Shashi Tharoor, ordered to stay away from a CPM seminar next month by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, took a step back today. But his statement making the announcement had a sting in the tail.
Actor Bhavana Menon, a sexual assault survivor, was welcomed on stage with a thunderous applause at the International Film Festival of Kerala. The actor lit the lamp with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other artists.
Days after he joined a meeting of Congress "rebels", Shashi Tharoor has been told firmly by party leaders in Kerala not to attend a seminar of the ruling Left next month.
The Kerala assembly has passed a unanimous resolution against the centre's move to sell LIC shares and its privatisation.
Hours after widely shared visuals of a woman student leader of Kerala Students Union being dragged was widely shared, Opposition Leader VD Sateeshan and Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan engaged in a war of words.
The Kerala government in its budget has set aside Rs 10 crore for students who returned to the state from Ukraine.
A popular Kochi-based tattoo artist was arrested by the Kerala Police on Sunday over allegations of rape, sexual assault, and molestation made by at least 6 women - all his former clients. He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Liju Krishna, the director of the upcoming Malayalam film Padavettu, was arrested from Kerala's Kannur on Sunday after being accused of rape.
A group of Indian students in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine have appealed for help to take them to the western border, from where they can cross into a neighbouring country and possibly take an evacuation home.
In north-eastern Ukraine's Sumy, around 60 kilometres from Russia, stranded Indian students are sending SOS messages, seeking evacuation, amid increasing airstrikes.
As Russia's assault on Ukraine continues, and thousands of Indians in the country look for a way out, several Indian students have been holed up in underground metro stations in Kharkiv for four days.
One of the many Indian students stranded in Ukraine's Kyiv sent a video to NDTV today, saying they were "thrown out of trains" when they went to a station for evacuation under the instructions of the Indian embassy. Currently, 350 students from two m
Having survived the academic rigours of cutthroat rankings, competitions, financial constraints, for many Indian students in Ukraine, it has now come down to a fight for survival.
The Budget session of the Kerala Assembly began on a stormy note on Friday with the Opposition staging a walkout during Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's policy address.
A young man who was trapped on a hill in Kerala's Palakkad since Monday was rescued this morning after a marathon effort by the army.
Malayalam television channel MediaOne TV, has gone off air again after its name was removed from list of permitted channels by the Ministry of Information and broadcasting
Students will not be allowed to wear hijab or full sleeve dress as part of the uniform of Student Police Cadets project, the Kerala government said today. Initiated by the Kerala Police, the Student Police Cadets trains high school students to evolve
The proposed ordinance, yet to be signed by the Governor, seeks for Lokayukta powers to be restricted to making "recommendations" or reports to the state government on corruption and maladministration, instead of mandatory compliance.
Cinemas, theatres, gyms, and swimming pools will be temporarily shut in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as the positivity rate in the state capital surged to 49 per cent, much higher than the national average of 20.75 per cent.
Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu's MK Stalin on Sunday joined the growing list of Chief Ministers who have emphatically opposed the central government's proposed changes to the assignment rules of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.
The Kerala High Court on Saturday restrained police from arresting actor Dileep for allegedly conspiring to kill officials investigating a 2017 sexual assault case in which he is an accused.
The ruling CPI (M) had to cut short its three-day conference in Kerala's northern most district of Kasaragod as the High Court ordered there would be no meetings in the district that allow participation of more than 50 people.
The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala has imposed a series of new restrictions amid all-time high Covid cases that include allowing only essential services on two Sundays, starting January 23.
A day after Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun multiple times over two years in a case that sparked massive outrage and protests in Kerala, was acquitted by a court, the prosecution has decided to file an appeal.
1. Support the most vulnerable families with Food Items/Unconditional Cash Transfer to ensure their survival during the days of maintaining ‘Physical Distance'.
2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
3. Distribution of ‘Safety Kit for Community’ among the community members to help them protect from spread of the infection and installation of ‘Portable Hand Wash Stations’ at important places like Hospital, Panchayat, Health Centres, and at important places at community level also. (Hand Washing soaps, Liquid soaps, N- 95 Mask).
4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
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