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Guruvayoor temple 'purified' after non-Hindu dips feet in sacred pond

Guruvayoor temple 'purified' after non-Hindu dips feet in sacred pond

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

Following public outrage, she reportedly deleted the post and issued an apology.

Why pay toll if stuck on highway for hours, asks SC

Why pay toll if stuck on highway for hours, asks SC

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

The Supreme Court has questioned the NHAI regarding toll collection on a highway stretch in Kerala where commuters face extreme delays. The court is reviewing a High Court order suspending toll collection due to poor road conditions and severe traffic congestion.

The elephants of Guruvayoor

The elephants of Guruvayoor

Rediff.com31 Jul 2003

Sports Gets Sexy On OTT This Week!

Sports Gets Sexy On OTT This Week!

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.

BJP opens LS account in Kerala with Suresh Gopi's win from Thrissur

BJP opens LS account in Kerala with Suresh Gopi's win from Thrissur

Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

Gopi defeated Communist Party of India leader VS Sunilkumar in an exciting fight.

IUML leader's participation in RSS event kicks up row in Kerala

IUML leader's participation in RSS event kicks up row in Kerala

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

The IUML leadership viewed the actions of Khader, a two-time legislator, as serious despite his explanation that it was not a meeting of the RSS, but only a cultural event.

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these temples for generations, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

'Art has no religion. An artist is an artist.'

The Elephant Who's A TV & SM Star

The Elephant Who's A TV & SM Star

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

As media phenomenon, Arikomban is in a different league. Efforts to capture the elephant were telecast live. Local three-wheeler drivers started a fans association for the pachyderm. A film has now been announced based on Arikomban's life.

Your travel photos: India's charming beauty

Your travel photos: India's charming beauty

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

Readers share pics of their travels around India. Share yours!

Edavappathi, Shikhamani: Which film will you watch?

Edavappathi, Shikhamani: Which film will you watch?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Sreesanth to wed Jaipur girl on December 12

Sreesanth to wed Jaipur girl on December 12

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Former India pace bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth will marry a girl from a royal family of Jaipur on December 12 at the Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple. A close aide of the disgraced cricketer, who is serving a life ban for spot-fixing in matches in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, told IANS the marriage will be solemnized at the Guruvayoor temple on December 12.

Manju Warrier on a comeback trail?

Manju Warrier on a comeback trail?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malaylam cinema.

First Look: Revathy and Prithviraj in Molly Aunty

First Look: Revathy and Prithviraj in Molly Aunty

Rediff.com6 Jun 2012

The film is about a woman who will do only what she feels is right.

'Temple may have to pledge treasure to RBI'

'Temple may have to pledge treasure to RBI'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'As a person who has seen the treasure, I am worried about its safety.'

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.

RSS worker hacked to death in Kerala

RSS worker hacked to death in Kerala

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

The victim, Anandan, 23, was riding a motorcycle when he was attacked by the CPI-M workers in a car. Though he was rushed to hospital, his life could not be saved, police said.

Rajapakse leaves for Colombo

Rajapakse leaves for Colombo

Rediff.com30 Dec 2005

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse left for Colombo from the Nedumbassery International Airport in Kochi Friday evening at the end of a four-day visit to India.

Left ministers can pick temple board members: SC

Left ministers can pick temple board members: SC

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

The apex court dismissed a petition seeking to debar all Hindu ministers of the former leftist government in Kerala from nominating members to the managing committee of Guruvayoor temple.

Union, Kerala ministers spar over reopening of temples

Union, Kerala ministers spar over reopening of temples

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

While Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan questioned 'the haste shown' in reopening the temples, state Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the decision was only in line with the Centre's guidelines in allowing places of worship to permit entry of devotees.

Review: Nothing new in Jomonte Suvisheshangal

Review: Nothing new in Jomonte Suvisheshangal

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Sathyan Anthikad sticks to formula in Jomonte Suvisheshangal.

Women can now enter Padmanabhaswamy temple in salwar kameez

Women can now enter Padmanabhaswamy temple in salwar kameez

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

But richest Hindu temple in the world will not permit jeans, tights and such dress.

A Phenomenon Called Pranab Mukherjee

A Phenomenon Called Pranab Mukherjee

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.

2019 is India's Deng Xiaoping moment

2019 is India's Deng Xiaoping moment

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

'The return of India to its own civilisational values can never endanger freedoms as pluralism is the bedrock of our culture,' assert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Temples must be open to all, not for 'only Hindus'

Temples must be open to all, not for 'only Hindus'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

'Why exclude those who are curious about our faith but not born into it, to experience the temple?'

Will Rajinikanth align with Modi in Tamil Nadu?

Will Rajinikanth align with Modi in Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

'The feeling is that Rajinikanth is pro-Modi than anti-Modi.'