Kerala
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Kerala steps up Covid-19 testing as cases increase
Thiruvananthapuram: With the number of Covid-19 positive cases increasing in Kerala, the Health Department has decided to come out with fresh protocols. With around 1,435 patients turning positive for the virus, Kerala…
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Kerala HC allows gender-neutral birth certificate for child of transgender couple
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday directed authorities to issue a gender-neutral birth certificate for the child of a transgender couple, ruling that both parents should be identified simply as “parent”…
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22 villages in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari hit by sunken ship debris
Chennai: At least 22 coastal villages in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district have reported being affected by debris from the sunken Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, MSC ELSA-3, which went down off the Kerala coast…
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Kerala tops India’s COVID-19 active cases in latest rise
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has reported the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in the country, with 430 people currently infected, the central government data showed on Monday. The southern state recorded 335 new…
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Sister Anupama quits convent after battle against rape-accused Kerala bishop
Sister Anupama, a key figure that spearheaded the movement against rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has left the convent and reunite with her family in Alappuzha, Kerala. The rape incident came to…
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Supreme Court grants bail to former secretary general of banned PFI
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 21, granted bail to former secretary general of Kerala unit of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), Abdul Sathar, stating that a person cannot be…
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Arrested Kerala activist-scribe used dark web for ‘anti-national acts’: Maharashtra ATS
Nagpur: The student activist-cum-journalist arrested earlier this month in Nagpur was allegedly using the dark web to post inflammatory comments and for other anti-national activities, a Maharashtra ATS official claimed on Monday,…
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Kerala Dalit woman held in custody for 20 hrs without food, water; SI suspended
A sub-inspector stationed at the Peroorkada police station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was suspended on Monday, May 19, following a Dalit woman accusing him of illegally detaining, harassing and denial of basic rights…
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Indian expat couple killed in gas cylinder explosion in Oman
Muscat: In a tragic incident, an Oman-based Indian expat couple died in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder at a restaurant in Bousher district. The victims have been identified as 59-year-old…
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Left activist and Kerala journalist held over Op Sindoor post, booked under UAPA
A 26-year-old independent journalist, hailing from Kerala and associated with the Democratic Students Association, has been charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), a day after he was arrested by…
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Haj 2025: All-women group of Indian pilgrims arrive in Jeddah
Jeddah: A group of all-women Haj pilgrims from the southern Indian state of Kerala arrived at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, May 14.…
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Dubai Duty Free draw: Indian expat wins Rs 8 cr after 24 years of trying
Dubai: In a surprising turn of luck, a 69-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,53,98,263) on Wesnesday, May 14, in the latest Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire…
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Two Kerala universities cancel seminars on Kashmir, Pahalgam attack
Two distinguished Kerala universities, Kerala University and the University of Calicut, recently banned seminars relating to Kashmir and the Pahalgam terror attack, citing that they pose a “serious threat to national security.” Kerala…
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Kerala vegetarian caterer supplying to railways caught with expired food
Kochi: Stale and expired food material were found at a catering unit in Kochi, Kerala, which allegedly supplies food to the Indian Railways, a state health department official said on Wednesday. The…
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75 Kerala students evacuated from border states amid India-Pak conflict
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the military conflict between India and Pakistan, around 75 students from Kerala, who were studying in universities in some border states, are on their way back home, the state government…
