KERALA

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

Monsoon onset over Kerala on June 1: IMD

8:26 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is likely to make an onset over Kerala on June 1, thanks to a cyclonic circulation, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its onset date forecast on May 15, had said the monsoon is likely to hit the southern state on June 5, […]

COVID-19 death toll in India climbs to 4,167

2:34 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380 in the country, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases climbed to 80,722, while 60,490 people have recovered […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

Low-key Eid celebrations in Kerala

7:12 pm May 24, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Keralites on Sunday celebrated a low-key Eid-ul-Fitr amid the coronavirus lockdown in the state as most of the faithful marked the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan by offering thanksgiving prayers at home. The festival is being celebrated across Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, while the rest of the country will […]

Karnataka, Kerala discuss steps on containing COVID-19

8:09 pm May 11, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka and Kerala on Monday discussed the measures taken to contain coronavirus and stressed on sharing information to control the disease besides quality treatment for patients. Through video conference, Karnataka Medical Education Minister D K Sudhakar spoke to the Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja and discussed the steps adopted for tracing, testing and […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MEA holds flurry of meetings on ‘Vande Bharat’ mission

11:59 pm May 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday held a flurry of meetings to fine tune arrangements for evacuation of thousands of stranded Indians from abroad under a mega exercise beginning Thursday. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held a video-conference with chief secretaries of a number of states as part of efforts to ensure […]