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LDF allots rRs.r14.5K cr for pensions in last budget before state polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 30 -- Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal presented the budget for 2026-27 FY on Thursday, making big announcements including a Rs.14,500 crore outlay for social security pen... Read More


Palakkad MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in third rape case

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 29 -- Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, accused of raping multiple women, was granted bail in the third rape case filed against him on Wednesday and is set to walk out of jail ... Read More


Kerala recorded positive growth across sectors in FY25: Economic Review

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 29 -- Kerala's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current price grew at 9.97% in 2024-25 as against 9.3% in the previous fiscal, helping the state position itself among th... Read More


UDF targets LDF govt over graft, fund embezzlement

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 28 -- Allegations of misuse and embezzlement of CPI(M) party funds raised for the family of a slain party member in its stronghold of Kannur district have given the Congress-l... Read More


Cong discusses strategy for elections in Kerala, Tharoor skips meeting

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 24 -- Top Congress leaders from Kerala convened at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Friday to discuss the strategy for the upcoming assembly pol... Read More


Cherian withdraws remarks on communal divide in local polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 22 -- Kerala's minister for cultural affairs and senior CPI(M) leader Saji Cherian on Wednesday apologised and withdrew his remarks about alleged communal polarisation in the ... Read More


ED conducts raids in Sabarimala gold theft investigation

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 21 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at 21 locations across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, in connection with its probe into alleged mone... Read More


Chemical analysis of gold cladding confirms 'methodical' modus operandi

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 20 -- The chemical analysis of gold-cladded sheets at the Sabarimala temple by scientists at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has confirmed a 'systematic and methodical... Read More


Court remands rape accused Palakkad legislator to judicial custody

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 16 -- Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, accused by multiple women of rape and forced abortion, was remanded to judicial custody on Thursday after his three-day police custody e... Read More


Two teen athletes die by suicide at Kollam SAI hostel, probe on

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 16 -- Two teenage girl athletes allegedly died by suicide in their room at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel in Kerala's Kollam district, police said on Thursday. Th... Read More