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  • COVID-19 and Kerala | When high performance in containment efforts places a state at a disadvantage

    Those who criticise the Government of Kerala’s handling of COVID-19 seem to have forgotten the ‘flatten the curve’ motto — the basic assumption being that the peak of the epidemic curve should be at a ‘manageable’ height. It means that when we ‘flatten the curve’, the duration of the epidemic will be longer 

  • All about Veena George, Shailaja Teacher's successor and Kerala's new Health Minister

    In 2015, a year before her foray into electoral politics, George became the first women Executive Editor to head a media organisation in Kerala when she assumed the position at TV New.

  • KK Shailaja: Exit stage left

    K.K. Shailaja was our heroine – fighting a deadly virus, and winning by all accounts. Her ill-timed ouster has come as a blow.

  • Pinarayi Vijayan-led Cabinet assumes office in Kerala today, new faces to get key portfolios

    The 21-member Cabinet has all new faces except Vijayan, who will take oath as the chief minister for a record second term.

  • Why KK Shailaja did not find a spot in Pinarayi 2.0

    By dropping KK Shailaja as health minister, the Left in Kerala has yet again failed to read the public sentiment

  • Pinarayi 2.0 | Kerala Cabinet formation reflects CPI(M) decision-making

    There is a political message Pinarayi Vijayan gives to the public and his opponents by choosing a team of freshers for the Cabinet in the second term. He is consolidating his position in the party and is becoming the ultimate decision-maker

  • Dropping KK Shailaja from Kerala's new Cabinet state committee's decision: CPI(M) central leadership

    CPI(M) central leadership not asserting itself despite disquiet over dropping KK Shailaja from the new Kerala Cabinet testifies the authority CM Pinarayi Vijayan holds within the party, more so after LDF's historic election win.

  • Good decision, everyone should get opportunity: Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on being dropped from Cabinet

    The ex-Health Minister of Kerala who was lauded for her efforts in COVID-19 and Nipah management, said: “Everyone worked hard in their departments. But it does not mean that only I should continue."

  • Decoding Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s move to replace all his ministers amid the pandemic

    The state unit of the CPI-M has been under Vijayan’s control for some time, even during the tenure of former party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, a leader in his own right.

  • No ministerial berth for Kerala health minister KK Shailaja in new Pinarayi Vijayan govt ; all but CM new faces in the cabinet

    Vijayan's cabinet of ministers, which includes his son-in-law PA Mohammed Riyas, has many young faces.

  • Vogue India 'Women of 2020': Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja featured on special edition cover

    Vogue India's November edition featured KK Shailaja on their list of 'Women of 2020' for her extraordinary contribution in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Humble roots to global fame, COVID warrior KK Shailaja’s extraordinary story

    Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has made global headlines for her handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but she continues to stay alert, rooted in grassroots reality.

  • Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja outshines New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, tops world's top 50 thinkers 2020 list

    New Zealand Prime Ministe Jacinda Ardern secured the second spot on the list, and was followed by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum

  • Community transmission in COVID-19 clusters at over 50%, says Kerala health minister

    Kerala's total coronavirus case tally stands at 11,066 as per the latest update on July 18, with the active case count at 6,033.

  • Politics | Kerala’s political leaders make a mockery of gender sensitivity

    Misogynist statements and sexist comments are disturbingly commonplace in Kerala, especially in politics and popular culture. All these point towards a larger malaise in societal Kerala with its high human development indices

  • United Nations invites KK Shailaja to speak on Kerala's fight against coronavirus outbreak

    The UN event was organised to honour the women and men who risk their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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