Rajesh Abraham

A shrewd strategist, he had called the poll with uncanny precision, predicting 100-plus tally and defeat of a dozen ministers. Updated on min read

KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As a triumphant V D Satheesan was accorded a hero’s welcome in Kochi on Tuesday evening, a parallel power play unfolded in New Delhi,

KOCHI: High-stakes lobbying, late-night strategy sessions and intense back-channel negotiations marked the third straight day of the Congress chief ministerial

KOCHI: The mobile phone barely stops ringing at the Paravur home of Congress leader V D Satheesan.

KOCHI: At 68, Kumari’s day begins before sunrise at the Varapuzha fish landing centre. Balancing baskets of fresh fish, she boards buses to Kalamassery, nearly

The word that perhaps best defined V D Satheesan through the 2026 election campaign was “Vismayam”—wonder, amazement. It was a word he deployed repeatedly while

The word that perhaps best defined V D Satheesan through the 2026 election campaign was “Vismayam”—wonder, amazement.

KOCHI: Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan's decision to retain the crucial finance portfolio, along with law and ports, is being seen as a reflection of both his firm administrative style and his much-recognised grasp of financial matters that has stood out over years of assembly debates and political confrontations.

Read this exciting story from The New Indian Express Chennai June 07, 2026 issue. South's biggest plantation exports tea and coffee are among first casualties of the crisis

KOCHI: The escalating conflict in West Asia has begun to ripple through South India's plantation economy, disrupting exports of tea, coffee, cardamom and other