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Experts flag need to address mental health crisis among Kerala's elderly

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 9 -- On the morning of January 30, Udaya Jayesh, a newly elected ward member in Mullurkara panchayat in Thrissur district, recalled receiving a phone call from an acquaintance... Read More


Kerala BJP chief asks Centre to exempt state from directive to stop paddy bonus

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 9 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday asked Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to exclude the state from its direction to states... Read More


1st accused released on bail in Sabarimala gold theft case, minister defends SIT probe

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 6 -- Kerala parliamentary affairs minister MB Rajesh on Thursday defended the ongoing SIT investigation and criticised the opposition UDF for "playing drama" over the the Saba... Read More


1st accused in Sabarimala gold theft case released on bail, minister defends SIT probe

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 6 -- Kerala parliamentary affairs minister MB Rajesh on Thursday defended the ongoing SIT investigation and criticised the opposition UDF for "playing drama" over the the Saba... Read More


Kerala passes resolution against Centre's 'neglect'

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 5 -- In the wake of the release of the Union budget for the upcoming financial year, the Kerala assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Centre address lon... Read More


Drama in House as UDF MLAs move to Speaker's dais

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 4 -- The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday witnessed heated scenes as opposition UDF MLAs attempted to enter the Speaker's dais as part of their protests against the LDF government o... Read More


Nilambur ex-MLA to fight Kerala assembly polls as UDF candidate

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 3 -- The United Democratic Front (UDF) has fielded former Nilambur MLA PV Anvar, who left the LDF in 2024 after a public spat with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as its cand... Read More


Vijayan writes to FM over realtor's suicide

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 3 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting a judicial inquiry into the recent death by suicide of Confiden... Read More


Kerala's key demands stay unmet, says state finance minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 2 -- Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal termed the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday as "very disappointing" for the State, as most of ... Read More


Saying 'go away and die' in quarrel not abetment of suicide: Kerala HC

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 31 -- The Kerala High Court has ruled that casual remarks such as "go away and die" often employed during a quarrel between two people do not amount to abetment of suicide. T... Read More