K Mani, VD Satheesan and Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan
      Kerala

      Battle for Kerala Congress: Why every ruling front wants a slice of the party

      14 Jan 2026 4:14 PM IST
      Pinarayi Vijayan with teacup
      Kerala

      Rahul Mamkootathil case: Teacup quote in Pinarayi photo adds new dimension

      13 Jan 2026 11:26 AM IST
      Rahul Mamkootathil
      Kerala

      Rahul Mamkootathil bail hearing in third rape case set for Jan 12

      11 Jan 2026 7:11 PM IST
      Kerala gears up for political showdown as LDF turns financial grievances into poll plank
      The Federal Focus

      Kerala gears up for political showdown as LDF turns financial grievances into poll plank

      11 Jan 2026 5:16 PM IST
      Vellappally Natesan’s (left) political proximity to the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (right) stand as symbols of a deeper unease within the ruling front.
      Kerala

      Why Kerala CM's car-pooling with Vellappally could be a costly ride for the Left

      9 Jan 2026 7:17 PM IST
      Sabarimala chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru arrested in gold theft case
      Kerala

      Sabarimala chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru arrested in gold theft case

      9 Jan 2026 4:12 PM IST
      Dhiraj Rabha’s installation at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
      Features

      Dhiraj Rabha on how his garden of carnivorous plants draws on Assam’s insurgency

      8 Jan 2026 6:38 PM IST
      Prof Madhav Gadgil
      Obituary

      Madhav Gadgil obit: An ecologist who refused easy binaries

      8 Jan 2026 10:33 AM IST
      Kerala’s water woes: Worsening quality, lack of retention strategies
      Kerala

      Kerala’s water woes: Worsening quality, lack of retention strategies

      6 Jan 2026 3:59 PM IST
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