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Pranab Mondal

Pranab Mondal

Pranab Mondal is a Kolkata-based journalist with 23 years of experience in crime reporting.

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Ranjith Balakrishnan. — SIT likely to file chargesheet against filmmaker Ranjith in sexual harassment case within two days

Kerala CM VD Satheesan. Credit: facebook.com/VDSatheeshanParavur — ‘Silver economy’ ambitions meet fiscal reality as Kerala prunes elderly welfare spending

Gade Sai Krishna — Andhra Pradesh government forms SIT to probe alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna

'Balan' lead actors Farzana Palathingal (L) and Adisheshan K.R — ‘What’s my new name, what’s our new story?’ — ‘Balan’ and untold lives that hide among us

Minor assaulted. Representative image. — Police arrest three over alleged assault on teenager at a Kerala old-age home

Andhra Pradesh DyCM and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan. Credit: facebook.com/PawanKalyan — Reckless Pawan Kalyan makes light of custodial crime in Gade Sai Krishna case

Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan presenting the Budget. — A retrograde tide: Kerala’s 2026 budget and the betrayal of the sea

neurodivergents — Why getting a disability certificate is still a herculean task for Kerala’s neurodivergent persons

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emergency contraceptive pill — When no ban feels like a ban: Tamil Nadu’s morning-after pill confusion

Aditi Anand feels cinema is not only about big dramatic moments. It is about very small moments, tiny memories that people bring to the screen. — ‘I wish history to remember me as someone fearless’: Producer Aditi Anand on politics, cinema, society

Nara Lokesh — AI will be transformational; data centres’ power, water concerns Western headaches: Nara Lokesh

Padma Shri P Narayana Kurup passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, aged 92. — Malayalam poet Padma Shri P Narayana Kurup passes away

The couple recently approached the Kerala High Court alleging threats to their lives after receiving a message warning that they would be shot dead. — Kerala HC orders police cover for Kumbh Mela viral woman’s MP court trip and back

Does democracy mean that the government acts according to the people's opinion? Or should it formalize the people's opinion and create a stable authoritarian government? — The decline and fall of opinion polls in India

People first: Karnataka to set up Praja Seva department to redress grievances

Anvitha has moved a step closer to becoming one of the few Indian women to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents. — Telangana mountaineer Anvitha summits Mt. Denali, inches closer to elite club