Binu Karunakaran is a Sr Associate Editor at Newslaundry. He focuses on regional interest and world news, with particular attention to topics such as local and regional economies, healthcare systems, legal affairs, and arts and entertainment. Binu's work has been featured in prominent outlets including Scroll Media and The News Minute.
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Binu Karunakaran's coverage primarily focuses on local government and politics, as well as socio-cultural issues in India with a specific emphasis on Kerala and Tamil Nadu. When reaching out to Binu, consider providing insights into ongoing evolving stories related to political developments or cultural events within these regions. Additionally, sources who can offer expert analysis or commentary on governmental announcements, environmental issues, and natural disasters affecting the region may be of interest to him.
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By: Sudipto Mondal, Binu Karunakaran, Anisha Sheth
When the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests put the Union government on the back foot, the big news channels along with several social media handles began a curious campaign against caste-based affirmative action to discredit the protests.
By: Azeefa Fathima, Binu Karunakaran
Hundreds of government-job aspirants have been protesting in Ranchi for over two weeks, demanding action over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).
By: Binu Karunakaran, Jisha Surya
The Union government has not spent even half of the funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), meant for meeting expenses for emergency response re
By: Haritha Manav, Binu Karunakaran
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By: Binu Karunakaran, Balakrishna Ganeshan
As Andhra Pradesh pushes ahead with digitisation of agriculture, Adivasi farmers and civil society groups have raised concerns over whether the state's growing dependence on digital platforms will leave some of the most marginalised farmers without access to government schemes and agricultural services.
By: Binu Karunakaran, Nithesh Kumar M
Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Around 50 members of the Anti-NEET Federation, led by S Maniratnam, brother of medical aspirant S
By: Haritha Manav, Binu Karunakaran
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By: Anisha Sheth, Binu Karunakaran
Sanitation workers (Pourakarmikas) in Karnataka have slammed Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda for his remarks against them, calling it “painful” and also deeply “angering”.
By: Haritha John, Binu Karunakaran
On a holiday, the road around Madayippara can become a parking lot.
By: Binu Karunakaran, Azeefa Fathima
In the Tamil Nadu Assembly on September 7, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay wanted to talk about decorum. He was making a point about political inheritance — “take the good from the old politics, leave the bad.” In the same speech, he also levelled corruption allegations against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), reaching back to the 1978 Sarkaria Commission findings on alleged tender irregularities during the Karunanidhi years, and to more recent allegations related to TASMAC and municipal administration, which led to Enforcement Directorate investigations against DMK chief MK Stalin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, and V Senthil Balaji. He also spoke disparagingly about the incarceration of DMK leaders under the the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, or MISA, during the Emergency era.
