Meet BJP's first-ever mayor in Kerala

Bharatiya Janata Party leader VV Rajesh was elected mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Friday after the saffron party won 50 of the 101 wards, marking its first-ever victory in a municipal......

SIR Phase 2: 6.5 cr voters dropped from draft rolls of 12 states

The names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published in the past days as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision......

Kerala Devaswom ex-minister quizzed in Sabarimala gold theft case

The Special Investigation Team probing the Sabarimala gold loss case has questioned former Devaswom minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator Kadakampally Surendran, police......

About 24 lakh Kerala voters remain untraced after enumeration

Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar on Saturday said that 24,08,503 voters remain untraced after the enumeration stage of the SIR of the electoral rolls in the state. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Why States Miss Monthly Spending Ceilings

CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as spending overshoots limits. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Most Indian states are bunching up their expenditure in the last month (March) of......

'Sreenivasan Was A Genius Of Cinema'

'There will be no Malayali who does not recall, at least once a day, what Sreenivasan wrote, spoke or showed on screen.' IMAGE: Sreenivasan, actor extraordinaire.   Sreenivasan, one of the most......

The Reason Why Parasakthi Released Now

Throughout Parasakthi, Sivakarthikeyan mentions he is not against Hindi but the imposition of the language, notes A Ganesh Nadar. 1952's popular film Parasakthi had Sivaji Ganesan deliver fiery......

Why Bha Bha Ba Scene Is So Controversial

IMAGE: Dileep in Bha Bha Ba. Malayalam movie star Dileep's first release after a trial court in Kerala acquitted him has sparked fresh controversy. The film Bha Bha Ba, which released on December......

The Sreenivasan I Knew

I once asked him why he hadn't written scripts for his sons Vineeth and Dhyan.'I made some suggestions about their scripts, and they haven't discussed their scripts with me after that,' he said......

SMAT: Shami stars for Bengal; Kerala stun holders Mumbai

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami fired Bengal to an easy victory over Services by picking up 4/13 in 3.2 overs in the national T20 tournament for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in Hyderabad, on Thursday.......

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......

Messi-led Argentina call off Kerala visit

IMAGE: Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates were due to travel to Kerala in October. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Action Images via Reuters Argentina's national football team, led by......

Injury-riddled Asiad winner Jinson Johnson hangs up his spikes

IMAGE: The highlight of India's middle distance runner Jinson Johnson's career is the gold medal win in the men's 1500m event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Messi brings smiles to young footballers in Delhi

IMAGE: Argentina and Inter Miami's Lionel Messi with his Inter Miami teammates Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez pose with a replica world cup trophy at the stadium during his tour of......