Malappuram, June 27Gold jewellery valued at around ₹10 lakh has gone missing from the custody of the Karipur Police Station in Kerala’s Malappuram district, prompting a departmental investigation into what is being treated as a major breach of security and official procedure. The missing ornaments had been deposited at the station over several years after […]
ISRO advances next-generation LVM3 with successful 175-tonne semi-cryogenic engine test
Chennai, June 27 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has moved a step closer to developing its next-generation Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) by successfully carrying out a hot test of its Semi-Cryogenic Engine Power Head Test Article (PHTA) at a thrust level of 175 tonnes, marking a major milestone in India’s future space launch programme. […]
Congress names Manickam Tagore as Tamil Nadu president in major leadership overhaul
Chennai, June 27 The Congress on Saturday appointed Lok Sabha Whip and three-time Virudhunagar MP B. Manickam Tagore as the new president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), replacing K. Selvaperunthagai in a major organisational reshuffle aimed at strengthening the party’s leadership in the State after the recent Assembly election. The decision is widely […]
MV Govindan Defends LDF Stand on Low-Alcohol Beverages, Slams UDF Budget Move
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM Kerala State Secretary M.V. Govindan on Friday defended the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s policy on low-alcohol beverages, insisting that its objective was to promote value-added products from locally available agricultural produce and not to encourage liquor consumption or offer tax concessions. Addressing the media, M.V. Govindan said the LDF had proposed […]
Goa Hosts Star-Studded Wedding of Khushbu and Sundar C’s Daughter Avantika
Actress Avantika Sundar, the elder daughter of veteran actress-politician Khushbu Sundar and filmmaker Sundar C, married Shravan Srinivasan in a lavish wedding ceremony at a luxury resort in Goa, with the event attracting an array of film stars and dignitaries from across the country. The wedding emerged as one of the biggest celebrity gatherings of […]
TN industrialist donates 37-sovereign gold crown to Guruvayurappan
GURUVAYUR: A Tamil Nadu-based businessman has offered a gold crown weighing approximately 37 sovereigns to Lord Guruvayurappan at the famed Sree Krishna Temple in Guruvayur, adding to the series of valuable offerings made by devotees at one of Kerala’s most revered pilgrimage centres. The intricately crafted crown, studded with ornamental stones, was donated by Tiruppur […]
Army Chief honours Satya Babu for contribution to para sports
Shri Satya Babu, President of the South Asia Para Sports Federation and Director of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card by General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion and development of para sports […]
Kerala to Urge Centre to Exclude Habitations, Farmlands from Eco-Sensitive Zone Limits
The Kerala government has decided to approach the Centre seeking the complete exclusion of human habitations and agricultural lands from the proposed Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Western Ghats, amid growing concerns over the impact of the draft notification on lakhs of residents in the state’s high-range districts. The decision was taken at a high-level […]
Women’s eNews Honours Uyghur Activist Rushan Abbas for Global Human Rights Advocacy
Uyghur human rights activist and Campaign for Uyghurs Chairperson Rushan Abbas has been named the Women’s eNews Champion for Human Rights 2026, an honour she dedicated not to herself but to the Uyghur people and, in particular, to Uyghur women whose lives have been profoundly affected by repression in China’s Xinjiang region. Accepting the award, […]
Kerala’s Biomedical Waste Disposal System Near Breaking Point, Warns IMA
By M.S. Sanil Kumar Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s biomedical waste management system is heading towards a major crisis, with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) warning that the state’s existing infrastructure is no longer capable of handling the rapidly growing volume of waste generated by hospitals, laboratories and other healthcare institutions. The warning comes as IMA’s IMAGE (Indian […]



