Kerala: News

23 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 91.4 lakh with 44k new cases

India on Sunday reported over 44,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 91.4 lakh cases. The recovery rate has now reached 93.6%.

Kerala's new law: Three-year jail for 'offensive' social media posts

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has signed the controversial Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance amid widespread criticism.

22 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally nears 91 lakh with 45k+ new cases

India on Saturday reported a single-day spike of over 45,000 coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 90.9 lakh cases.

19 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 89.6 lakh with 45k+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported over 45,000 coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 86.9 lakh cases. For the past three consecutive days, India had been reporting under 40,000 daily cases.

08 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 85 lakh; over 1.26 lakh dead

India on Saturday reported over 46,000 new coronavirus infections, the fifth time daily new cases dropped under 50,000 this week. The nationwide tally has crossed 85 lakh cases.

06 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 84 lakh; over 1.25 lakh dead

India on Thursday reported over 47,000 new coronavirus infections, bringing the nationwide tally past the 84 lakh mark.

01 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 81.8 lakh with 46k+ new cases

India on Saturday reported 46,000 fresh coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 81.83 lakh cases.

25 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 78.6 lakh; over 1.18 lakh dead

India on Saturday reported over 49,000 fresh coronavirus infections, only the second time in nearly the past three months that daily new cases dropped below 50,000.

23 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 77.6 lakh with 54k+ new cases

India on Thursday reported over 54,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 77.6 lakh.

22 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 77 lakh; over 1.16 lakh dead

India on Wednesday reported roughly 55,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally past the 77 lakh mark.

20 Oct 2020

Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala: Nursing officer admits coronavirus patient died of negligence, suspended

Kerala, once hailed for handling the coronavirus pandemic well, has been jolted after two alleged lapses on the part of the healthcare workers came to the fore.

19 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 75.5 lakh with 56k+ new cases

India on Sunday reported over 56,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 75.5 lakh cases.

India past coronavirus peak, festive season may cause spike: Panel

India likely crossed the peak of the coronavirus outbreak last month, a government-appointed panel has concluded.

15 Oct 2020

Dawood Ibrahim

NIA suspects Dawood Ibrahim link in Kerala gold smuggling case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) suspects that the most-wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim could be involved in the Kerala gold smuggling case, which has rocked politics in the Southern state for weeks now.

14 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 72 lakh with 63k+ new cases

India on Tuesday reported over 63,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 72.3 lakh cases.

12 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 71L with nearly 68k new cases

India on Sunday reported nearly 68,000 fresh coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 71.2 lakh cases.

11 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: As outbreak pace slows, India crosses 7 million mark

India on Saturday reported over 74,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally past the seven million mark. The number of recoveries has also crossed the six million mark.

09 Oct 2020

India

Active coronavirus cases dip. Is India's worst phase over?

For the first time in weeks, the active number of coronavirus cases in India fell below nine lakh, data from the Ministry of Health revealed on Friday, giving the country a rare moment to rejoice as the pandemic rages.

08 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 68.3 lakh with 78k+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported over 78,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 68.3 lakh cases.

07 Oct 2020

Uttar Pradesh

Journalist, arrested en route Hathras, booked under anti-terror, sedition laws

A Kerala journalist and three others, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on their way to Hathras, have been charged under the anti-terror and sedition law.

07 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 67.5 lakh; over 1.04 lakh dead

India reported over 71,000 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday, pushing the nationwide tally to 67.5 lakh cases. The recovery rate rose to 85%.

05 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 66.2 lakh; over 1.02 lakh dead

India reported over 74,000 fresh coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the nationwide tally to 66.22 lakh cases. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 1,02,735 with over 900 more deaths in the past 24 hours.

04 Oct 2020

Uttarakhand

Kerala: 2 Navy personnel killed as glider crashes during training

Two officers of the Indian Navy died Sunday morning as a glider aircraft crashed in Kochi, Kerala.

01 Oct 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 63.1 lakh with 86k+ new cases

On Wednesday, India witnessed a spike of over 86,000 fresh coronavirus infections, bringing the nationwide tally to 63.1 lakh. Over 1,100 fresh fatalities in the past 24 hours also pushed the death toll to 98,728.

30 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 62 lakh with 80k+ new cases

On Tuesday, India witnessed a spike of over 80,000 fresh coronavirus infections, bringing the nationwide tally to 62.23 lakh. Over 1,100 fresh fatalities in the past 24 hours also pushed the death toll to 97,558.

25 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 58L with nearly 86k new cases

India on Thursday reported nearly 86,000 fresh coronavirus infections. The nationwide tally has now climbed to 58.1 lakh cases. Over 1,100 fresh fatalities were reported on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 92,339.

24 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 57 lakh with 86k+ new cases

India on Wednesday reported over 86,000 fresh coronavirus infections. The nationwide tally has now climbed to 57.3 lakh cases. Over 1,100 fresh fatalities were reported on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 91,195.

21 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 54.85 lakh with 87k+ new cases

India on Sunday reported over 87,000 new coronavirus infections, a significant dip in daily new cases this past week.

20 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally climbs to 54 lakh cases; 86,800 dead

India's COVID-19 tally neared 54 lakh on Saturday as over 92,000 fresh coronavirus infections were registered in the past 24 hours. The death toll has risen to 86,795 with over 1,100 fresh fatalities.

19 Sep 2020

West Bengal

NIA arrests nine al-Qaeda terrorists from Kerala, Bengal after raids

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested nine al-Qaeda terrorists from Kerala and West Bengal after raids at multiple locations, reports said on Saturday.

17 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 51.1L with record 98k new cases

On Wednesday, India reported the biggest single-day spike of nearly 98,000 new coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 51.15 lakh. Over 1,100 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 83,251.

16 Sep 2020

Kannan Gopinathan

Kerala allows coronavirus-positive migrant laborers to work, if they're asymptomatic

Even as the number of coronavirus infections continues to rise across India, the Kerala government has allowed migrant laborers to work if they have COVID-19 but are not exhibiting symptoms.

14 Sep 2020

YouTube

Kerala: Malayalam actor, 44, dies after collapsing on set

Prabeesh Chakkalakkal, a 44-year-old actor and dubbing artiste, died after collapsing during a film shooting in Kerala's Kochi.

06 Sep 2020

Hindustan Times

Ambulance driver arrested for raping COVID-19 patient: Kerala Police

An ambulance driver in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has been arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19, the police said on Sunday.

06 Sep 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 41L with record 90k+ new cases

On Saturday, India registered over 90,000 new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike so far. The nationwide tally crossed 41 lakh while the death toll climbed to 70,696 with over 1,000 fresh fatalities.

31 Aug 2020

Suicide

Kerala: Man commits suicide, was jobless despite securing rank

Unable to find a job, a 28-year-old man, identified as Anu, allegedly committed suicide in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Sunday.

26 Aug 2020

Yemen

Kerala nurse on death penalty in Yemen recounts horrid tale

Last week, Nimisha Priya made headlines after she was handed the death sentence for killing her "husband," a Yemeni national, and chopping his body into pieces.

Gold smuggling case evidence burnt in Kerala Secretariat fire: Opposition

On Tuesday evening, a fire broke out in the North block of the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, sparking a political row.

23 Aug 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally crosses 3 million mark

The total number of coronavirus infections in India crossed the three million mark on Saturday. The nationwide total has now reached 30.43 lakh while the death toll rose to 56,855.

20 Aug 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 28.3 lakh after record single-day spike

India on Wednesday reported the biggest single-day spike of over 69,000 new coronavirus infections. The nationwide tally has reached 28.35 lakh while the death toll crossed 54,000 with over 900 more fatalities.