Manoj Viswanathan

KOCHI: The festival season in Kerala normally starts in November with the Sabarimala Mandala-Makaravilakku season. But major temple festivals begin around two m

T'PURAM/KOCHI: With maximum temperature in Palakkad crossing 41 degrees Celsius and the mercury inching closer to 40 degrees Celsius in two stations, conditions similar to a heatwave are prevailing in the state.

KOCHI: One person died of suspected sunstroke, while three others suffered sunburns as the state continued to record high summer temperatures on Thursday. The ultraviolet index (UVI) was between 8 and 9 – indicating high level of UV radiation – in some places.

The total storage in KSEB dams stood at 31% on Saturday which is sufficient to generate only 1303.5 million units of power. Updated on min read

The NDA was betting on Twenty20 picking up Kunnathunad this time. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Twenty20 had secured 46,163 votes in the segment, while the BJP polled 8,145 votes.

While there are indications that the minority communities, both Muslims and Christians, overwhelmingly supported the UDF, Ezhava and Nair votes were scattered.

KOCHI: While celebrating a historic achievement in Kerala’s political landscape by getting three representatives in the state assembly, the BJP state leadership

KOCHI: The decline in vote share in assembly segments under the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency has triggered a debate within the BJP with a section of leaders

KOCHI: The defeat of K Surendran and Sobha Surendran — two aggressive leaders who have consistently increased the party’s vote share in each election — has disa

KOCHI: Shocked by the untimely demise of , who ended his life on Saturday, the kathakali fraternity, including artists and connoisseurs of the art have decided to provide counselling to the artists suffering from stress.