Kerala
- India
Allow girl to continue studies wearing hijab: Kerala Minister to school
Kochi: When things appeared to be resolved following discussions with Ernakulam Congress MP Hibi Eden, school authorities and the father of the girl student, who agreed to abide by the rules of…
- India
Kerala convent school disallows student to wear hijab; minister intervenes
Communal tension flared in Kerala’s Ernakulam district since October 7 when a Class 8 student arrived wearing a hijab which the Christian convent stated that the head covering did not align with…
- India
SC notice to Centre, Kerala, TN, NDMA on plea for new dam to replace Mullaperiyar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments as well as the NDMA on a PIL seeking construction of a new dam…
- India
Minister Suresh Gopi offers to step down, wants Sadanandan Master to replace him
Kannur: Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday expressed his desire to step down from his ministerial post and recommended BJP’s newly elected Rajya Sabha member C Sadanandan Master as his replacement in…
- Business
ED questions Muthoot Group MD in investors ‘fraud’ case
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned George Alexander Muthoot, the managing director of the Kerala-based Muthoot Group, in a money-laundering case linked to an investors fraud case, official sources said.…
- India
Cough syrup deaths: Kerala restricts sale, officials suspended in MP
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government on Monday transferred the state’s drug controller and suspended three officials amid the probe into the death of 14 children, linked to the consumption of a contaminated…
- Kerala
Pro-Palestine mime re-staged in Kerala govt school amid protests
Kerala: Students of Kumbala Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) on Monday re-staged a pro-Palestine mime show that was disrupted by teachers last week in this district. The mime, performed by six students…
- India
How safe is child online? The Kerala case that exposes dark side of dating Apps
Kochi: A 16-year-old boy from Kerala recently became the victim in a disturbing case that highlights the dangers of online dating apps. Police charged 14 people, including government workers, with sexually assaulting…
- Delhi
Delhi police thrash DU students from Kerala over false accusation
Two students of Delhi University who are natives of Kerala were allegedly thrashed by Delhi police on September 24 over false accusations. The students were identified as Aswanth IT and Sudhin K,…
- News
Kerala school performance stopped over costume supporting ‘Free Palestine’
A Kolkali (folk art) dance form at a high school in Kerala’s Kannur district was stopped by the principal after performers wore T-shirts that read “Free Palestine.” The incident took place at…
- Middle East
Indian bartender wins Rs 12L in Big Ticket draw after 8 years of trying
Dubai: In a remarkable stroke of luck, a 39-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat from Kerala won a staggering Dirham 50,000 (Rs 12,07,318) in the latest Big Ticket weekly e-draw held in Abu Dhabi. The winner,…
- India
NIA court awards eight-years rigorous imprisonment to two men in 2019 ISIS case
Kochi: A NIA court here on Monday awarded eight years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to two Coimbatore residents guilty of recruiting and propagating the ideology of the global terror group Islamic State…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC denies bail to rape accused, cites Gandhi and Manusmriti
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused in a rape case, invoking a verse from Manusmriti pertaining to respecting women and a remark by Mahatma…
- Opinions
Left fading away, with last bastion crumbling
Left seems all all set to fade away from the Indian political landscape by 2026, when its last bastion, Kerala, goes to polls. Perilously close to the BJP in Kerala, the CPM…
- India
Kochi Water Metro touches 50 lakh passenger mark
Kochi: The Kochi Water Metro has achieved a new milestone of 50 lakh passengers within just 29 months of commencing operations, officials said on Sunday. The landmark was reached on Saturday afternoon…
