Kerala: News
24 Apr 2020
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)For random testing, Kerala readies a long list of subjects
Kerala, from where India's first coronavirus case was reported, is planning to randomly test people to understand whether community transmission has started.
20 Apr 2020
IndiaCentre tells states: Don't dilute lockdown; Kerala receives earful
The nationwide lockdown, intended to slow coronavirus' spread, should not be diluted, the Centre told state governments and union territories on Monday.
16 Apr 2020
MaharashtraCoronavirus: How Kerala is 'flattening the curve'
Kerala was notably the first Indian state to report a case of coronavirus infection and remained one of the worst-hit regions in the early stages of the outbreak.
03 Apr 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: India's death toll crosses 80; over 2,500 infected
India on Friday witnessed a record single-day growth in the number of coronavirus infections, with 478 new cases emerging in the past 24 hours.
02 Apr 2020
Health & WellnessThis is how an elderly couple in Kerala beat coronavirus
At a time when hope remains bleak due to a coronavirus outbreak, the story of an elderly couple making a full recovery in Kerala made headlines.
31 Mar 2020
IndiaKerala: Elderly couple, aged 93 and 88, recovers from coronavirus
In a heartening turn of events, an elderly couple, aged 93 and 88, have recovered from the deadly COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja informed.
30 Mar 2020
Madhya PradeshIndia's overcrowded prisons start releasing inmates amid coronavirus scare
The coronavirus outbreak has pushed prisons across India to reduce crowding.
29 Mar 2020
Narendra ModiCentre asks states to seal borders, prevent migration of workers
The Centre on Sunday issued fresh directives asking all states to prevent the migration of workers amid the 21-day nationwide lockdown.
27 Mar 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaIndia's coronavirus death toll crosses 20; all that happened today
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, India faces the challenges of its 21-day nationwide lockdown.
27 Mar 2020
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)In a first, Indian scientists capture image of novel coronavirus
Scientists in Pune have managed to capture the image of the novel coronavirus responsible for the current COVID-19 outbreak.
27 Mar 2020
BengaluruKerala IAS officer 'fled' quarantine; gets suspended, slapped with FIR
An FIR has been registered against Kollam Sub-Collector Anupam Mishra (30) for allegedly violating home quarantine after returning from Singapore.
23 Mar 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Kerala announces lockdown across all districts till March 31
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday announced a complete lockdown in the state amid a coronavirus outbreak.
20 Mar 2020
India#Coronavirus: Man files petition seeking liquor home-delivery, court fines him
The Kerala High Court on Friday slapped a man with a handsome fine for a writ petition he filed seeking home delivery of liquor in the state.
16 Mar 2020
Safdarjung HospitalWhat are coronavirus isolation wards like? Here are first-hand experiences
Quarantine, isolation wards, and coronavirus are perhaps the three most searched words in recent days. While the last one is the real monster, having killed more than 6,000 people globally, isolation wards aren't that nasty and neither is it bad to quarantine oneself.
11 Mar 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Kerala in shutdown mode, health-emergency declared in four districts
With 14 people testing positive for coronavirus in Kerala, the state government has declared a health emergency in four districts and imposed several restrictions.
10 Mar 2020
KarnatakaKerala reports 6 new coronavirus cases; 3 others in Karnataka
Kerala detected six new cases of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, on Tuesday. Separately, three new cases were reported in Karnataka.
09 Mar 2020
IndiaThree-year-old in Kerala tests positive for coronavirus, tally reaches 41
In Kerala, a three-year-old, who had traveled to Italy recently, tested positive for coronavirus, reports said on Monday. The child has been admitted to the isolation ward of Ernakulam Medical College.
08 Mar 2020
Qatar AirwaysKerala detects 5 new coronavirus cases; national tally at 39
Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Sunday reported five more positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
02 Mar 2020
TelanganaCoronavirus: 2 positive cases detected in Delhi, Telangana
Amid a global novel coronavirus outbreak, India's Ministry of Health has confirmed two positive cases.
01 Mar 2020
MalaysiaKerala man, isolated after returning from coronavirus-hit Malaysia, dies
As an ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak continues to heighten concerns, a Kerala man who had returned from coronavirus-hit Malaysia died on Saturday.
28 Feb 2020
ReutersUS spy agencies monitoring coronavirus outbreak; concerned about India: Report
Intelligence agencies of the United States have reportedly been monitoring the global spread of the coronavirus and bear concerns about India's ability to tackle the outbreak.
23 Feb 2020
Chhattisgarh#CareerBytes: Everything to know about the cadre system of IAS
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the most prestigious and sought-after among the Civil Services of the country.
22 Feb 2020
Franco MulakkalMulakkal kissed me: Another nun levels allegations against rape-accused Bishop
Franco Mulakkal, the disgraced Bishop of Jalandhar diocese who is accused of raping a nun, has been accused of sexual harassment by another nun.
13 Feb 2020
KolkataTwo passengers at Kolkata airport, suspected of coronavirus, isolated
Authorities at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport detected two suspected cases of coronavirus on Thursday.
10 Feb 2020
AssamFive IAS officers who have launched eco-friendly initiatives in India
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the most prestigious and sought-after Civil Service of the country.
07 Feb 2020
Thomas IsaacKerala's elderly population on the rise, finds Economic Review
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday revealed that the state's demographic is aging faster as compared to the rest of India.
07 Feb 2020
West BengalTop five places to travel in February in India
With the summer steadily steeping in, and a romantic vibe around, February makes for one of the most exciting months to satisfy your wanderlust.
04 Feb 2020
WuhanCoronavirus outbreak: Third case in 5-days, Kerala declares state calamity
After a third person tested positive for the coronavirus, Kerala declared epidemic as a "state calamity" on Monday.
03 Feb 2020
Union Ministry of Health and Family WelfareThird person tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala; patient stable
Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday confirmed that a third person has tested positive for novel coronavirus in the state.
02 Feb 2020
CoronavirusHealth Ministry confirms second case of coronavirus in Kerala
Three days after India's first case of coronavirus was reported in Kerala, the southern state has reported a second case of the viral infection.
30 Jan 2020
WuhanFirst case of coronavirus reported in India, patient in Kerala
The first case of coronavirus was reported from India's Kerala on Thursday. The virus, that has killed nearly 170 in China, has infected a student who returned from Wuhan University said officials.
23 Jan 2020
Saudi ArabiaKerala nurse in Saudi Arabia contracts deadly coronavirus amid outbreak
A nurse from Kerala, working at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, has tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the first report of an Indian who has contracted the coronavirus, which has infected over 600 people globally and left 17 dead.
19 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaKapil Sibal says no state can deny implementation of CAA
Addressing the controversy over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Congress leader and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that states cannot deny the implementation of a law passed by the Parliament.
18 Jan 2020
Narendra Modi'Dynast' Rahul can't defeat 'self-made' Modi: Ramachandra Guha's sharp remark
Historian Ramachandra Guha has joined the long list of critics of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, going as far as saying that Kerala's Wayanad committed a disaster by electing him.
17 Jan 2020
PunjabFollowing Kerala's footsteps, Punjab Assembly moves resolution against CAA
Another non-BJP governed state has come on-board to take constitutional action against the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
16 Jan 2020
KozhikodeInspiring stories of CBSE toppers who beat all odds
Every year, lakhs of students from across the country appear for the CBSE Class-10 and Class-12 board exams.
05 Jan 2020
IndiaHere is the list of all long weekends of 2020
2020 is the year you've been waiting for.
03 Jan 2020
MaharashtraR-Day tableaux rejected; Kerala, Maharashtra take up arms against Centre
Not that there ever was any dearth of controversies in India's politics that now Republic Day has found itself at the center of a row.
02 Jan 2020
DNAWoman claims to be singer Anuradha Paudwal's daughter; files case
A 45-year-old woman from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has claimed that she is the daughter of popular Bollywood playback singer Anuradha Paudwal.
02 Jan 2020
Ravi Shankar PrasadIt's unconstitutional: Kerala Governor dismisses Assembly's resolution against CAA
Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan got the state Assembly to back his stand on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). This week, the legislators passed a resolution blocking the Act's implementation in the state.