The Latest Breaking News from Kerala

In northern Kerala, far from India’s big cities and tourist trails, an ancient ritual brings the gods down to earth – and takes aim at injustice. RFI went to the town of Payyanur to witness this Hindu ceremony carried out by Theyyam performers.

The snake was brought from Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh to Kannur for sale. A must read on Dynamite News:

Hearing cases linked to the Hema Committee Report, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked to what extent the state can regulate the portrayal of violence in the media and whether such depictions on screen are merely a reflection of the reality in society, Bar and Bench reported.

The tragic death of a Kerala teen succumbing to 'water diet' has once highlighted the need for people to follow scientific diet and only with expert advertising. With many of them following 'hearsay' or 'quacks' online, they are putting their lives into danger. Dietician Dr T Ramalakshmi from Vasavi Hospitals…

An 18 year old girl from Kerala, who was surviving on water for 6 months died while undergoing treatment for lack of nutrition basically proper food.

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by feature filmmaker Don Palathara, senior sports journalist Sharda Ugra and social media influencer Aysha Mahmood. 

As I sat down to write this piece from my home nestled in the hills of the Western Ghats in Kerala, I had to try hard to summon a memory of the sharp sting of Delhi’s air on a bad air day. 

The number of swine flu (H1N1) cases in India is rapidly increasing, with thousands of infections reported in different areas. Government statistics show that as of December 2024, the sickness had infected over 20,414 people and killed 347 of them. States like Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan…

Thomas Gabriel Perera from southern Kerala state had gone to Jordan on a tourist visa