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Kerala BJP fancies chances in Palakkad bypoll, but factionalism & a 2021 highway heist rear heads

What gives BJP hope is that its candidates came second in this seat in 2016 & 2021. C. Krishnakumar, a BJP state general secretary, is its candidate in Palakkad.

Over 150 injured in fireworks accident during Kerala temple festival

The accident occurred at Veerarkavu Temple near Neeleswaram. Police said the fireworks storage facility near the temple had caught fire.

Priyanka Gandhi’s electoral debut begins on grand note, Rahul declares Wayanad ‘will have 2 MPs’

This is the 1st time Priyanka's contesting polls herself. She filed her nomination papers after a massive roadshow in Kalpetta. Bypolls were announced after Rahul decided to vacate seat.

‘Women face comments daily, are unaware of legal rights,’ says Kerala lawyer accused of violating Sharia

Criticised for her handshake with a minister in 2016, Rizvana filed complaint against the man who made the allegations. He sought quashing of the case, but HC dismissed his petition. 

24-year-old student dies of Nipah virus in Kerala; second death this year

By Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) - A 24-year-old student has died from the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said on Monday, and 151 people who came

As Kerala pushes pedal on much-awaited tunnel road to Wayanad, fear of another landslide tragedy looms

India's third-longest tunnel road is set to be completed by 2028, but concerns have been raised over its feasibility & execution in region that was hit by landslides in July.

Onam inside a Nair tharavad—sadhya made easy in a new cookbook

Very few people in Kerala cook all 20-24 dishes of the sadhya today. Catering companies have replaced home kitchens. This changing nature of the sadhya was a central point of discussion at the launch of the book ‘Feast on a Leaf’.

Booted & back in 2022, Kerala ADGP puts Pinarayi in tight spot again amid LDF-backed MLA’s charges

Nilambur MLA PV Anvar has accused ADGP (law & order) MR Ajith Kumar of murder, graft, involvement with gold smuggling racket & tapping phone calls of ministers and journalists.

The deadly deluge of Wayanad: A visual narration of the ‘water bomb’ that struck God’s own country

Hundreds sleeping in their homes in Kerala's Wayanad were awakened by a rumble on the night of 30 July. What came next were devastating landslides. From ground zero, ThePrint pieces together events of that night with eyewitness accounts, expert views and data.

Landslides hit Wayanad, left it ‘completely isolated’ during Kerala’s Great Flood 100 years ago

IMD records show in July 1924, Wayanad saw highest rainfall among all modern-day districts at 3193.6 mm. Due to lack of official data, there’s no log of total casualties or damages.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.