Kerala: News
13 Nov 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kerala cop, accused of murdering youth, found hanging
A Kerala Police officer who had been on the run after he was booked in a murder case has been found dead at his home in Kallambalam near Thiruvananthapuram.
13 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: SC admits review petitions, hearing on Jan 22
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing a batch of petitions challenging its September 28 verdict that quashed a ban on the entry of women aged 10-50 years to the 800-year-old Sabarimala temple.
10 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India550 women have registered for Sabarimala darshan ahead of reopening
The Sabarimala temple is slated to open its doors to devotees next week for the two-month-long 'mandalam-makaravilakku' pilgrimage season.
09 Nov 2018
Kerala High CourtKerala HC disqualifies IUML MLA for communal poll-campaign in 2016
The Kerala High Court today disqualified an MLA of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), on a plea claiming that he used religion to win the Assembly polls in 2016.
09 Nov 2018
Honor KillingKerala: Police personnel suspended for taking bribe from murder accused
A police officer was removed from service yesterday for allegedly taking bribe from some of the accused of a suspected honor killing case in Kerala.
08 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaBJP launches Rath Yatra to 'protect' tradition of Ayyappa Temple
The BJP today embarked on a Rath Yatra from Kasaragod in Kerala to "protect" the traditions and rituals of the hill-shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, which recently witnessed violent protests against the entry of women of menstruating age group.
06 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: Situation tense on second day of opening, one injured
Following violent protests in October, the Sabarimala temple, on Monday, opened its gates to devotees for the second time since the Supreme Court lifted age restrictions on women's entry to the hill shrine.
04 Nov 2018
Sabarimala TempleDon't send women journalists to Sabarimala: Hindu-outfits to media houses
Several Hindu outfits in Kerala agitating against the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala Temple have urged media outlets not to depute women journalists to cover the issue as the Lord Ayyappa temple is set to open Monday for a special puja.
03 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: Section 144 imposed ahead of temple's opening
In a bid to prevent the unrest which unfolded when the Sabarimala temple was opened to devotees in October, the Pathanamthitta district administration, on Friday, imposed Section 144 in four areas ahead of the temple's opening.
02 Nov 2018
Karnataka'Dead' man returns home 15 days after his 'funeral ceremony'
A 49-year-old man, presumed dead by his family, showed up near Wayanad district, Kerala, much to the shock and delight of his kin, a fortnight after they performed his 'funeral'.
01 Nov 2018
Exams#OldestScoresHighest: Scoring 98%, 96-year-old woman tops Kerala literacy exam
Proving that age is no barrier for learning, a 96-year-old woman has secured highest marks in a literacy examination held in Kerala.
31 Oct 2018
SecurityKerala Irrigation Minister's personal security officer shoots self to death
In a tragic incident, a personal security officer of Kerala Irrigation Minister Mathew T Thomas allegedly shot himself to death today using his service revolver.
30 Oct 2018
Richa ChaddaAdult film-star Shakeela to make a cameo in her biopic
South adult film star Shakeela will be seen in a cameo in her biopic.
28 Oct 2018
Amit ShahKerala minister Thomas Isaac irked by Shah's airport comment
BJP chief Amit Shah, on landing at Kerala's as yet un-inaugurated Kannur airport earlier, tossed a 'congratulations' at the airport staff, saying that the airport inauguration had unofficially been completed.
28 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAmit Shah inducts ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair into the BJP
On Saturday, the BJP inducted former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair into its ranks, with BJP chief Amit Shah, who is on a day-long visit to Kerala, handing him his formal BJP membership.
28 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: Tantri family member Rahul Easwar arrested
On Sunday morning, Sabarimala tantri family member and activist Rahul Easwar was arrested by the Kerala Police in Kochi, in the crackdown on protesters demonstrating against the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict.
27 Oct 2018
Madhya Pradesh7 MPs, 199 MLAs have not declared PAN details: Report
Seven sitting parliamentarians and 199 MLAs in the country have not declared their PAN details which are needed in filing nomination papers for elections, a report said yesterday.
27 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKerala: Amit Shah says Sabarimala will be saved, attacks Left
BJP President Amit Shah launched a blitzkrieg on the Kerala government on Saturday as he dived into the row surrounding the Sabarimala Temple saying the Left was insulting the devotees of Lord Ayyappa.
27 Oct 2018
Pinarayi Vijayan#SabarimalaRow: Kerala ashram, run Swami who supports SC verdict, attacked
In yet another incident of an outburst against the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict, an ashram founded by a preacher who supported the verdict was set ablaze, supposedly by enraged Ayyappa devotees, near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala early on Saturday.
26 Oct 2018
Franco Mulakkal#KeralaNunRape: Father Kuriakose, prime-witness, died of natural causes, finds autopsy
A preliminary autopsy report into the death of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara has suggested he died of natural causes, and there were no internal or external injuries on him, HT reports.
23 Oct 2018
Pinarayi Vijayan#WomenInSabarimala: Temple's doors close but November poses the real challenge
Despite the Supreme Court's order last month, women of menstrual age weren't allowed to enter the holy shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala, and now the Sabarimala Temple has closed its doors.
23 Oct 2018
Pinarayi VijayanBJP, RSS making Sabarimala a place of violence: Kerala CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday attacked the BJP and RSS for the violent agitation at the Lord Ayyappa temple complex in Sabarimala over the entry of women of all ages into the hill shrine.
23 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaVerdict: Supreme Court to hear review petitions on November 13
The Supreme Court has said that it will hear the 19 review petitions challenging its landmark verdict on the Sabarimala temple entry case on November 13.
22 Oct 2018
JalandharKerala nun rape: Major witness, Father Kuriakose, suspiciously found dead
In yet another twist to the Kerala nun rape case, a priest who had earlier publicly spoken against the accused, Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has been found dead.
20 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#LoveIsLove: Kerala HC helps woman and her lesbian lover
Saying rights of adults can't be curtailed, the Kerala High Court recently came to rescue of a woman who wanted to live with her lesbian partner.
20 Oct 2018
Pinarayi VijayanKerala MLA Abdul Razak passes away due to heart attack
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA, PB Abdul Razak died of heart attack on Saturday at a private hospital in Kasargod, Kerala. He was 63.
19 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaForAll: Two-women, on verge of scripting history, couldn't enter shrine
Two women (including a journalist) who were on the verge of scripting history as they started the trek to reach the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala on Friday, returned midway.
18 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaLove, not Jihad: NIA ends probe in Kerala's inter-faith marriages
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) doesn't have enough evidence which can lead to prosecution in Kerala's inter-faith marriages, which the agency was probing.
18 Oct 2018
Manohar Lal KhattarHaryana Police donates one-day salary towards Kerala flood victims
The Haryana Police today donated Rs. 2.5 crore towards relief and rehabilitation of flood victims in Kerala.
18 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: Hartal begins in Kerala, special security arrangements in place
In yet another move to defy the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of the menstrual age group to enter the Sabarimala temple, Hindu outfits in Kerala called for a hartal.
18 Oct 2018
JalandharRose-petals, cheers, and posters welcome rape-accused Franco Mulakkal in Jalandhar
That Franco Mulakkal is accused of raping a nun, repeatedly, had little effect on his followers, who gave a hero's welcome to him in Jalandhar on Wednesday.
17 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSabarimala opening: Temple doors opened amid attacks on journalists
Following the controversial Supreme Court verdict, the 800-year-old Sabarimala temple opened its gates to devotees on Wednesday at 5pm.
17 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: Wrong to go against SC verdict, says Subramanian Swamy
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy endorsed women's entry into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, attacking those opposing the Supreme Court's verdict on the issue.
17 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSabarimala temple to be opened today; police clash with protesters
With the Sabarimala temple set to open its doors to devotees for the first time since the Supreme Court verdict allowing women's entry, Kerala is in a tense situation.
16 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#WomenInSabarimala: Board may seek more time from SC for order-implementation
With just one day left before the gates of Sabarimala Temple in Kerala would open for devotees, the board which manages the hill shrine may seek more time from the Supreme Court to implement the order that allowed women of all ages to enter the place of worship.
15 Oct 2018
Kerala High CourtKerala nun case: Rape accused Franco Mulakkal granted bail
Former Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was accused of raping a nun, has been granted bail by the Kerala High Court on Monday.
12 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSabarimala row: Protests against Supreme Court verdict continue in South
Members of the Opposition Congress and BJP in Kerala today staged demonstrations to express solidarity with Ayyappa devotees even as the CPI, the key partner in the CPI-M led LDF, said there was an attempt to "politicize" the Supreme Court order on Sabarimala.
11 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSabarimala verdict: Woman booked for casteist slur on CM Vijayan
A case has been filed by the Arunamala police in Kerala against a woman for using a casteist slur against CM Pinarayi Vijayan during one of the protests against the implementation of the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages to the Sabarimala temple.
08 Oct 2018
CycloneKerala on alert as cyclonic depression forms in Arabian Sea
Heavy rains have been forecast in Kerala, under the influence of a depression over the Arabian Sea which is likely to intensify into a deep depression and further into a cyclonic storm over the next two days.
07 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSabarimala priests shun CM's offer to talk on SC order
Since Kerala implemented the Supreme Court's verdict allowing women of all ages entry to the Sabarimala temple, the government has had to face the wrath of devotees.