Binu Karunakaran

With Puducherry and northern districts in Tamil Nadu facing the brunt of Cyclone Fengal, the regions recorded historic levels of rainfall. Even landlocked districts like Krishnagiri received huge amounts of rain.

On September 1, 2001, Narayanana Nair, a 54-year-old man, was brutally beaten up by police officers, allegedly for not showing enough respect to them while they

The only sweet memory I have from my high school days is the smell of camphor that emanates when ping pong balls break. Puny little high for a puny kid with a u

The Supreme Court is all set to hear a crucial batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, on December 12. This Act maintains the status of religious sites as they stood on India's Independence Day and bars legal attempts to alter it. A special bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan will hear the case. It comes amid rising disputes over the ‘true nature' of prominent religious sites like the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura. The petitioners argue the Act infringes fundamental rights under Articles 14 (Right to equality) and 25 (Freedom of religion) of the Constitution. The court's decision is pivotal and will shape the course for multiple similar challenges pertaining to the places of worship.

Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav is in the eye of a storm following his remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad — a Hindu fundamentalist group. Shekhar Kumar declared that India will run “as per majority wishes”, used pejorative terms against Muslims, and said their children can't be tolerant and generous because they're exposed to animal slaughter. The Supreme Court has taken note of the speech and sought details, and several Opposition MPs have started the process of removing the judge, as per Article 218 of the Indian Constitution.

Shabana Azmi, in the winter of 1989, read out a protest note on a stage in New Delhi, amid shouts of support and outrage. Her voice was calm, without a tinge of

Tamil Nadu State Child Protection Society and the Department of Social Defense has sent a show cause notice to Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Chennai, af

As per the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, to be tabled on Monday, December 16, the proposed ‘One Nation One Election exercise’ will be set in motion

Hours after it came to light that bio-medical waste from Kerala was illegally dumped in multiple locations in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, government auth

The Vaikom Satyagraha (March 30, 1924 to November 23, 1925) in Kerala’s erstwhile Travancore Kingdom (present-day Kottayam district) was a significant mass stru