"The first phase of interrogation is over. He has been asked to be present tomorrow morning at 11 am for continued interrogation. He has agreed to it," Kottayam Superintendent of police Hari Sankar said after the marathon questioning of the priest.
Several trains were cancelled, highways and key roads blocked and many thousands stranded for hours on Monday as a nationwide 10-hour shutdown against the Centre's three agri laws disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north.
Questions and speculations continue to haunt the Rs 90,000 crore treasure trove found in the secret cellars of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram continues to dominate the headlines.
KPAC Lalitha's specialty was evoking on screen people that the audience felt they knew intimately, and evoking them through telling details that tore down the boundary between the audience and the performer, observes Sreehari Nair.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
'We have only ourselves to blame.' 'For selfish reasons and greed, we have obstructed many outlets, preventing the water from flowing out, be it rivers, tributaries or small drainage systems.'
It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed. They were faceless and unrecognised. They were unappreciated and even hounded. They were poorly paid and exploited, notes Ramesh Menon.
Deaths are significantly less in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in comparison to the second wave, and the current surge is not witnessing increase in severe illness or death following high vaccination uptake, the government said on Thursday.
We asked you to share pics and stories of your furry companions.
'KRN's journey from a humble cottage in Uzhavoor to Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi was no less spectacular than that of Abraham Lincoln from the log cabin to the White House'.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Sharmistha Mukherjee disapproved of his decision, saying he was giving the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh a handle to plant false stories, as his 'speech will be forgotten' but the 'visuals will remain'.
The actor said the film industry has the power to stay independent and wished they had enough courage to do so.
'How can one bring jihad into a relationship? How can one be restricted on the grounds of religion in marital things?'
The Congress party continues to be racked by arbitrary decision-making and the absence of accountability.
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
Readers share their love stories ahead of Valentine's Day.
'The advocate tells me not to worry as truth will prevail one day.' 'I don't know... I am losing all hope...'
The BJP believes that the only party still capable of leading a credible challenge against it is the Congress. Please note how BJP campaigners in states where the Congress may count for a cipher or thereabouts, mostly attack the Congress, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Anil from Mumbai writes about his favourite cuisine.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant shared ten best practices in a bid to bolster India's efforts against Covid-19 pandemic.
'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.'
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
From a contestant on a reality show to a judge, Dilin Nair aka Raftaar shares the secrets that worked in his favour.
Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu on Thursday amid partisan political voices in favour and against the new recruitment scheme for the defence forces that has set off a firestorm.
'These people want to create fissures among the Hindus and they have been trying to do this for quite sometime.'
'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'
'From March 2020 to November 2021, the combined wealth of the billionaires of this country has doubled.'
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'What motivated us was that a lot of people, especially youngsters, had a negative image about India.'
Rajeesh Ravi shares his '2 States' story.
'They must be hiding somewhere in a country where the Taliban would not even spare a 4-year-old girl.'
The measures include an information search prompt with the Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) and State Election Commissions to provide reliable information around the elections, a custom emoji to encourage participation, a series of pre-bunks and debunks to tackle election-related misinformation, and a youth discussion series titled #DemocracyAdda aimed at voter literacy and civic participation among young Indians for the upcoming elections.
The notion that the BJP gained its increased tally by wiping out the Left parties and the Congress is completely misleading. Equally misleading is the belief that the TMC held its ground in all its existing seats. A little more than a fifth of the seats Mamata Banerjee's party had won in 2016 was lost to the BJP this time.
On this day, February 1, in 1976, the Kerala-born poet released her autobiography, My Story.
A traumatic medical emergency drove physician Dr Devi, of General Hospital soap fame, to run for public office in New York.
Diva Aur Baati Hum gets a sequel, and Bhabho is an important part of it!
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