The Kerala High Court held that the Centre has the power under the Patents Act to manufacture patented life-saving medicines and sell them at cheaper rates to patients who cannot afford them - a ruling that came after a petition filed by a cancer patient who died before her case could be heard.

Kerala scientists have developed a dengue early warning system using machine learning, six years of case data and weather variables to forecast district-level dengue trends and help health authorities act before outbreaks intensify.

The board was constituted on February 4 with nine members, and K S Hamza was appointed chairman in March.

Jiji Thomson made the claim on local media as the Election Commission and Gyanesh Kumar face massive controversy over the handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and allegations of differences within the three-member poll panel.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre. He was appointed Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 15, 2024.

The Ramleela will feature actors from the Indian film industry in different roles.

Satheesan on Wednesday said the government's contract with a helicopter company for emergency travel had expired. Moreover, he had underscored that his air dash to Malappuram "did not burden the public exchequer".

Preliminary information suggested that the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, leading to the accident, police said.

The VHP now wants to encourage marriages across caste boundaries and is preparing to launch a caste-neutral matrimonial platform where horoscope compatibility will also not be a determining factor.

In West Bengal, the BJP reported Rs 286.99 crore in expenditure, compared with Rs 27.65 crore reported by the Congress in the filing analysed. The difference was Rs 259.34 crore.

The probe will centre Kerala's former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and former minister Mohammed Riyas, who also is the spouse of Veena.

Sources said the inquiry would be conducted by the Crime Branch wing of the state police without registering an FIR.

Impressed by the beauty and unique charm of Kochi, a traveller shared a video highlighting the city’s Spain-like appeal.

ABVP secured all 12 student union posts unopposed at Government Sanskrit College, Tripunithura, after no other party filed nominations.

Investigators continued examining phone records, financial transactions and movements patterns before tracing Tabu to Bengaluru, where he was arrested.

The ABVP described the result as a rejection of what it called the SFI's "anti-student policies". A representative of the organisation said the win at this college would give a strong boost to other ABVP units across Kerala's campuses.

Recalling a time when they were shooting in the forests of Kerala, Rashmika revealed that a single misstep could have led to a serious injury

The weather situation is expected to be most severe in Odisha, where a deep depression developing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring intense rainfall.

The shortage worsened during the Kanni month puja, forcing authorities at Sannidhanam to restrict the distribution of prasadam.

Chief Minister VD Satheeshan has directed officials to assess the situation on an hourly basis and take immediate evacuation measures wherever necessary.

The Chief Minister also directed the immediate deployment of a special team of the Disaster Management Force to the Nilambur-Amarambalam area in Malappuram district.

Mud fell onto the road, trapping Sangeetha, who was riding a scooter. Her friend managed to escape with injuries.

In the biggest seizure, 21-year-old Aromal A of Kottakkakam was arrested with 106 grams of MDMA near the College of Architecture at Vilappilsala.

Kerala Minister KM Shaji said he did not see anything wrong in using their vehicles after following the prescribed procedures.