The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Sunday decided to suspend Jose Franklin, Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee (DCC) general secretary and a councillor in the Neyyattinkara municipality, from the party following allegations of sexually harassing a woman and abetting her suicide. KPCC president Sunny Joseph issued a press release regarding the suspension. The Neyyattinkara police... Read More

Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit performs at the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival on July 14, 2023, at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. File | Photo Credit: AP Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of American nu metal band “Limp Bizkit” passed away at the age of 48, the band members said. The... Read More

With water levels nearing full capacity, surplus water being released from Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki, Kerala. Photo: Special Arrangement The intensifying northeast monsoon claimed its first life in Kerala’s mountainous Idukki district on Sunday (October 19, 2025), as intense overnight rain inundated roads and homes, swept away parked vehicles, and triggered mudslides. Traffic came to... Read More

General Dwivedi interacted with personnel stationed in remote locations, commending their resilience, courage, and steadfast devotion to service | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday (October 19, 2025), celebrated Deepavali with troops deployed in high-altitude areas of the Central Sector, extending festive greetings to all ranks... Read More

The Thiruvananthapuram City police have nabbed a truck driver from Tamil Nadu in connection with the sexual assault of an information technology professional at a women’s hostel at Kazhakuttom recently. The incident occurred on Thursday night after the woman returned from work. The survivor was alone in her hostel room when she came under attack.... Read More

Dr. B. Ramachandra Rao, founder and president, SRDS, speaking at the Grameena Vidya Jyothi 2025 programme, held at K. Kotapadu in Anakapalli district, on Sunday | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The annual ‘Grameena Vidya Jyothi 2025’ programme of Sangamitra Rural Development Society (SRDS) was conducted at Gondupalem village of K. Kotapadu mandal in Anakapalli district... Read More

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with the Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh, during the ‘BJP Road Show’ in support of Begusarai Assembly BJP candidate Kundan Kumar, in Begusarai on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh has sparked controversy with remarks made at a... Read More

Bolivians began voting on Sunday (October 19, 2025) in their country’s first presidential runoff that pits two conservative, capitalist candidates against each other, ushering in a new political era after two decades of one-party rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party. Voters are choosing between former right-wing President Jorge ‘Tuto’ Quiroga and centrist Sen... Read More

A pile-up involving three KSRTC buses near Malavalli in Mandya district resulted in the death of two persons while scores of passengers were injured, on Sunday evening. The accident took place on National Highway 948 near Bachanahalli, and the condition of 10 of the injured is said to be critical. According to the police, the... Read More

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary (extreme right) and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Tejashwi Yadav (in white) | Photo Credit: File photo Dynasts continue to dominate Bihar’s political landscape, with a considerable number of candidates being either sons, daughters, wives or close relatives of established politicians. Experts say... Read More