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Vishnu Varma

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

Won’t pardon Nimisha Priya, says brother of victim at centre of execution case

Indian-origin nurse Nimisha Priya was earlier supposed to be executed in Yemen on July 16.(HT Photo)

Published on Jul 17, 2025 04:43 am IST

Nimisha Priya was nervous after execution order, must be relieved now: Husband

Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya is on death row in Yemen for killing her Yemeni business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi.

Updated on Jul 15, 2025 07:59 pm IST

Kerala health department strengthens surveillance after 2 Nipah deaths

Malappuram is one of the six districts where an alert has been issued by health officials in the wake of Nipah cases (REUTERS)

Published on Jul 15, 2025 08:14 am IST

1994 Kannur violence victim nominated to Rajya Sabha

Prime minister Narendra Modi with C Sadanandan Master at an election rally in 2016 (HT archive)

Published on Jul 14, 2025 07:58 am IST

HC quashes last-minute change to ’25 KEAM exam

HC quashes last-minute change to ’25 KEAM exam

Published on Jul 10, 2025 09:36 am IST

Janaki film row: CBFC limits cuts to 2 in Suresh Gopi’s film, producers agree

Suresh Gopi

Published on Jul 10, 2025 06:56 am IST

Total shutdown in Kerala as Left activists observe Bharat Bandh

Left activists protest during the strike in Kochi on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Published on Jul 09, 2025 04:33 pm IST

HC orders arrest of vessel till firm pays ₹9,531 cr for ELSA 3

the state government claimed <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8,626.12 crore as compensation towards damage to the environment, coastline and related interests of the state, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>378.48 crore for measures taken to prevent or minimise the damage caused by the vessel and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>526.51 crore for economic losses caused to the fishworkers (AP)

Published on Jul 08, 2025 08:06 am IST

British F-35B jet towed to hangar at Kerala airport

A British Royal Navy fighter jet being moved to a designated facility at the Kerala airport in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday (PTI)

Published on Jul 07, 2025 07:58 am IST

The environmental cost of back-to-back shipwrecks on Kerala shores

The nurdles of two to three millimetres in size and white in colour washed ashore in Kerala in May (HT photo)

Published on Jul 07, 2025 07:28 am IST

UK expert team arrives in Kerala to repair grounded British F-35B fighter jet

According to sources, the expert team will inspect the advanced stealth F-35B jet, belonging to the Royal Navy, and attempt to repair it and make it air-borne again

Published on Jul 06, 2025 03:12 pm IST

38-yr-old woman tests positive for Nipah virus

38-yr-old woman tests positive for Nipah virus

Published on Jul 05, 2025 09:32 am IST

Opposition demands Kerala health minister’s resignation after Kottayam hospital collapse

Minister VN Vasavan meets family members of D Bindu, who died after a portion of the Government Medical College in Kottayam collapsed on Thursday (PTI)

Published on Jul 05, 2025 09:26 am IST

Kerala reports new Nipah virus case in Palakkad

Health officials were directed to step up surveillance measures and declare certain areas as containment zones. (Representative photo)

Published on Jul 04, 2025 03:21 pm IST

Kerala: Kottayam medical college building collapses; 1 killed, probe on

The Kottayam Government Medical College and Hospital.

Published on Jul 03, 2025 07:12 pm IST

After CBFC objections, HC to watch Janaki before hearing

Kerala high court (HT Archive)

Published on Jul 03, 2025 07:34 am IST

Kerala HC to watch Suesh Gopi film ‘Janaki vs State of Kerala’ amid title row

A poster of the film ‘JSK: Janaki v/s State of Kerala’, starring Suresh Gopi.

Published on Jul 02, 2025 07:41 pm IST

Kerala: 3 workers from West Bengal killed after building collapsed in Thrissur

The workers were getting ready to leave for work when the building collapsed around 6 am on Friday. (Representative photo)

Published on Jun 27, 2025 06:42 pm IST

NIA: PFI carried hit list, including former judge

DGP Ashok Juneja, ADGP Vivekanand, IG CRPF Rakesh Agarwal, IG Bastar Sundarraj, and other senior officials during their visit to the site where an IED blast occurred on the security force's vehicle. (ANI)

Published on Jun 26, 2025 04:00 am IST

Banned PFI carried hit lists including former Kerala district judge: NIA

The NIA prosecutor told the special court in Kochi that the PFI had three wings -- ‘Reporters Wing’, ‘Physical and Arms Training Wing’ and ‘Service Wing/Hit teams’. (File Photo)

Updated on Jun 25, 2025 08:57 pm IST

Wayanad landslide victim’s plea to bury mother’s remains at one spot unresolved

Anil Kumar said his mother often spoke about her fears of being killed in a landslide and her body parts being strewn in different areas.

Published on Jun 25, 2025 03:07 pm IST

Mortal remains of Kerala nurse killed in plane crash kept at school where she studied

The remains will be taken to her family home in Pullad and cremated around 4pm on Tuesday. (HT sourced photo)

Published on Jun 24, 2025 02:45 pm IST

UDF beats Left Front to take Nilambur seat

Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan celebrates the victory of Congress-led United Democratic Front in the Nilambur assembly constituency bypoll, in Kochi on Monday (PTI)

Published on Jun 24, 2025 09:24 am IST

Have differences with some in Congress: Tharoor

The Thiruvananthapuram MP also dwelt briefly on the speculations of friction between him and the Congress leadership in the backdrop of Congress leader Udit Raj’s comment that Tharoor had become a ”super spokesperson of the BJP”. (ANI)

Published on Jun 20, 2025 06:46 am IST

British F-35B jet makes emergency landing in Kerala

The British F-35B fighter jet made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala. (ANI)

Published on Jun 16, 2025 07:48 am IST

British fighter jet makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram

The British F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing on Saturday night.(REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 15, 2025 02:09 pm IST

Dreamt of returning to Kerala, move to new home: Friend of Air India plane crash victim

Ranjitha G Nair, one of the victims (HT photo)

Published on Jun 14, 2025 06:50 am IST

Kerala taluk officer suspended for casteist slur at nurse killed in Air India crash

Remains of the crashed Air India plane lie on a building in Ahmedabad. (PTI)

Published on Jun 13, 2025 02:23 pm IST

Blaze, explosions continue on cargo vessel; oil advisory issued

Indian Coast Guard ships carry out the firefighting operation on Tuesday after a fire broke out on a Singapore-flagged ship following a container explosion off the Kerala coast on Monday (AFP)

Published on Jun 11, 2025 06:46 am IST

Fire, explosions persist on Singapore cargo vessel off Kerala coast, 2 crew members critical

The Singapore-tagged vessel MV Wan Hai 504 on fire off the Kerala coast.

Published on Jun 10, 2025 02:12 pm IST

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