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Eleven Kerala MPs have written to the Chief Justice of India seeking speedy hearing and interim relief of Siddique Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist who was arrested on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit

A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was killed in a clash between two groups in Kerala's Alappuzha district on Wednesday night, police said. The BJP has called for a 12-hour shutdown in the district after the incident.

The Kerala Assembly session started today on a turbulent note with the Opposition boycotting the Governor's speech and demanding the Speaker's resignation. Congress-led UDF MLAs shouted slogans against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan, demanding the latter's resignation over allegations of his connection with the dolla...

In a crucial development, the Kerala High Court ordered a retrial in a rape and death case of two minor sisters in 2017 in Walayar. The girls were 13 and 9-years-old at the time and were from the scheduled caste community. Both sisters were sexually assaulted, police said, and were found hanging two months apart.

Theatres in Kerala will reopen from January 5 but only with 50 per cent capacity, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced today. Theaters in the state are reopening nine months after the lockdown forced cinema halls to shut down.

A CPI(M) activist allegedly died by suicide at a property bought by the party in rural Thiruvananthapuram, according to police who are probing the case.

A health official in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has been arrested for allegedly raping a 44-year-old woman, who was seeking a coronavirus negative certificate from him.

The two key accused in the smuggling of 30 kg gold through diplomatic channel in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram have been sent to a three-day judicial custody by the National Investigation Agency or NIA in Kochi.

In a scathing attack against the Congress in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan questioned if the motive of the protests or insults by office bearers of the party in the state was "witch-hunting". His remarks come after the state Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran mocked Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja, calling her "COVID Ran...

An elderly couple, aged 93 and 88, who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kerala, have now recovered, according to Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja. They had contracted the infection from their children and grandson who had returned from Italy. All the family members have now recovered from the deadly disease.

Movie theatres will remain closed in Kerala from Wednesday till March 31 as eight new cases of the novel coronavirus grips the state taking the total count of patients to 14. The highly contagious disease has affected 58 people in India and prompted authorities to step up safety measures.

Five nuns extended their support to a protest demanding justice for two sisters, aged 9 and 13, who were found hanging in their house in Kerala's Palakkad - both within a span of 52 days in 2017. The nuns have been at the forefront seeking justice for a Kerala nun against a rape-accused Catholic bishop.

Kerala State Transport Minister AK Saseendran has written to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, objecting to the hefty fines under the amended Motor Vehicle Act, asking for flexibility for states to fix the fines.

Five buildings with over 350 flats in a posh locality in Kochi have become the centre of protests, after the Supreme Court ordered for their demolition by September 20.

On a day the Kerala Government challenged the bail of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, accused of driving a car that killed a journalist, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told media that "no one will be allowed to dilute the investigations".

Eleven Kerala MPs have written to the Chief Justice of India seeking speedy hearing and interim relief of Siddique Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist who was arrested on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit

A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was killed in a clash between two groups in Kerala's Alappuzha district on Wednesday night, police said. The BJP has called for a 12-hour shutdown in the district after the incident.

The Kerala Assembly session started today on a turbulent note with the Opposition boycotting the Governor's speech and demanding the Speaker's resignation. Congress-led UDF MLAs shouted slogans against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan, demanding the latter's resignation over allegations of his connection with the dolla...

In a crucial development, the Kerala High Court ordered a retrial in a rape and death case of two minor sisters in 2017 in Walayar. The girls were 13 and 9-years-old at the time and were from the scheduled caste community. Both sisters were sexually assaulted, police said, and were found hanging two months apart.

Theatres in Kerala will reopen from January 5 but only with 50 per cent capacity, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced today. Theaters in the state are reopening nine months after the lockdown forced cinema halls to shut down.

A CPI(M) activist allegedly died by suicide at a property bought by the party in rural Thiruvananthapuram, according to police who are probing the case.

A health official in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has been arrested for allegedly raping a 44-year-old woman, who was seeking a coronavirus negative certificate from him.

The two key accused in the smuggling of 30 kg gold through diplomatic channel in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram have been sent to a three-day judicial custody by the National Investigation Agency or NIA in Kochi.

In a scathing attack against the Congress in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan questioned if the motive of the protests or insults by office bearers of the party in the state was "witch-hunting". His remarks come after the state Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran mocked Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja, calling her "COVID Ran...

An elderly couple, aged 93 and 88, who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kerala, have now recovered, according to Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja. They had contracted the infection from their children and grandson who had returned from Italy. All the family members have now recovered from the deadly disease.

Movie theatres will remain closed in Kerala from Wednesday till March 31 as eight new cases of the novel coronavirus grips the state taking the total count of patients to 14. The highly contagious disease has affected 58 people in India and prompted authorities to step up safety measures.

Five nuns extended their support to a protest demanding justice for two sisters, aged 9 and 13, who were found hanging in their house in Kerala's Palakkad - both within a span of 52 days in 2017. The nuns have been at the forefront seeking justice for a Kerala nun against a rape-accused Catholic bishop.

Kerala State Transport Minister AK Saseendran has written to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, objecting to the hefty fines under the amended Motor Vehicle Act, asking for flexibility for states to fix the fines.

Five buildings with over 350 flats in a posh locality in Kochi have become the centre of protests, after the Supreme Court ordered for their demolition by September 20.

On a day the Kerala Government challenged the bail of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, accused of driving a car that killed a journalist, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told media that "no one will be allowed to dilute the investigations".