Kerala
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Elephant brought for temple festival in Kerala gets agitated, damages several vehicles
Kochi: An elephant brought for a temple festival here on Wednesday suddenly became agitated in the evening and damaged several vehicles, police said. The incident occurred around 5 pm near the Edakochi…
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Ten Indian colleagues win Rs 8 crore in Dubai Duty Free draw
Dubai: An Indian expat, along with his nine colleagues, has collectively won 1 million US dollars (Rs 8,70,43,450) in the latest Dubai Duty Free (DDF) draw held on Wednesday, March 5, at…
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Keralite shot dead while attempting to cross into Israel from Jordan
Thiruvananthapuram: A Keralite was shot dead while attempting to cross into Israel from the Jordanian border. The deceased, identified as Thomas Gabriel, an autorickshaw driver from Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram, had travelled to…
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Occurrence of crimes against women in Kerala is concerning: CM Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said while crimes against women have come down in the state due to government interventions, their occurrence even now in a progressive society like that…
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From UAE, man gives ‘triple talaq’ to wife in Kerala over WhatsApp
Kasargod: A 21-year-old woman residing in Kerala’s Kasargod was shocked when her husband sent a “talaq, talaq, talaq” message on WhatsApp to her father. Abdul Razzaq’s message had the words “talaq” being…
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Hate speech case: BJP’s P C George granted bail by Kerala court
Kottayam: BJP leader P C George was on Friday granted bail by a court in this district in a hate speech case. A magisterial court in Erattupetta granted bail to George who…
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Kerala mass murder: Police suspect financial debt as motive
Following the surrender of Afan, who is accused of mass murdering five members of his family in Kerala’s Venjaramoodu area, police suspect financial debt as the motive behind the gruesome murders. On February…
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Kerala man kills 5 including family, girlfriend; mother critical
Thiruvananthapuram: In a chilling series of murders that has sent tremors across Kerala, a 23-year-old man surrendered himself to the police on Monday, February 24, after attacking 6, killing 5, including his…
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Kerala: Tension in Kannur over tribal couple’s death in elephant attack
Kannur: Tension prevailed in the Aralam area of Kannur district on Monday after residents protested against wild animal attacks, blocking the ambulance carrying the bodies of a tribal couple which had been…
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Elderly tribal couple trampled to death by wild elephant in Kerala’s Kannur
Thiruvananthapuram: In yet another tragic incident of man-animal conflict, an elderly tribal couple was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Aralam Farm in Kerala’s Kannur on Sunday evening, officials said.…
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Cyberabad police bust ‘digital arrest’ rackets in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Hyderabad: In two separate cases, the Cyberabad cyber crimes police busted two ‘digital arrest’ scam rackets, operating from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, for scamming two individuals off of Rs 1.38 crore and…
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UDF will not allow brewery plant, says Kerala Congress leader
Thiruvananthapuram: Strongly criticising the state cabinet’s decision to permit a brewery project in Palakkad, Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan on Thursday stated that the Congress-led UDF will not allow its…
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Kerala CM Vijayan reacts to UGC draft regulations 2025
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the draft UGC regulations of 2025 not only diminish the role of state governments in higher education, but in reality sideline them.…
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Saudi court postpones final verdict for Kerala man on death row for 8th time
Riyadh: The Riyadh Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia has once again postponed the final verdict in the case of Abdul Rahim, a native of Kodampuzha in Kozhikode district of Kerala. He has…
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Watch: Thrissur temple gets life-like mechanical elephant
A life-size mechanical elephant named Kombara Kannan was gifted to Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Thrissur on Wednesday, February 5. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in collaboration with sitarist Anoushka Shankar,…
