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Weather tomorrow, October 22: IMD forecasts very heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Kerala; check state-wise list

Weather tomorrow, October 22: The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, and Kerala and Mahe on October 22. Heavy rain is also likely in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep, while Karnataka and other regions may experience rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds.…

The Economic Times · 5h ago

Black Pepper Trail: From Idukki's Vines to Kochi's Spice Market

Idukki: Where the Vine GrowsThe drive from Kochi to Idukki takes roughly four hours on NH183, climbing from sea level into the Western Ghats until the air cools and the road narrows to a single lane through rubber and cardamom. Black pepper, Piper nigrum, grows here as a climbing vine,…

Times Life · 18h ago

Weather today, October 21: Heavy rain to continue till October 26; IMD warns of very heavy showers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala & other states

The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal until October 26, with Kerala, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh also likely to receive heavy rain. Chennai and neighbouring districts have declared school holidays on October 21 following heavy rainfall. A low-pressure area is…

The Economic Times · 19h ago

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Weather updates, October 21: IMD forecasts heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh; check state-wise list

Weather updates, October 21: The IMD has forecast rain across several Indian states and Union Territories from October 20 to 26, with isolated very heavy rainfall likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal from October 20 to 22. Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are also…

The Economic Times · Oct 20

Weather Today, October 20: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala & Karnataka on rain alert; IMD warns of very heavy showers, thunderstorms & gusty winds

Weather Today, October 20: The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh from October 20 onwards. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal may receive isolated very heavy rainfall till October 21, while Kerala is likely to see heavy rain till October 25. The…

The Economic Times · Oct 20

Weather updates for October 20: IMD forecast warns of rain and thunderstorms, check state-wise updates

Weather update for tomorrow October 20, 2026: The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, with heavy rain likely over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala and Mahe. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are expected across…

The Economic Times · Oct 19

Vidyarambham: Why a Child's First Letter Is Written on Vijayadashami

The Day That Belongs to SaraswatiVijayadashami falls on the tenth day after Navaratri ends, the morning when the goddess is believed to have completed her battle and returned to stillness. In the tradition of Vidyarambham, this stillness is not rest, it is readiness. Saraswati, who presides over speech, letters, and…

Times Life · Oct 19

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MSM Unify India acquires majority stake in KlickEdu, RJ Vision

MSM Unify India has acquired majority stakes in Kerala-based KlickEdu and Gujarat-based RJ Vision to expand its presence in healthcare education, workforce development and competitive-exam preparation. KlickEdu plans to develop allied healthcare colleges in India, while RJ Vision aims to reach 30,000 students across Gujarat over the next three years.…

The Economic Times · Oct 18

Weather today, October 19: Heavy rain warnings for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana till October 24; check city-wise IMD forecast

Weather today: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued rainfall across southern India from October 19 to October 24, 2026, with isolated heavy to very heavy rain likely in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected in several regions.…

The Economic Times · Oct 18

Weather today October 18: IMD forecasts heavy rain, thunderstorms across southern states; check latest state-wise updates

Weather today: IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds across parts of southern India, with Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu among the affected regions. Rain is expected to continue in several areas through October 23. Fishermen have also been advised to exercise…

The Economic Times · Oct 17

Eardrum damaged after assault: Kerala activist recounts Delhi Police violence

Fidal Royas, a member of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) from Kerala, said the Delhi Police detained him five times between October 2 and October 11. Each day, after being released, Fidal and his comrades returned to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) head office in HKS Surjeet…

Newslaundry · Oct 17

Kerala government reconstitutes Waqf Board, appoints IUML leader Mayin Haji as chairman

The Kerala government has appointed M C Mayin Haji as the new chairman of the State Waqf Board, dissolving the previous board less than seven months after its formation. The reconstitution comes amid ongoing legal challenges and protests against the Centre's amendments to the Waqf law, while also highlighting a…

The Economic Times · Oct 17

Uttar Pradesh, Kerala bank holiday for Mahanavami on October 19, 2026: Banks in UP to remain closed for 3 days; in Kerala, for 4 days

Uttar Pradesh and Kerala will observe public holidays on October 19 and 20, 2026, for Mahanavami and Vijaya Dashmi. Banks will remain closed for three days in Uttar Pradesh and four days in Kerala. Customers should complete any important banking tasks before the holidays begin on October 18. Digital banking…

The Economic Times · Oct 17

Police can break bones but not 'satyagraha': Rahul Gandhi slams police 'brutalities' against students

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha also stressed that "brutality by Home Minister Amit Shah's Delhi Police" will not go unchecked and the Congress will pursue every legal route against the officers responsible.

The Economic Times · Oct 16

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Times Life · Oct 16

India's Legless Amphibians Live Entirely Underground and Go Unnoticed

What a Caecilian Actually IsCaecilians are the third order of amphibians, sitting alongside frogs and salamanders in the class Amphibia. They have no limbs, no visible ears, and eyes so reduced that in many species they sit beneath a thin layer of skin, functional enough to detect light but useless…

The Times of India · Oct 16

Romanian Held Over Germany Fire: neighbour arrested for Kerala students’ murders

TOI correspondent from London: A 41-year-old Romanian neighbour of the three Indian students killed in a fire in west Germany has been arrested on suspicion of their murder.

Times Life · Oct 15

The Night Frogs of Kerala: Species Found Nowhere Else on Earth

A Family Older Than the HimalayasThe family Nyctibatrachidae, Kerala's night frogs, diverged from all other frog lineages somewhere between 70 and 86 million years ago, when the Indian subcontinent was still a drifting landmass moving north across the Tethys Sea. The Himalayas did not exist yet. The frogs were already…

Times Life · Oct 15

Why South Indian Temples Ran Schools and Grain Reserves

The Temple as an Economic NodeThe Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur, consecrated in 1010 CE under Raja Raja Chola I, employed over four hundred people in its first decades of operation. Priests, dancers, musicians, accountants, watchmen, cooks, the payroll survives in stone inscriptions along the temple walls, written in Tamil so…

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Times Life · Oct 14

Theyyam Season in North Kerala: Where to Go, How to Find Dates and What to Respect

What Theyyam Actually IsThe performer does not play a deity. According to the tradition, the deity enters the performer's body. By the time the elaborate headgear, some rising three metres above the ground, is fully assembled and the drumming reaches its peak, the man inside has, by the logic of…

Times Life · Oct 14

Why Frogs Are Vanishing From the Western Ghats and What Chytrid Fungus Is Doing to Them

A Biodiversity Hotspot Built on AmphibiansThe Western Ghats run for roughly 1,600 kilometres along India's western edge and hold more frog species per square kilometre than almost any other forest system on Earth. Of the approximately 180 amphibian species recorded there, around 65 percent exist nowhere else. Frogs are not…

The Economic Times · Oct 14

Husband’s name was also on the title deed, yet he was ordered to vacate the house: Why Kerala High Court ruled in wife’s favour

Husband and wife both of them put their name on house’s title deed, but wife’s father paid for it and even he gave 5000 Saudi Rials to him but marriage broke; Kerala HC orders him to vacate the house

The Economic Times · Oct 13

Constitution torn up, fighting to restore democracy in country, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi emphasized the INDIA bloc's singular mission to restore democracy during a meeting with opposition leaders. He criticized the government's attempts to restrict protests at Jantar Mantar and promised to fight against these restrictions. Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of undermining democratic institutions…

The Economic Times · Oct 13

Punjab truck driver keeps trying his luck every month for 2 years, wins Rs 1.3 crore lottery in Dubai

A 53-year-old truck driver from Punjab, Kulwant Singh, has won Dh500,000 (around Rs 1.3 crore) in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket's Series 291 draw after buying lottery tickets with friends every month for nearly two years. He plans to use the prize money to support his family and invest in their…

Times Life · Oct 13

Barbs and Loaches of the Western Ghats: India's Uncounted Ornamental Fish Trade

Fish That Live in One River and Nowhere ElseThe Western Ghats mountain range runs roughly 1,600 kilometres along India's western coast, and the streams that tumble down its eastern and western slopes carry one of the highest concentrations of freshwater fish endemism on the planet. Of the approximately 290 freshwater…

Times Life · Oct 13

How to Hire and Pay Household Staff in India the Legal Way

What the Law Actually RequiresThe Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 covers domestic workers as a category, and several states have gone further with their own domestic workers welfare boards. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh have state-level boards that allow domestic workers to register and access benefits…

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