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Rahul, Priyanka attend Madhavan's son's wedding

Rahul, Priyanka attend Madhavan's son's wedding

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

The All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra attended the marriage of the son of Sonia Gandhi's trusted personal assistant Madhavan.

Nazir remanded to police custody in Kerala

Nazir remanded to police custody in Kerala

Rediff.com24 Feb 2010

Suspected Lashkar operative T Nazir and his associate Shafas were produced in a Central Bureau of Investigation court in Kochi by the National Investigation Agency, probing various terror related cases in Kerala.

Rahul attacks Centre for not providing adequate aid to flood-hit Kerala

Rahul attacks Centre for not providing adequate aid to flood-hit Kerala

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

Gandhi also said that he was in favour of accepting foreign aid from countries like the UAE for rebuilding the flood-ravaged southern state.

11 people who returned from China under watch in Kerala, Mumbai, Hy'bad

11 people who returned from China under watch in Kerala, Mumbai, Hy'bad

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Over 20,000 passengers returning from mainland China and Hong Kong underwent thermal screenings at the seven international airports of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Cochin

Straightening the queer pitch

Straightening the queer pitch

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

One of the biggest impediments to the social acceptance of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders (LGBT) is not so much laws and moral codes, but socio-cultural attitudes as institutionalised within language and jokes, which become the currency of the daily transaction of violence against them.

PIX: A tour inside Govind Namdeo's home

PIX: A tour inside Govind Namdeo's home

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Welcome to Govind Namdeo's beautiful home.

Abhishek, Aishwarya's mammoth dilemma

Abhishek, Aishwarya's mammoth dilemma

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

The husband and wife duo failed to return to their hotel during a Ravan shoot as a pachyderm runs riot.

Jaya's ex-driver, key suspect in murder case, killed in accident

Jaya's ex-driver, key suspect in murder case, killed in accident

Rediff.com29 Apr 2017

Kanagaraj, 36, was employed at Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden home in Chennai and sacked three years ago.

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The event was also attended by Prince Charles.

Law-and-order in Kerala not sound: Union minister

Law-and-order in Kerala not sound: Union minister

Rediff.com28 Sep 2009

Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran on Monday said the law-and-order situation in Kerala was "not very sound" and asked the state government to take firm steps to address the issue.

BJP's 'communal agenda' grave threat to country's unity: Sonia

BJP's 'communal agenda' grave threat to country's unity: Sonia

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto containing contentious Hindutva issues, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said their 'communal agenda' was a 'grave threat' to the country's unity and integrity.

Amway India chairman, 2 directors remanded to 14 days custody

Amway India chairman, 2 directors remanded to 14 days custody

Rediff.com28 May 2013

They were booked under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act based on complaints filed by two persons in 2011.

Amway India chairman, 2 directors arrested

Amway India chairman, 2 directors arrested

Rediff.com27 May 2013

The arrests were made on a complaint of a woman who claimed to have incurred loss through the network.

Kerala's 'remittance economy' under threat

Kerala's 'remittance economy' under threat

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

100-150 NRKs are returning from the Gulf sector every week.

Kerala braces for 'heavy rains'; TN, Karnataka, Pondy also on alert

Kerala braces for 'heavy rains'; TN, Karnataka, Pondy also on alert

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

An IMD bulletin said the low pressure area could intensify into a cyclonic storm, triggering heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala.

Heavy rain alert for Kerala, Lakshsadweep for 3-4 days

Heavy rain alert for Kerala, Lakshsadweep for 3-4 days

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

A red alert has been sounded in three districts of Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad in Kerala.

Malayalam writer C V Sreeraman dead

Malayalam writer C V Sreeraman dead

Rediff.com10 Oct 2007

Some of Sreeraman's stories have been successfuly made into films. Sreeraman's widely appreciated stories include Vasthuhara, Irikkappindam, Chidambaram, Ponthanmada and Seemathampuram.

Karunakaran floats new party

Karunakaran floats new party

Rediff.com1 May 2005

Karunakaran's son Muraleedharan, who was suspended from the Congress recently, will be the new party's president.

Pope confers sainthood on father and nun from Kerala

Pope confers sainthood on father and nun from Kerala

Rediff.com23 Nov 2014

Pope Francis on Sunday declared Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal from India as saints at Vatican.

50 people from Orissa seek shelter in Kerala

50 people from Orissa seek shelter in Kerala

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

Fifty people from Orissa have sought shelter in Kerala in the wake of recent communal violence that rocked Kandamal and other places in that state, Kerala Social Welfare Minister P K Sreemathi said today.

'Rahul is trying to play a communal game'

'Rahul is trying to play a communal game'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

'They thought he can separate the Muslim votes and win, but the Kerala mind is completely different.' 'It is a secular mind because Hindus, Christians and Muslims live together.' 'We don't like somebody coming from outside, contesting in our state, winning and going and avoiding us.'

Devotee offers 72 kg Paracetamol in temple

Devotee offers 72 kg Paracetamol in temple

Rediff.com22 Apr 2008

While hundreds of devotees offer thulabaram daily at the temple with a range of articles from bananas to jaggery, this is the first time that an allopathic medicine has been used for the ritual. Thulabaram is an act of weighing oneself against commodities. Satyan of Kuttoor in Thrissur district sat on one of the scales of a balance while the other was filled with the pills matching his weight. Temple authorities later handed over the pills to a hospital.

Kalyan Jewellers aims to strike gold abroad

Kalyan Jewellers aims to strike gold abroad

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Kalyan Jewellers is eyeing overseas expansion by catering to India-like markets and the diaspora

Ragging kills architecture student in Bangalore

Ragging kills architecture student in Bangalore

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Ahab Ibrahim, a second year diploma student of Acharya College of Technology Polytechnic in Bangalore, passed away at a hospital in Kochi late on Monday night, his relatives said. He hails from Thrissur district.

HC breather for Chandy in solar scam, FIR order stayed

HC breather for Chandy in solar scam, FIR order stayed

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Suspending the vigilance court orders for two months, the high court also directed its administrative section to consider action against the vigilance court judge.

Kerala: Teacher forces 3-year-old to drink urine

Kerala: Teacher forces 3-year-old to drink urine

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

In a shocking event in the country's most-literate state, a 3-year-old nursery student was handed out a humiliating punishment of urine being forced down her throat allegedly by her class teacher.

A money-lender free village in Kerala

A money-lender free village in Kerala

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

Villagers in Melur panchayat in Thrissur district of Kerala, would soon render a group of money-lenders, known locally as the 'blade-mafia', jobless, thanks to a pioneering scheme launched by the South Indian Bank (SIB).

In M N Vijayan's death, the real teacher has gone

In M N Vijayan's death, the real teacher has gone

Rediff.com8 Oct 2007

Vijayan always courted controversy, be it his justification of the violent politics of Kannur or his crusade against the perceived deviation in the communist line. Many differed with his views but none doubted his intellectual honesty

109 dead in Kollam fire, but Kerala temple board officials want fireworks

109 dead in Kollam fire, but Kerala temple board officials want fireworks

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

Prayar Goapalakrishnan, president of TDB, said the board was against banning the pyrotechnics during temple festivals as they are part of rituals.

E-krishi nets big success in Kerala

E-krishi nets big success in Kerala

Rediff.com16 Mar 2007

E-krishi, Kerala State IT Mission's ((KSITM) online agri-business network, is making waves in the state with the pilot project in Malapuram district receiving tremendous response.

Several taken into custody for harassing Kerala actress

Several taken into custody for harassing Kerala actress

Rediff.com19 Feb 2017

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the gang members involved in the crime have been identified and they will be arrested very soon.

Why we shouldn't ban elephants in Kerala temples

Why we shouldn't ban elephants in Kerala temples

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Our focus should rather be on strengthening security measures to prevent Kollam-like tragedies, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

265 dead in Kerala floods since Aug 8, 36 still missing

265 dead in Kerala floods since Aug 8, 36 still missing

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

With over 8.69 lakh people still in 2,287 relief camps, it is a subdued 'Onam', the harvest festival, in the state.

Opening of dams caused Kerala floods, says Opposition

Opening of dams caused Kerala floods, says Opposition

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala demanded a judicial probe into the circumstances that led to opening of shutters of 40-odd dams at a time in the state.

Kerala floods: Rescue workers risk lives to save stranded pets

Kerala floods: Rescue workers risk lives to save stranded pets

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The Hyderabad-based Humane Society International/India has set up an emergency helpline to coordinate animal rescue throughout Kerala. It is collaborating with Compassion Unlimited Plus Action, based in Bangalore, for rescue efforts in Karnataka's hill district of Coorg.

Indian couple's dream shattered after New Zealand mosque shooting

Indian couple's dream shattered after New Zealand mosque shooting

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

Abdul Nazer and Ansi Alibava were inside the Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch when the first shots were fired by a white supremacist.

Want to help in Kerala flood relief? Here's how

Want to help in Kerala flood relief? Here's how

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

The Kerala government has set up a web site, keralarescue.in, to coordinate relief and aid for the floods-affected people. It has also set up a website for online transfer of donations towards flood relief.

Nipah patient stable, says Kerala Health Minister

Nipah patient stable, says Kerala Health Minister

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

A total of 311 people from various districts are under observation, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.

Retail king Yusuff Ali's amazing success story

Retail king Yusuff Ali's amazing success story

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Ranked 737 in the Forbes global billionaire list with personal wealth of $2.4 billion, Yusuffali's diversification does not stop here.

Rains continue to ravage Kerala, Onam celebrations put off

Rains continue to ravage Kerala, Onam celebrations put off

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

One man was killed and two others injured in Thrissur district on Tuesday after an uprooted tree fell on them in heavy rains and strong winds.