Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s brief interaction with an elderly woman during his visit to Mettur has gone viral on social media. Vijay was in Salem district on September 1 to open the sluice gates of the Mettur Dam and release Cauvery water for Samba paddy cultivation in Tamil Nadu’s delta region. After the official programme, the […]
Uttar Pradesh’s flood crisis has intensified, with 3,042 people rescued in a single day and the total number evacuated rising to 16,784. Officials said 23 of the state’s 35 districts are currently affected. Three people have died in rain-related incidents — 18-month-old Priyansh in Pratapgarh, and Shera, 32, and Suresh, 55, in Amroha’s Gajraula. The government has deployed 1,499 boats and motorboats and 1,067 medical […]
Kerala is preparing to develop the 622-km stretch of National Highway 66 from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram as India’s first electric truck corridor, marking a major step towards cleaner and more sustainable freight transport. A study conducted by the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) in collaboration with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has […]
Football is the lifeblood of Kerala, and every World Cup brings that passion to the streets, with villages and towns transforming into colourful pockets of different footballing nations. For millions of Malayalis, Lionel Messi has been at the centre of that football culture — captivating fans with his mesmerising movement and magical left foot. Even […]
The much-awaited Karode-Kanyakumari four-lane highway is on track to open to traffic by the end of this year, with around 82% of the 54-km project now complete. According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials, vehicles have already begun using several newly completed stretches, including the Thottiyodu section near Villukuri. Once fully operational, the […]
Actress Nimisha Sajayan has opened up about the difficult journey behind her recent 14-kg weight loss. The actress had gained weight specifically for her role in the Hindi investigative crime drama Babita Singh Reporting, going from 58 kg to 72 kg for the character. After completing the role, she has now shed the extra weight […]
Following the release of Girish AD’s Bhoothakaalam Kudumba Unit, the song Yavana Kathayil Ninnu Vanna Idayakanyake from the unreleased Malayalam film Anna has found a new audience online. The renewed interest has also brought back the story of a film that had a screenplay, star cast, producer and even a complete soundtrack, but was never […]
As Parvathy Thiruvoth approaches two decades in cinema, she continues to choose varied roles while speaking openly about issues close to her. In Shahad Nilambur’s Prathama Drishtya Kuttakkar, she plays a police officer for the first time in a Malayalam film—a role that came at a time when she was questioning what justice truly means. […]
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has published the draft Tariff Regulation 2026, proposing a new regulatory framework for the state’s electricity sector for the five-year period beginning with the 2027–28 financial year. The proposed framework seeks to ensure that consumers benefit from greater efficiency and any cost reductions achieved across the electricity sector. […]
If one Tamil film has dominated conversations this year, it is DC. With its raw storytelling, rugged characters, explosive violence and Bonnie-and-Clyde-meets-cowboy aesthetic, the film has managed to feel both familiar and distinctly different. If Mari Selvaraj’s Bison was last year’s Tamil film celebrated for its raw intensity, DC has emerged as a comparable talking […]