Vishnu Varma

Vishnu Varma is Assistant Editor and reports from Kerala for the Hindustan Times. He has 10 years of experience writing for print and digital platforms and has worked at The New York Times, NDTV and The Indian Express in the past. He specialises in longform reportage at the intersections of politics, crime, social commentary and environment. Articles by Vishnu Varma Kuwait fire kills Kerala man, his dream of having own house remains unfulfilled Stephin Abraham Sabu, 29, was among the 49 people, mostly Indians, killed in the fire that broke out at a building housing foreign workers Published on Jun 13, 2024 12:26 PM IST Shock, grief shroud kin of Kuwait blaze victims At least 42 Indians, including Akash Nair from Kerala, died in a fire in southern Kuwait. Efforts are underway to identify and repatriate the victims. Updated on Jun 13, 2024 05:01 AM IST Suresh Gopi: BJP’s sole lawmaker from Kerala inducted as MoS Suresh Gopi was sworn-in as a Union minister in the third term of the Narendra Modi-led government, an important milestone in his eight-year-long political career. Updated on Jun 10, 2024 02:53 PM IST Kurian: The surprise BJP choice from Kerala George Kurian has been an organisation man within the Kerala BJP for the last four decades after he entered politics through the BJYM Updated on Jun 10, 2024 07:50 AM IST George Kurian from Kerala set to be inducted into Union council of ministers George Kurian’s induction into the Union council of ministers is seen as the BJP’s acknowledgement of the Christian support to the party in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, especially in Thrissur where the party won Published on Jun 09, 2024 05:33 PM IST NDA vote-share in Kerala rises by 4%, comes first in 11 Assembly segments BJP made history by finally getting a Lok Sabha MP elected from the southern state through Suresh Gopi in Thrissur Updated on Jun 06, 2024 04:12 AM IST Riding on star power, how Suresh Gopi scripted BJP history in Kerala Suresh Gopi, on whom the party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had shown much hope, did not disappoint as he became the saffron party’s first elected MP from the southern state Published on Jun 05, 2024 11:22 AM IST UDF wins 18 seats, LDF and NDA get 1 each Though the Congress and CPM are part of the national INDIA bloc and are fighting together elsewhere, in Kerala, they are part of rival coalitions Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:02 AM IST Early trends show Shashi Tharoor trailing to BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar in T’puram According to the latest figures of the ECI (as of 10:36am), Chandrashekhar received 65,790 votes while Tharoor received 60,842 votes. CPI’s Pannian Ravindran was third with 46,654 votes Published on Jun 04, 2024 10:43 AM IST Kerala Lok Sabha poll results: BJP’s Suresh Gopi takes massive lead in Thrissur Located in central Kerala, Thrissur is dominated by the Hindu community with about 45% vote share, but has a sizeable Christian voter base, estimated at around 30-35% Published on Jun 04, 2024 10:07 AM IST Counting day: Rahul Gandhi takes massive lead in Wayanad, show early trends Wayanad has been a Congress stronghold since it was carved out after the delimitation exercise in 2009 Published on Jun 04, 2024 10:00 AM IST What happens in Antarctica can impact our climate, sea levels, food security: NCPOR director India hosted the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ACTM) from May 20 to 30 in Kochi, Kerala in which over 400 delegates from 56 countries including diplomats, scientists and experts came together to discuss the affairs of Antarctica such as science, policy, governance etc. Updated on Jun 01, 2024 07:48 AM IST Kerala min seeks probe in excise bribery charge Opposition leader VD Satheesan had earlier claimed that the CPM-led government was collecting bribes to the tune of ₹20 crore from 801 bar owners in the state in exchange for favourable changes in the Abkari Act. Updated on May 25, 2024 07:36 AM IST Kerala HC acquits Cong leader Sudhakaran in 1995 murder conspiracy case The Kerala high court on Tuesday quashed criminal proceedings against state Congress chief and Kannur MP K Sudhakaran in connection with an alleged conspiracy to murder Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader EP Jayarajan in a moving train in April 1995 Updated on May 22, 2024 08:56 AM IST Kerala HC upholds death sentence for Assam man for rape and murder of Dalit law student The Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court had in December 2017 found Ameer-ul-Islam guilty of various offences Published on May 20, 2024 03:24 PM IST AI training for teachers: How Kerala is raising the bar in classrooms KITE in Kochi trains 50 teachers on AI tools for education, aiming to empower 80,000 teachers statewide. Teachers excited to use AI responsibly in classrooms. Updated on May 16, 2.m