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After the NEET PG 2021 counselling was postponed several times, the resident doctors across the country have launched protest demanding to expedite the admission process. The protesting doctors cited that they have been working without help of juniors for almost a year and are finding it hard to manage patients.

Thiruvananthapuram:  Acclaimed film actor Kamal Haasan on Friday hinted that he may form a political party but made it clear he won’t ally with “saffron” — the Hindu Right.The 62-year-old superstar, who has acted in more than 220 films, made the announcement after meeting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here.And stating that he won’t align with […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam film actor and still-photographer N L Balakrishnan died at the Medical College Hospital here, his family said today. The 72-year-old actor was suffering from prolonged illness for some time. A diploma-holder in painting, Balakrishnan entered the tinsel world as a still photographer and later turned to acting. He was associated with over 150 […]

Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Working President in Kerala and Lok Sabha member from Wayanad, M.I. Shanavas passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday, a party leader said. He was 67. “The party has lost a stalwart. I have lost a dear brother,” Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala said. Shanavas, a two […]

Dubai: Former India captain Rahul Dravid was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Thursday. To mark the occasion, Dravid received his commemorative cap from fellow ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar before the start of the fifth and final ODI between India and the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram, according to […]

Thiruvananthapuram: India thrashed the West Indies by nine wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International to clinch the series 3-1 here on Thursday. India had won the first and fourth matches. The second match ended in an exciting draw while the visitors outplayed India in the third ODI to claim their first and only […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Brimming with confidence after the massive 224-run win in the penultimate game, India will be eyeing to register their eighth straight series win over the West Indies when they face off in the fifth and final contest of the rubber at the Greenfield international stadium here on Thursday. After the resounding victory in the […]

Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP will continue to stand by devotees opposed to the entry of all women to the Sabarimala temple, Kerala BJP President P.S. Sreedharan Pillai said on Sunday. Pillai also announced a series of protests to ensure that Sabarimala’s uniqueness — keeping away women in the age group of 10 to 50 — was […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Over 3,345 protesters who prevented women from entering the Sabarimala temple, have been arrested while 517 cases have been registered at various police stations across Kerala, authorities said on Sunday. On Sunday morning, Sabarimala tantri family member and activist Rahul Eashwar was arrested in Kochi taking the total number of arrests since October 26 […]

Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 724,649 people are sheltering in 5,645 camps following “one of the worst ever floods” in Kerala that has claimed some 370 lives and caused widespread destruction, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Sunday. “Our prime concern was to save lives. It appears it has been met,” Vijayan told the media amid […]

Thiruvananthapuram: The death toll due to rains and floods in Kerala has gone up to 368, as 33 more deaths were reported on Saturday even as around 58,000 people were rescued in different parts of the state, and red alert is now there in just three districts, down from 11. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while […]

Thiruvananthapuram: With the death toll in the devastating floods rising to 114 in Kerala, and more than one lakh people living in relief camps across the state, the Centre on Thursday deployed all three wings of the armed forces in a massive rescue operation. Torrential rains, overflowing rivers and a series of landslides have cut […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala tourism will inaugurate the world’s largest bird sculpture, Jatayu Earth’s Centre, here on July 4, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said on Tuesday. The replica of the bird ‘Jatayu’ — a character in the Ramayana — is 200 feet long, 150 feet wide, 65 feet tall and is positioned right at the top of […]

Thiruvananthapuram: The central team that is touring Cyclone Ockhi-hit villages in Kerala to assess the damages on Wednesday sanctioned the first instalment of Rs 133 crore to the state government. Cyclone Ockhi struck the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu on November 30. The team, consisting of disaster management experts, led by Vipin Mallik, a […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor, aiming for a hat-trick of wins, Monday suffered a freak accident while performing a ritual at a temple near here, leading to eight stitches on his head. After preliminary celebrations at his home here on Vishu, the traditional New year festival, Tharoor left for the popular Gandhari […]

Thiruvananthapuram: A massive search operation using man and machine, is underway on Saturday to find 50 odd people reported missing after a landslide in Kerala’s Idukki district. Since the Thursday midnight tragedy struck Rajamalai, 18 people have lost their lives while more than a dozen have been rescued and are under treatment in various hospitals […]