Midnight explosion at Kerala temple sends shockwaves

Hundreds of people were captivated by watching the auspicious Theyyam ritual at the Veerarkavu Temple in the Kasaragod district of Kerala when a thundering explosion and a ball of fire......

Over 150 hurt in Kerala temple fireworks mishap; SIT to probe case

A fire accident during a Theyyam performance at a temple near Neeleswaram late last night left 154 people injured, eight of them seriously, when firecrackers stored in the vicinity exploded, the......

Wayanad landslides linked to warming of Arabian Sea: Scientist

Warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing the formation of deep cloud systems, leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing the possibility of landslides, a senior......

'Congress Will Collapse Without Gandhis'

'What matters is policies, not personalities like Priyanka, Rahul or Modi.' IMAGE: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with party President Mallikarjun Kharge, party General Secretary......

'Provide more fiscal powers to states', Kerala FM's Budget wish

Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Friday urged the Centre to provide more fiscal powers to the states as well as increase the shareable proportion of the GST collections. Illustration: Uttam......

How these college dropouts started a successful tech biz

Apple founder Steve Jobs had famously asked, "Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?" For Deepak, Hisam, Abhinav and Ashwin, four dropouts from LBS Engineering College in Kasargod, a small town......

Kerala set to showcase its industry-friendly face

Emerging Kerala Global Connect Summit, a government initiative to attract overseas capital to the state, is set to begin from Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurating the summit.......

Tourist inflow to Kerala crosses 10-million mark

Tourist inflow to the God's own country, Kerala, has crossed the 10-million market in 2011, taking the total to 10,11 million, as against 9.2 million in 2010, according to the latest data of the......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

STUNNING Sunny!

Nimrat hits the gym... Sanya takes a selfie... Mrunal has a good hair day... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Leone/Instagram Sunny Leone makes orange look so hot!   Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Mohanlal: An Emperor Defeated By Love

'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the......

The BEST Films of 2017

Check out which movies made Sreehari Nair's list. In 2017, as voices around me vouched for neatness, niceness, and decency, I longed for movies that attempted to de-demonise our preferred demons;......

WRC: Pulligilla-Sherif set for historic Indian debut

IMAGE: Naveen Pulligilla and Musa Sherif will take part in the WRC3 ARC3 class (African Rally Championship) in one of the most-gruelling events in the WRC calendar. Photograph: Musa......

From no grounds to Ranji final: Kerala cricket's rise

IMAGE: Kerala advanced to their maiden Ranji Trophy final after clinching a dramatic two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat in the semi-finals on Friday. Photographs: Kerala Cricket Association/X......

'I don't know what will happen when I see Messi'

IMAGE: Kunju Nibras, a Class 8 student from Thrikaripur, Kerala, has been gifted a trip to Qatar to watch the FIFA World Cup. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Kunju Nibras, whose tears when......

Duck tales: Kasargod U-19 girls all bowled out without scoring

All the 10 batters were dismissed in a similar fashion, bowled, with Wayanad's VJ Joshitha picking up a hat-trick. The Kasargod Under-19 girls' team suffered an embarrassing defeat as all their 10......

Maradona in Kerala with jewellery on his mind

Football legend Diego Maradona arrived in Kannur, Kerala, to a tumultuous welcome from thousands of football-crazy fans from all over the state. The Argentine World Cup-winning captain is in the......