Kerala
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Man killed after Mercedes driven by judge's 17-year-old son hits scooter in Kochi
India | Oct 25, 2026, 11:23 PM ISTThe minor is the son of an Additional District Judge, and the car is registered in the judge's name. Police have registered a case on charges of reckless driving and causing death by negligence.
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Kerala Lok Bhavan recommends removal of KPSC chairman to President Murmu over alleged irregularities
India | Oct 25, 2026, 04:03 PM ISTThe development comes amid a Crime Branch investigation into alleged irregularities in the PSC examination for the post of chief of the State Planning Board.
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85-year-old teacher is winning hearts by teaching children with just sand and a stick | WATCH
offbeat | Oct 25, 2026, 12:35 PM ISTAn 85-year-old woman from Kerala is winning hearts online by teaching children with sand and a small stick. Known as Ashaatti Ammumma or Indira Amma, she uses a traditional teaching method to help children practise letters, numbers and mathematics.
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Kerala woman reunites with children after 13 years following arrest in decade-old case
India | Oct 25, 2026, 12:26 PM ISTA 44-year-old Kerala woman reunited with her two children after 13 years when police traced and arrested her in a 2013 case. Her son, who had filed the original complaint, told the court he did not wish to pursue the case, and she was granted bail.
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President appoints new governors in six states, Arlekar moves to Tamil Nadu, Om Mathur to Keralam
India | Oct 12, 2026, 11:47 PM ISTPresident Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in six states. These appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices.
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Kerala Assembly passes resolution seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal
India | Oct 12, 2026, 02:09 PM ISTThe Kerala Assembly has passed a resolution seeking the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of 'vote chori'. It also demanded that the irregularities in the SIR drive need to be addressed.
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Kerala High Court orders FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL bribery case
India | Oct 09, 2026, 11:15 AM ISTThe Kerala High Court has ordered an FIR and a probe under the Prevention of Corruption Act against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena and her husband. The case concerns ED allegations that CMRL paid Rs 3.28 crore to Veena's company without receiving services in return.
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Kerala govt orders vigilance probe against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over 2006 case
India | Oct 04, 2026, 08:45 AM ISTThe case pertains to the death by suicide of Malaysian civil engineer Lee See Been, who was associated with the PATI-BEL consortium involved in the upgradation of MC Road under the Keralam State Transport Project.
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BJP Kerala headquarters attacked by unidentified persons, party calls for statewide protest
India | Oct 01, 2026, 08:43 AM ISTThe incident happened amid heightened political tensions in the state following a black-flag protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his recent visit to Kollam....
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Massive fire breaks out at historic Koder House, a landmark of Fort Kochi's Jewish heritage
India | Sep 30, 2026, 09:28 AM ISTAccording to Fire and Rescue Service sources, some guests and staff were safely evacuated from the building as soon as the flames appeared, averting a major accident.
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Kerala Local Poll Results: Ruling UDF suffers setback as LDF makes gains across 38 wards
India | Sep 29, 2026, 04:21 PM ISTKerala local body bypolls saw the UDF win 19 of 38 wards, while the LDF secured 18 and Twenty20 won one seat. The results included closely fought contests, a draw-decided victory in Palakkad and gains for both fronts.
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ABVP sweeps all 12 seats at Kerala's Tripunithura Sanskrit College, ends SFI's 40-year hold
India | Sep 22, 2026, 03:00 PM ISTBVP has won all 12 general seats in the student union election at Government Sanskrit College, Tripunithura, Kerala. The organisation says the result ends SFI's four-decade hold over the campus.
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Kerala: Five dead, two missing due to landslides, flash floods
India | Sep 21, 2026, 08:47 AM ISTHeavy rains in Kerala have triggered mudslides, landslides, and flash floods that claimed five lives and left two people missing. Chief Minister V D Satheesan has ordered an hourly assessment of the situation.
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Flash flood in Kerala's Idukki kills 3; search on for others
India | Sep 20, 2026, 11:00 PM ISTIMD has predicted heavy rains in some parts of Keralam over the next four days, September 20 to 24. The weather agency issued orange alert in Kottayam and Idukki districts and yellow alert in five other districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Wayanad and Kannur.
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Two separate road accidents in Kerala leave five dead and three injured
India | Sep 06, 2026, 10:33 AM ISTTwo separate road accidents in Kerala have claimed five lives and left five others injured, including two in critical condition. A family of three was killed in one crash, while two friends died after a tipper lorry collided with their car.
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Eight engineering students killed as car rams into parked lorry in Kerala's Thrissur
India | Sep 05, 2026, 10:23 AM ISTThe accident happened on Friday night when a vehicle registered in Tamil Nadu collided with a parked lorry in the Thrissur district of Kerala. Eight people, suspected to be students, died in the accident.
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IUML justifies Kanthapuram's remarks on women as 'scholarly expression', CPI-M leader hits back
India | Sep 01, 2026, 08:22 PM ISTIUML has defended Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar's controversial remarks on women as a "scholarly expression", while CPI(M) leader P Jayarajan criticised the view. The Kerala controversy has sparked a wider debate over women's rights, religious views and participation in public life.
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'Women should remain confined to homes': Kerala cleric defends controversial Samastha circular
India | Aug 31, 2026, 11:34 AM ISTIslamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar defended a controversial Samastha circular restricting women from sharing public platforms with men, saying Islam prescribed purdah and women should remain at home.
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Two women from Kerala murdered in California, Suresh Gopi assures help in bringing remains home
World | Aug 31, 2026, 10:39 AM ISTTwo women from Kerala were allegedly murdered in California, with a third woman in US police custody. Union Minister Suresh Gopi said Indian authorities are coordinating efforts to bring the victims’ remains home.
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Tourist bus overturns in Kerala, CCTV captures driver's attempt to avoid scooter
offbeat | Aug 28, 2026, 01:39 PM ISTA tourist bus carrying around 35 members of a wedding party overturned in Kerala's Ernakulam district after the driver swerved to avoid a scooter. The crash injured more than 20 people, while CCTV footage of the incident has sparked a debate over road safety and driving.