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Former home secy Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed Manipur Guv amid ethnic violence resurgence

Dec 25, 2024, at 12:42 am

New Delhi: Former Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur, replacing Lakashman Prasad Acharya, who held the position since July 31.

Five MBBS students die after their car collides with state-run bus in Kerala

Dec 03, 2024, at 02:34 pm

Five MBBS students died after their car collided with a state-run bus in Kerala's Alapuzzha district on Monday.

Priyanka Gandhi dons traditional Kerala 'Kasavu' for Lok Sabha oath, brings back memories of Indira Gandhi

Nov 29, 2024, at 05:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's oath ceremony in the Lok Sabha transcended beyond its political significance as her donning of a Kerala 'Kasavu' saree rekindle the memories of her grandmother Indira Gandhi.

Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth aka 'Collector Bro' suspended for calling senior bureaucrat 'psychopath'

Nov 13, 2024, at 03:05 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth, who is famously known as 'Collector Bro', has been suspended on disciplinary grounds after he levelled serious allegations against a senior bureaucrat in public.

Kerala CM accuses Priyanka Gandhi of taking support of Muslim fundamentalist group Jamaat-e-Islami in Wayanad by-election

Nov 10, 2024, at 06:15 am

Wayanad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday accused Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of contesting the Wayanad by-election with the backing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, media reports said.

Kerala: Fireworks accident in Kasargod injures 150, 8 in critical condition

Oct 29, 2024, at 04:46 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 150 people were injured after a fireworks accident took place near the Veerarkavu Temple in Kerala's Kasargod on Monday late night, media reports said.

Kerala CM Pinrayi Vijayan's convoy faces multi-car collision in Thiruvananthapuram, no one injured

Oct 29, 2024, at 06:55 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Several vehicles, part of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's convoy, collided with one another when the pilot car stopped suddenly to save a crash with a two-wheeler in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday evening. 

Who is Navya Haridas, Priyanka Gandhi's BJP contender in Wayanad by-election?

Oct 21, 2024, at 04:56 am

Wayanad (Kerala): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Saturday that Navya Haridas will be its candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll, where she will face Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, media reports said.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan asks for a probe into MLA Anvar's allegations against top cops

Sep 03, 2024, at 05:06 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked for a high-level probe into MLA P.V. Anvar's allegations of corruption levelled against several top police officers, media reports said.

PM Modi conducts aerial survey of landslide-hit Wayanad

Aug 10, 2024, at 07:18 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of landslide-hit areas in Kerala's Wayanad, media reports said.

Kerala: Forest officials rescue four children, their parents who were stranded in a cave in landslide-hit Wayanad

Aug 03, 2024, at 10:24 pm

A team of forest officials carried out an operation to save four tribal toddlers and their parents from the landslide-hit Wayanad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Wayanad landslides: Toll crosses 300, rescue operations still on

Aug 02, 2024, at 05:34 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The toll in the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad has crossed 300, state Health Minister Veena Geroge confirmed on Friday, media reports said.

'I feel how I felt when my father died': Rahul, Priyanka in landslide-hit Wayanad

Aug 02, 2024, at 04:29 am

Wayanad/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday visited Kerala's Wayanad, Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency, and offered messages of support to victims of the devastating landslides that have killed nearly 300 so far with another 200 still missing.

We haven't been able to reach first village ravaged by landslide: Kerala Guv

Aug 02, 2024, at 02:08 am

The extent of devastation caused by landslides in Kerala's Wayanad is yet to be known, as rescue teams have not even reached the settlement first struck by the landslides, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said as the death count in the calamity crossed the 200 mark.

Red alert came hours after Wayanad tragedy: Pinarayi Vijayan contradicts Amit Shah's claim of prior warning

Aug 01, 2024, at 02:47 am

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday contradicted Union  Home Minister Amit Shah's comment regarding a red alert about heavy rains and landslides being sent in advance and indicated that it was a case of too little too late.

Wayanad landslides: Toll touches 143, several still trapped, rescue operation on

Jul 31, 2024, at 06:47 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The toll in the Wayanad landslides has touched 143 with hundreds of people are still feared to be trapped, media reports said.

Wayanad landslides: Death toll touches 140, rescue operation ongoing

Jul 31, 2024, at 02:31 pm

The death toll due to the landslides in southern Indian state Kerala's Wayanad region has touched 140 as rescue operations are still ongoing to track those missing, media reports said.

Wayanad landslides: Toll mounts to 56, over 100 feared missing in Kerala hill station, rescue ops hit by adverse weather

Jul 30, 2024, at 08:07 pm

Kozhikode/IBNS: The death toll in the massive landslide in Kerala's Wayanad has climbed to 56 and it could rise as over 100 are feared missing in the hilly areas near Meppadi.

Landslide in Kerala's Wayanad kills 24, hundreds feared trapped

Jul 30, 2024, at 05:02 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 24 people have been killed and hundreds are feared trapped after three landslides rocked the Wayanad district of Kerala, media reports said.

Eight die as landslides hit Wayanad, rescue operations ongoing

Jul 30, 2024, at 03:08 pm

At least eight people, including three children, died after massive landslides hit hilly areas of Kerala's Wayanad district on Tuesday.

First container ship anchors at India's biggest transhipment port in Kerala

Jul 12, 2024, at 06:18 am

Thiruvananthapuram: A large cargo ship named 'San Fernando' from China arrived at Kerala's newly built Vizhinjam International Sea Port on Thursday, marking the first container ship to dock at India's largest transhipment port, media reported.

Amid NEET uproar, Foreign Medical Graduate Examination paper on sale on Telegram, case filed

Jul 05, 2024, at 06:56 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Amid a huge uproar over the alleged NEET scam in the country, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) paper has gone on sale on social media platform Telegram, media reports said.

Remains of Kerala woman, who disappeared 15 yrs ago, recovered from husband's house

Jul 05, 2024, at 05:38 am

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Five people were taken into custody on Wednesday for the alleged murder of a woman who disappeared 15 years ago from Mannar in Kerala's Alappuzha district, media reported.

Sunny Leone denied permission to perform at Kerala engineering college

Jun 18, 2024, at 07:24 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bollywood actress Sunny Leone has been denied permission by the Kerala University Vice-Chancellor to perform at an annual event of University College of Engineering in Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said.

Kerala Congress apologises for X post on Modi-Pope meeting after BJP counter

Jun 17, 2024, at 06:42 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala Congress has apologised for its X post, which was shared in an attempt to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Pope Francis during the G7 Summit, following a strong objection from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

IAF special flight carrying mortal remains of 45 Indians killed in Kuwait fire lands in Kochi

Jun 14, 2024, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi/Kochi/IBNS: A special flight of Indian Air Force (AIF) carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians killed in the Kuwait fire reached Kochi on Friday morning.

'Grossly incorrect': Suresh Gopi after media buzz over his exit from Modi 3.0

Jun 11, 2024, at 06:24 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister and actor-politician Suresh Gopi has refuted media reports speculating about his "exit" from the Narendra Modi-led government and called them "grossly incorrect".

George Kurian: Who is BJP's Christian face in Kerala inducted in Modi 3.0 cabinet?

Jun 10, 2024, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a surprise pick, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named its Kerala unit vice president and also the party's Christian face in the state, George Kurian, as a member of the Council of Ministers took oath on Sunday.

NDA's rapid rise in vote share in Tamil Nadu shows what's in store: Modi

Jun 07, 2024, at 07:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his hope for the BJP-led ruling coalition NDA's prospects in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where the saffron camp improved their vote share despite drawing a blank in the tally of seats.

Suresh Gopi, BJP's first MP from Kerala, aims to work in Tamil Nadu too

Jun 07, 2024, at 05:40 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s lone MP from Kerala, actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi, has expressed his intention to work in the other south Indian state Tamil Nadu, where the saffron party has surged significantly.