Kerala

Kerala's PU Chitra confirmed to compete at World Championships 2017 in 1500m race

Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel has specifically asked the Athletics Federation of India to include Chitra in the India team for the IAAF World Championships.

Jul 29, 2017

Kerala HC denies anticipatory bail to Dileep's manager Appuni in actress assault case

The Kerala High Court has directed Appuni to appear before the probe team soon.

Jul 28, 2017

ISL 2017: Move over Kerala, Bengal, Northeast is the new hub of Indian football

49 players from the Northeast were picked during the recent ISL players' draft.

Jul 26, 2017

Kerala student stuns teachers, presents death certificate for identity verification

The document presented by the student in a Kerala school stated that she had died 14 years ago.

Jul 24, 2017

Kerala MLA M Vincent arrested for allegedly raping, stalking 51-year-old woman

Investigations revealed that in the past few months, Vincent had called up the woman nearly 900 times during odd hours.

Jul 22, 2017

Actress kidnap case: Bring magistrate to take my death statement, says Pulsar Suni accusing custodial torture

Pulsar Suni has been taken into custody by Infopark police for five days for using a mobile phone inside the Kakkanad prison.

Jul 6, 2017

Kerala: Rare surgery changes this tribal boy's life

Encephlocele is a condition the brain matter oozes out of gap present in the skull and forms a sac-like structure.

Jun 30, 2017

Kerala: 3 fishermen killed, 11 injured as boat hit by Panama cargo ship

A Panama-origin cargo ship on Sunday, June 11, hit a fishing boat off the coast of Kerala, leading to the death of at least three fishermen. Read to know more.

Jun 11, 2017

Kerala brings in new liquor policy; bars to reopen in 3 and 4-star hotels

The new policy will come into effect from July.

Jun 8, 2017

CPI-M's political violence will be dealt with legally: Amit Shah

Amit Shah's scheduled press conference on Sunday was called off as he is not happy with the state leadership's work on various issues.

Jun 4, 2017

Kerala's ISIS problem: State's links with Middle East allowed terror outfit to motivate state's youth to sign up

Abdul Rashid Abdulla, one of the main ISIS operatives from Kerala, has motivated a number of youths to exit India, along with their families, to join ISIS. Another key figure is Doha-based Manseed Bin Mohamed.

Apr 14, 2017

Kerala: 400 CRPF jawans take ill after eating fish curry; probe underway

Many of the jawans were admitted to local hospitals, but have now been discharged. The police suspected it to be a case of food poisoning, though have not ruled out other possibilities.

Apr 2, 2017

More trouble for Mamata, Trinamool as Calcutta High Court orders CBI to probe Narada case

Several Trinamool Congress leaders were caught on tape accepting bribes in a sting operation by Narada News.

Mar 17, 2017

Kerala: After Catholic priest, madrasa teacher arrested for sexually exploiting minor girls in Kannur

Muhammed Rafi, a native of Tharuvana in Wayanad, has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for sexually exploiting minor girls in Kannur.

Mar 15, 2017

Kerala: 7 tribal girls molested in Wayanad orphanage for two months even as citizens wait for sex offenders' registry

Although only seven girls have come forward to lodge a complaint, it is suspected that as many as 30 girls were molested at the orphanage in Wayanad, Kerala.

Mar 7, 2017

A better way to die in Kerala: The inside story of a dignity movement

A network of compassionate volunteers caring for their terminally ill neighbours is allowing more people in Kerala to end their days at peace and at home.

Mar 6, 2017

Maharashtra: 10 things we know about Mathew Roy, the whistleblower 'sahayak' from Kerala found dead in Nashik

Lance Naik Mathew Roy had been seen in a video walking his senior's dog and taking his children to school, and later complaining about it.

Mar 3, 2017

Kerala: 4 hurt as bomb thrown at RSS headquarters in Kozhikode; is Left-wing extremism on rise in state?

While four were hurt after a bomb was thrown at the RSS headquarters in Kozhikode, there have been several incidents of RSS and BJP men being attacked by CPI-M cadres in Kerala.

Mar 3, 2017

Kerala Moral Police: Man, who was attacked with female friend on Valentine's Day, found hanging in Palakkad

The police also found a suicide note, which stated that the harassment he faced on Valentine's Day was the reason behind the extreme step.

Feb 24, 2017

Kerala gears up to launch first sex offenders registry in India

Governor Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam has announced that Kerala will set up the first sex offenders registry in India, and that it will be in the public domain.

Feb 23, 2017