A 36-year-old woman suffered burns on her face and neck after her husband allegedly poured hot fish curry on her for refusing to participate in a black magic ritual in Kerala’s Kollam district. The accused, identified as Sajeer from Vaikkal near Chadayamangalam, is currently absconding, police said. According to the FIR, the incident occurred around … Read more
New Delhi: Several states, including Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra, have approached the Union finance ministry, seeking easing of their borrowing limits that now factor in dues to power distribution companies, unspent central funds, contribution to the guarantee redemption fund and off-budget borrowings, ET has learnt. While the Centre says it imposed the borrowing limits … Read more
The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to move towards the north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts after intensifying into a depression | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The India Meteorological Department (IMD) withdrew the red alert issued for Idukki, Palakkad and Malappuram districts on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). … Read more
General Education Minister V. Sivankutty stated that Kerala presented its education policy as a national alternative to counter insidious efforts to saffronise and corporatise education. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Sunday (October 19, 2025) appeared divided over the Kerala Government’s move to sign a Memorandum of Understanding … Read more
Doctors at government medical college hospitals in Kerala are intensifying their agitation by staying away from all outpatient clinics on Monday. The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) said on Friday that they were forced to adopt a mode of protest which put the public to difficulties as the government had been quite dismissive … Read more
The onset is likely to remain vigorous, with a couple of weather systems prevailing in the Bay of Bengal. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The northeast monsoon set in over Kerala on Thursday (October 16, 2025), triggering widespread heavy rainfall across the State, especially in the southern and central parts. According to a weather bulletin … Read more
Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan (file) | Photo Credit: RK Nithin Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to his son is at the root of the “political understanding” between the CPI(M) and the BJP, … Read more
International AI Summit during the ongoing India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi on Thursday, October 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Haider Ali Khan The AI-powered alerts systems saved over five lakh lives during the 2024 Kerala floods, said Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, MoS, Communications while addressing the International AI Summit during the … Read more
Opposition MLAs stage a protest over the Sabarimala gold-plating controversy in the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday (October 8, 2025.) | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a government-sponsored resolution on Thursday (October 9, 2025) barring three Congress legislators, who have been accused of attacking Watch and Ward personnel, from attending the House for … Read more
A woman cries outside a police station after her husband was arrested by police amid Assam government’s statewide crackdown on child marriages | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR In 2023, cases of crimes against children recorded the sharpest rise in three States — Assam, Rajasthan and Kerala, according to the latest data from the National … Read more