Binu Karunakaran

To make someone wait is the ancient prerogative of power, wrote Roland Barthes: the age-old pastime of humanity. You need to wait if you are not important.

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Days of uncertainty over Kerala’s next Chief Minister finally ended on Thursday, May 14, after mo

Mayukh Kundu, a first-year MA student at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), allegedly died by suicide on May 18. His body was found in the Buffalo Lake on campus on the next day, May 19.

The Karnataka state government's recent minimum wage hike—which will likely spur consumption and increase economic security for workers—has triggered a strong backlash from private employers. However, labour activists say that the wage hike has the potential to boost the local economy while at the same time increasing social and economic security for workers.

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The registration of the disputed 404 acres Waqf land in Munambam has threatened a fresh headache

The 6th National Family Health Survey NFHS fact sheets, when finally released on Friday, May 29, have displayed some ‘Houdini tricks'. A set of crucial data (on cooking fuel, sanitation, anaemia, quality of planning services, knowledge about HIV and several population and household indicators are missing in the latest fact sheet.

The parents of a nine-year-old boy in Bengaluru have sought protection for their son, who is the sole witness to the alleged killing of his 12-year-old brother. The family has also alleged that the police and other authorities, instead of aiding them in seeking justice for their son, have been harassing them by calling them “Bangladeshi”.

Nearly five years after oxygen concentrators were rushed into India to save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, people who imported them are now receiving Customs notices demanding lakhs in unpaid duty.

In 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) delivered its best-ever Assembly election performance in Kerala by winning three seats — Nemom, Kazhakkoottam and Chathannoor. Statewide, the NDA won 24.66 lakh votes, up from 23.54 lakh in 2021. Its vote share nudged from 12.5% to 14.2%.

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge’s persistent questioning of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s legal status appears to have forced a reckoning of sorts. T