Pre-monsoon rains claim 11 lives in Kerala in a week

As Kerala reels under the impact of heavy pre-monsoon rains, a total of 11 people have lost their lives in various rain-related incidents across the state since May 19. Image used for......

Orange alert sounded as Kerala is lashed by intense rains

Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala on Thursday, leading to waterlogging in the low-lying areas of major cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Thrissur. The India......

Two succumb to sunstroke as Kerala grapples with severe heat

Two persons--a man in his 50s and an elderly woman--have succumbed to sunstroke in Kerala as the southern state grapples with severe heat conditions, disrupting daily life, officials said on......

Monsoon claims 3 in Kerala, displaces thousands; red alert in 2 districts

After a brief lull, rains from the South West Monsoon intensified in Kerala on Thursday leading to a red alert being sounded in two districts of the state where heavy downpour in the past few days......

'You don't ask someone in ICU to start exercising from the next day'

'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the first of her five press conferences to......

TikTok takes a leaf out of FB, Google

Post elections, the company has been making frequent visits to various ministries, including the IT ministry, commerce ministry, as well as different agencies to get the hang of things in the......

How start-ups are helping flood-hit Kerala's rescue and rebuilding

As the Kerala government looks for the best technologies to rebuild infrastructure, start-ups see a bigger role for themselves. Photograph: Sivaram V/Reuters Start-ups in Kerala, which have come......

Scorching summer may hit water supply and fodder

In the first of a two-part series, Sanjeeb Mukherjee examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply. Summers have set in and if weather predictions and current......

Football Briefs: Italian club AS Roma to auction shirts for Kerala flood relief

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: AS Roma players celebrate a goal (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters In......