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Indian priest elevated as cardinal by Pope Francis

In a grand consistory held in the Vatican on Saturday, 51-year-old Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. IMAGE: The red hat, or biretta, being......

Cyclone Fengal: IMD issues red alert for northern Kerala

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a warning of significant rainfall in Kerala due to Cyclone Fengal, which has currently weakened into a low-pressure area over north......

Kerala mosque bars Muslims from lower strata, sparks row

The jama'ath of a mosque in Kerala has allegedly opposed the participation of people belonging to the lower strata of the Muslim community in their general meeting, drawing sharp criticism from......

BJP chief Nadda holds hush-hush meet with top Catholic priests in Kerala

Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda had a couple of days ago met a few top Catholic priests in Kottayam district of Kerala, sources said. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash......

As protests enter 5th day, Kerala cops may summon rape-accused bishop

Amid mounting pressure on the police to initiate action against a Roman Catholic Bishop accused of raping a nun, a meeting was held on Wednesday to review the progress made in the case even as a......

These migrants are unwelcome guests in their own homes

As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. IMAGE: Hundreds of migrant laborers from West Bengal gathered at......

After benefits of cheap oil, India counts cost of reduced Gulf remittances

The prospect of further falls in remittances is a hindrance for the Reserve Bank of India, as it seeks to bullet-proof the economy against sudden capital outflows Having quit his low-paid job with......

A Kerala youth turns coconut plucking into a hi-tech job

Shortage of trained nut pluckers is a grim farm sector problem in Kerala but for 37-year-old Selvin Chacko coconut plucking is a hi-tech profession involving car, mobile and even a dedicated......

Singer Ayiroor Sadasivan dies in road accident

Playback singer and music director Ayiroor Sadasivan, who has given many hit songs in Malayalam, was today killed in a road accident at Manakkachirayil on the Alappuzha-Changanassery......

Shanthi sets new national steeplechase mark

Tamil Nadu's S Shanthi set a new national record in women's 3000 metres steeplechase to steal the limelight on the second day of the MetLife 45th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship......

Anju George's family over the moon

Ace Indian long jumper Anju B George's family members have not slept for the past two days.Ever since the news that Anju achieved the impossible on Saturday night -- a bronze medal at the World......

The long road to glory

Her love for jumps officially began at the age of 5 when she was in the first standard at Lizu School, in Changanassery, central Kerala. But ace jumper Anju George's mother Gracy says she sensed......

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