Thrissur, April 29: Kerala is all set to celebrate Thrissur Pooram this week, in a festival that will see majestic, caparisoned elephants passing through the town as well as a fireworks display. Celebrated every year in the month of 'Medam' (mid-April to mid-may) as per the Malayalam calendar, the festival was introduced ...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 28: Leader of Opposition in Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday alleged a conspiracy in the withdrawal of court cases by the families of two fishermen shot dead in February by two Italian marines. "I suspect that there is a conspiracy in which the centre, state and some others are involved. How ...

Abu Dhabi, April 23: Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. He is the first non-Arab elected ...

U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancels tsunami watch for Indian Ocean areas: Reuters Indonesia's disaster agency says one metre tsunamis detected in Nias island off southern Sumatra and Meulaboh in Aceh - Reuters According to USGS, aftershocks of 5.4 hit Indonesia again. No tsunami threat in Mumbai, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. Chavan said an ...

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's Indian Ocean Bulletin # 6: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has cancelled tsunami watch for all countries. Read: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's Indian Ocean Bulletin  Note: Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) +05:30

New Delhi, April 11: India Wednesday kept its air force and navy teams ready to address any eventuality in case a tsunami hits coastal states following an earthquake off Indonesia. According to officials, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has rushed two Hercules C-130J transports from Hindon airbase near the capital to Port ...

New Delhi, April 11: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here Wednesday appealed to people, particularly near coastal areas to not panic as there was no tsunami threat to India, after the massive earthquake in Indonesia. "Initially there was a tsunami threat, but it is not so now. The alert was issued ...

New Delhi, April 11: India Wednesday asked states along its east coast to be on high alert amid tsunami fears following a massive earthquake in Indonesia. The union home ministry issued advisories asking the governments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and all east coast states to issue a "coastal alert", an official ...

Kozhikode, April 9: Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan was clearly upset Monday after he failed to make it into the politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). "I have nothing to say," the blunt speaking politician said as he came out of the venue of the CPI-M leadership meet. Not one ...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 5: With just two days left for Easter, Christians in the state are geared up for the celebrations. The lent, involves a 50-day abstain from all non-vegetarian items including milk and curd, ends this Sunday with the Easter. "I have not had a sip of beer or liquor and have abstained ...