The Special Investigation Team suspects that videos of the incident were sent to his handlers through Telegram.

Satheesan says there was ‘nothing wrong with the trip as not a single penny was spent from the exchequer’

Adoor Prakash told a television channel that V.D. Satheeshan had a moral obligation to clear the politically controversial ambiguity surrounding his ‘obstinate refusal’ to name the person or entity who sponsored the private chartered flight

Investigations are under way regarding the arson attack on the apartment building in the city of Bochum; preliminary findings indicate that the tragedy stemmed from a personal enmity between the flat owner and a Romanian national who is currently in police custody

Measures are part of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s KSERC (Multi-Year Tariff) Regulations, 2026, which will take effect from April 1, 2027

Tender awarded for ₹9.23 crore; the first phase will have dedicated bus bays, with provision for future vertical expansion; the new terminal is expected to address the long-standing problem of waterlogging at the existing bus stand

Pattanam’s archaeological discoveries reveal an ancient settlement connected to a vast network, but the wider research and educational programme was disrupted; reviving it could transform Pattanam into a global centre for multidisciplinary research, learning and community participation

Margadarshak Mandalam, a body of Hindu ascetics, accuses Juna Akhara Mahamandaleshwar Swami Bharati of sidelining existing organisers and failing to maintain financial transparency

The department, which had booked cases against two persons accused of felling trees on a holding located in the Cardamom Hill Reserve in Idukki, backtracks on the decision by accepting the contentions of the accused and approaches court to withdraw proceedings

Allegations were earlier raised that authorities are attempting to restore a wild elephant corridor in Chinnakkanal

The accumulated gap cannot be overcome within a reasonable time frame by budgetary resources alone, says T.M. Thomas Isaac, former Finance Minister of Keralam, underscoring the importance of a mechanism like KIIFB for the State

The inauguration, however, witnessed dramatic scenes, with Public Works department (PWD) Minister P.K. Basheer and former CPI(M) MP A.M. Ariff sparring over credit for the project, while former Vaikom MLA C.K. Asha left the venue in protest after not being given an opportunity to speak before the Chief Minister and other Ministers left the dais

Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan flagged the “unconsulted” order as Excise Minister M. Liju revoked the licence, while the CPI(M)’s M.B. Rajesh called the government’s reversal “a political stunt”

An anganwadi, a health centre, a market, public toilets and internal roads are expected to be ready by the end of the year

Administrative fee is being levied in addition to water charges, increasing the financial burden on suppliers