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    Rajeev Ramachandran
    About the AuthorRajeev Ramachandran
    Rajeev Ramachandran is Associate Editor with The Federal.
      Regimented routines to peer pressure — Life inside Kerala’s NEET, JEE coaching centres
      The Eighth Column

      Regimented routines to peer pressure — Life inside Kerala’s NEET, JEE coaching centres

      28 July 2026 3:33 PM IST
      On a low: Why Keralas traditional toddy industry, already in decline, is facing a new challenge
      The Eighth Column

      On a low: Why Kerala's traditional toddy industry, already in decline, is facing a new challenge

      24 July 2026 3:07 PM IST
      SC grants partial relief to Kerala Waqf Board, removes govt supervision; legal battle to continue
      Kerala

      SC grants partial relief to Kerala Waqf Board, removes govt supervision; legal battle to continue

      22 July 2026 1:10 PM IST
      72 Days of Satheesan Government
      Kerala

      Satheesan’s first phase marred by govt-party discord

      21 July 2026 9:55 PM IST
      Spain
      Sports

      World Cup final: How Spain outclassed Argentina with a tactical masterclass

      20 July 2026 7:57 AM IST
      Keralas ‘Dark Days’: Blackouts ignite political storm amid World Cup match interruptions
      India

      Kerala's ‘Dark Days’: Blackouts ignite political storm amid World Cup match interruptions

      19 July 2026 8:30 PM IST
      Argentina to play Spain in FIFA World Cup 2026 final
      Sports

      Messi, Yamal and a World Cup final that feels like football's passing of the torch

      19 July 2026 10:00 AM IST
      FIFA WC: How Scalonismo turned Argentina into the masters of comebacks
      Sports

      FIFA WC: How Scalonismo turned Argentina into the masters of comebacks

      16 July 2026 12:11 PM IST
      CPI(M)
      Kerala

      Why Kerala’s LDF is struggling to emerge as effective Opposition after its poll defeat

      14 July 2026 3:40 PM IST
      Mass AI downsizings in Kerala spark legal row over new labour codes; state govt intervenes
      Kerala

      Mass AI downsizings in Kerala spark legal row over new labour codes; state govt intervenes

      14 July 2026 3:05 PM IST
      Kerala football politics FIFA World Cup
      Kerala

      Kerala football fandom turns political amid FIFA World Cup debates

      11 July 2026 3:20 PM IST
      Neymar retires: The story of Brazil’s greatest talent and football’s biggest ‘what if’
      Sports

      Neymar retires: The story of Brazil’s greatest talent and football’s biggest ‘what if’

      6 July 2026 8:15 AM IST
      Argentina vs Cape Verde
      Sports

      After Cape Verde scare, Argentina face tactical dilemma ahead of Egypt clash

      5 July 2026 4:27 PM IST
      Argentina head football coach Lionel Scaloni
      Sports

      World Cup 2026: How Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni saw a 100-game evolution

      3 July 2026 8:10 PM IST
      Vizhinjam Port ownership debate
      Kerala

      Vizhinjam Port: Will MSC gain control through Adani stake sale?

      3 July 2026 1:56 PM IST
      VD Satheesan
      Kerala

      Blackstone in Kerala healthcare: Why global investment giant’s hospital push matters

      28 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
      AMMA crisis
      Kerala

      AMMA collapse spirals into communal storm, a first for Malayalam cinema

      27 Jun 2026 1:48 PM IST
      VV Rajesh
      Kerala

      How BJP-ruled Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has become a political battleground

      25 Jun 2026 5:29 PM IST
      Kerala Assembly debate over low-alcohol beverage tax policy.
      Kerala

      Kerala low-alcohol tax row: Policy reform or procedural lapse?

      24 Jun 2026 7:00 PM IST
      Ronaldo returns with brace, sets new milestone; World Cup of titans begins
      Sports

      Ronaldo returns with brace, sets new milestone; World Cup of titans begins

      24 Jun 2026 9:34 AM IST
      Why FIFA World Cup orbits around Argentina’s ‘North Star’ Messi
      Sports

      Why FIFA World Cup orbits around Argentina’s ‘North Star’ Messi

      23 Jun 2026 12:00 PM IST
      AMMA
      Kerala

      AMMA crisis: How Malayalam cinema’s biggest association keeps falling apart

      23 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Balan movie
      Film Reviews

      Balan review: A mother-son bond forged through lies, love and survival

      20 Jun 2026 3:42 PM IST
      Kerala Budget: Pivot to port-led growth sparks row over land reforms and privitisation
      Kerala

      Kerala Budget: Pivot to port-led growth sparks row over land reforms and privitisation

      19 Jun 2026 1:51 PM IST
      How neighbourhood dance collectives are changing lives for women in Kerala’s Thrissur
      The Eighth Column

      How neighbourhood dance collectives are changing lives for women in Kerala’s Thrissur

      17 Jun 2026 3:29 PM IST
      Centre using demographic panel to subvert Census, fuel polarisation: Pinarayi
      Kerala

      Centre using demographic panel to subvert Census, fuel polarisation: Pinarayi

      17 Jun 2026 10:16 AM IST
      Health workers and officials monitor Nipah, Shigella and monsoon disease outbreaks in Kerala
      Kerala

      Nipah, Shigella outbreaks in Kerala put UDF govt’s health response under scrutiny

      16 Jun 2026 10:23 AM IST
      CPI(M) leaders during a discussion on the party
      Kerala

      Why CPI(M)’s Kerala post-election review has reignited debate over party’s direction

      14 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
      NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha
      India

      Delhi HC quashes cases against NewsClick editor: ‘gross abuse of the process of law’

      11 Jun 2026 9:55 AM IST
      Why in Kerala, World Cup flex wars are reflective of football being a lived experience in the state
      The Eighth Column

      Why in Kerala, World Cup flex wars are reflective of football being a lived experience in the state

      10 Jun 2026 1:19 PM IST
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