Kerala school teacher gets life term for raping 10-year-old student

A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who was also a Bharatiya Janata Party activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi in Kerala's northern district Kannur.......

'Income has stopped': Why Union minister Suresh Gopi wants to resign

Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday expressed his desire to step down from his ministerial post as his income has significantly decreased since taking up the ministerial role. IMAGE: Union......

BLOs stir over poll official's suicide halts Kerala SIR

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Kerala was affected across the state on Monday as booth-level officers (BLOs) boycotted work following the suicide of an officer allegedly due to......

Kerala boy sexually assaulted by 14 men for 2 years

Nine people, including two government employees, have been arrested from Kasaragod district in Kerala for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy after befriending him on a mobile app for......

Ban Kannur ship-breaking yard: Greenpeace

A new ship-breaking yard that has come up for the first time in Kerala along the Kannur coast would destroy the state's pristine northern coastline and cause huge environmental problems, activists......

Deadlock over land acquisition for Kannur airport

Land acquisition for the proposed Kannur Airport could not take off even three months after the Kerala government according administrative sanction to acquire 2,000 acres, mainly due to 'shortage'......

Airlines cancel 12 Mumbai routes due to congestion; airfares rise 193%

Airfares have nearly doubled in a matter of days on routes hit by the cancellation of 200 weekly flights linking Mumbai airport to 12 cities. Photograph: Shaun Best/Reuters The fares have soared......

Kerala seeks central nod for Kannur airport

Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony will meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and officials of the civil aviation ministry soon to exert pressure on the central government to sanction the state's......

Aradhanaa Makes A Smashing Debut And Wins An Award

IIFA packed in a lot of entertainment over its three-day weekend course. From fashion, awards and performances, there was a lot of dhamaka on stage in Abu Dhabi. But picture abhi baaki hai, mere......

Review: Veendum Kannur is lacklusture

Paresh C Palicha says it is better to watch a re-run of an old film on TV than Veendum Kannur.There were times when political thrillers used to give us goosebumps. There was the hero fighting for......

Malayalam Cinema In No Mood To Slow Down

'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.' IMAGE: Jyotika and Mammootty in Kaathal: The Core. At 72, Mammootty is in no mood to slow down. The Malayalam......

Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages. 2023 was a year of rare hits for the Malayalam film industry. In a country where masala entertainers like Jawan and violent......

Kerala's first Olympic hero Frederick passes away

IMAGE: The only other sportsperson from the state to win Olympic medals is PR Sreejesh, who won bronze in Tokyo and Paris Olympics. Photograph: PR Sreejesh/Instagram Former Indian men's hockey......

Shubman Gill Clashes With Umpires!

IMAGE: Shubman Gill had an angry exchange with umpire Michael Gough on the sidelines after his controversial run out call. Photograph: Star Sports/X Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill was visibly......

PD Champions Trophy: India crush Pak, book final berth

IMAGE: India wins by 5 wickets against Pakistan and qualifies for the finals of the Champions Trophy. Photograph: Differently Abled Cricket Council of India/X India sealed their spot in the final......

The PT Teacher Behind Two WPL Stars

'Today when I see them talking to people from different countries confidently, I realise that education does not come from classrooms alone but from life experiences too.' IMAGE: K M Elsamma,......

RCB Restores Bengaluru Lakes

Keeping a promise they made last year, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have contributed to the efforts to resolve the water crisis that has gripped Bengaluru for the last couple of months,......