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This verdict was made possible thanks to the strong stance adopted by the former Thrikkakara MLA, the late P. T. Thomas. If not for him, there would not have been a case in the first place, says Satheesan

Law Minister Rajeeve says he has spoken to Chief Minister and that the government has decided to appeal against the verdict. The prosecution has been directed to take the initial steps in this regard

A concocted lie was framed against me by a then senior Police official and a team selected by her with the help of the prime accused. They also used the help of a section of the media and mediapersons to spread this false narrative he alleges

Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge acquits Dileep of the offences charged against him in the sensational case after the trial that lasted around eight years

Former legislator P. T. Thomas and director P. Balachandrakumar played pivotal roles at different points during the eightyearold case

As a political group with no community support and religious leanings, we are happy at the representation we got from the UDF. Though we have complaints with rebels from within the UDF camp in Wayanad, we are satisfied due to the increased representation in other districts

The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge, Honey M. Varghese, will pronounce the judgment on the day, thus marking the end of one of the prolonged and sensational criminal trials in Kerala.

Nearly nine years after the abduction and assault of a Malayalam actor shook the film industry, the case is nearing a decisive verdict.

With the ink mark still visible, voters fear polling officials may mistake it for the ink used in the local body elections, potentially causing confusion

Development takes centre stage with the Chief Ministers recent campaign speech in the city, in which he listedLDFgovernments achievements; Congress says his claims are far from reality

The Women in Cinema Collective, the K. Hema committee, formation of internal complaints committees on film sets and the governments decision to formulate a film policy are some of the aftermath of the case

Residents have been alerted through WhatsApp about this and advised to follow hygiene practices, says a health dept. official

Drug peddlers resorted to the new method to evade intensified police checks at railway stations, says the police

The new manifesto proposes projects to make Kozhikode an IT hub, including a light metro, continuation of the City Road Improvement Project, development of roads, and a flyover at Eranhipalam

Thilakkam has landed the LDF in trouble after opposition parties complained that LDF councillors were distributing copies of the progress report to voters during campaigning, violating the poll code

The seven districts going to the polls on December 9 have a little over 1.32 crore voters, including 70.32 lakh female voters, 62.51 lakh male voters and 126 transgender voters. In all, 456 overseas electors are also eligible to vote on Tuesday.

Uforia 2025 will be held at the LuLu Mall Open Arena on December 20 from 4 p.m. onwards

Pelagic Bird Survey 2025 documents 37 species during deep-sea expedition

In play in the first phase of polling on Tuesday are three Municipal Corporations, 39 municipalities, seven district panchayats, 75 block panchayats, and 471 grama panchayats spanning Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts

Mattannur is exempt as its governing council has two more years left in its term, while residents of the Kannur Cantonment do not have voting rights in local body polls

The championship will be formally inaugurated on Dec. 9 and will conclude on Dec. 13

At present, only election officials are eligible for postal ballots in the local body polls in Kerala

As per the study, 48.5% of Keralas workforce is engaged in services as of 2023-24. This is far above the national average of 29.7%

CM Pinarayi Vijayan labels Jamaat-e-Islami Hind as anti-social, denying any endorsement from CPI(M) or Left Democratic Front

The case had attracted wide attention as a young woman actor was allegedly abducted and raped inside a moving car, and actor Dileep was arraigned as an accused in the case

In play in the first phase of polling on Tuesday (December 9) are three Municipal Corporations, 39 municipalities, seven district panchayats and 75 block panchayats

The case, involving a 3.5 crore robbery on April 3, 2021 allegedly for funding a poll campaign, has resulted in 23 arrests and recoveries exceeding 1.5 crore.

Honey Rose hopes that with Rachel she will be perceived differently as an actor

K.G. Shivanandan alleges the ED derailed the probe, ignored key witnesses, and acted as a political tool of the BJP

An expert committee to visit the site soon, and further action will be taken based on the panels report

Says BJP will lose more than half its sitting seats; terms allegations by BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar political bankruptcy

Disruption of flights across the country has cast a pall of gloom over the tourism industry, which was getting ready for the Christmas and New Year season, with massive cancellations

The Chief Minister is trying to whitewash the LDF, which had failed to address basic infrastructure issues in the city during its five years of governing the Kochi Corporation, says Ernakulam DCC chief