Kerala

Kerala Youth Congress chief resigns after Malayalam actor's harassment allegations. Who is Rahul Mamkootathil?

Rahul Mamkootathil resigned as Kerala Youth Congress president after facing harassment allegations by Malayalam actor Rini Ann George. While she did not reveal the name of the politician, George claimed she received offensive messages. Later, writer Honey Bhaskaran spoke out against the Palakkad MLA. However, the youth leader asserted his innocence and said he resigned to protect the party from unnecessary distractions

Has Nimisha Priya been pardoned in Yemen? How Grand Mufti’s big claim has been refuted

Uncertainty continues in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, whose execution in Yemen was deferred earlier this month. The claim by the ‘Grand Mufti of India’ that the woman’s sentencing was overturned has been refuted by sources in the Indian government. The family of the man Priya killed has also said that no pardon has been granted

'Cut wires, climbed 15 ft wall': How Kerala rape-murder convict escaped from high-security prison

Govindachamy, a convict serving a life sentence in a 2011 rape and murder case of a young woman named Soumya, had escaped one of Kerala’s most guarded prisons. A statewide manhunt was launched to catch the inmate, who was found hiding inside a well near Kannur. The incident has raised serious concerns about security lapses in the prison. Here's how Govindachamy was caught

Kerala wants to ‘euthanise’ sick stray dogs. How grave is India’s canine problem?

Kerala has planned to ‘euthanise’ seriously ill stray dogs as cases of attacks by the animals rise. The stray dog menace is plaguing India, with the Centre recently telling the Lok Sabha that over 37 lakh cases of dog bites were reported last year and suspected casualties from rabies stood at 54. Despite laws, why is the country unable to tackle the issue?

FirstUp: Philippines’ Marcos Jr to meet Trump in US, UK's F-35B jet to fly out of Kerala... The headlines today

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is in Washington DC and will meet his American counterpart, Donald Trump, today in a bid to secure a more favourable trade deal. The UK's F-35B Lightning fighter jet, which was stranded in Kerala for more than a month, is likely to fly back home. Bangladesh will observe a one-day mourning following the crash of an air force training aircraft in a school in Dhaka's Diabari area

UK F-35 jet stuck in Kerala 'ready to fly' 5 weeks after technical snag

UK's F-35B jet, which has been stuck in Kerala for more than five weeks, will be taking off on Tuesday, airport officials confirmed.

Nimisha Priya’s execution in Yemen delayed: How blood money has saved Indians on death row

Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on death row in Yemen for the murder of her former business partner, has got a temporary reprieve. Her execution, set for Wednesday, has been postponed. Only ‘blood money’ or ‘diyah’ can save her from the gallows. But what is it? And has it helped Indians in similar situations?

‘I contacted Yemeni scholars, made them understand’: India’s Grand Mufti on Nimisha Priya’s execution stay

The Yemeni government Tuesday stayed the planned execution of Nimisha Priya on July 16, giving new hope to the nurse’s family

How efforts to delay Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution in Yemen unfolded

Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse on a death sentence in Yemen for her business partner’s murder, will not be executed tomorrow (July 16). Hectic parleys were on to delay the sentencing. The top Sunni Muslim cleric, also known as the Grand Mufti, reached out to the victim’s family to accept the blood money. The Indian government established informal communication to delay the execution

Second Nipah death reported in Kerala, 6 districts put on alert

The man had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in this northern district.