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Kerala car owner dragged 5 km on bonnet by fleeing driver

The owner of a car was forced to travel several kilometres hanging on to its bonnet after a man allegedly attempted to run him over at Erumapetty here on Friday, the police said. IMAGE: Kindly......

'Every Time I See A Cancer Victim Smile, I Feel A Surge Of Energy'

Meet Zeenath PA, the Kochi social worker whose handmade wigs are helping Cancer survivors reclaim their identity. IMAGE: Zeenath PA. All photographs: Shevlin Sebastian Reshma Nair (name changed)......

Court acquits Dileep, finds 6 guilty in actress assault case

A Kerala court on Monday acquitted Malayalam cinema star Dileep in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case, in which six people, including the main accused charged with committing the......

Kerala govt to appeal Dileep's acquittal in actress assault case

The Kerala government on Monday said it will appeal against the verdict in the actress assault case in which Malayalam actor Dileep was acquitted while six others were found guilty. IMAGE: Actor......

Drunk passenger pushes woman off speeding train in Kerala; arrested

A woman passenger who was pushed out of a moving train by a drunk man near Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram was attacked after she refused to move from the doorway, the FIR in the case stated on......

From Microsoft to Jackfruit 365!

'I knew there was a huge business opportunity, but it was Dr Kalam who made me jump into it as an entrepreneur.' IMAGE: James Joseph. Photographs: Kind courtesy James Joseph. From Microsoft......

God's own country or industrial doghouse?

Consider this paradox. The Kerala government is trying hard to lure businessmen into investing in new industrial undertakings in the state. But the state's two biggest industrial belts -- the......

Coronavirus: 'Govt needs to allow treatment by private hospitals'

'We are going to be overwhelmed by the need for hospital beds. There are simply not enough beds in government hospitals.''We will need a large number of medical professionals and without the......

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Since 2009, there has been a detailed manual of standards and specifications for railway stations, with every passenger utility you can think of, notes Bibek Debroy. Image: Chhatrapati Shivaji......

This billionaire dad taught his son life lessons

Savji Dholakia, the diamond magnate who sent away his son Dravya to Kerala to gain a 'hands-on' life experience, likes to do things the hard way, discovers Sohini Das. IMAGE: Savji Dholakia......

Gold Review: Confused Crime Caper

Once you are done paying your respect to God and Grasshoppers, you circle back to the human beings in Gold, and that's when things become progressively more and more muddled, observes Sreehari......

'I am a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan'

'An actor is someone who fills the space between the director and the audience.''So when I see a script, I ask myself: Will the audience like this story?' IMAGE: Sharafudheen spreads his arms a la......

Premam shatters box office records

Get your lowdown of what's happening in Malayalam cinema! Alphonse Puthren’s Premam is having a dream run at the box office. The film has made Rs 2.35 crores within the first four......