Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-third largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.
With results of the October 21 bypolls to five assembly constituencies in Kerala just hours away, it is an anxious wait for leaders of the ruling CPM-led LDF, opposition Congress-headed UDF and the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Less than one-fourth of the 99,807 registered overseas voters (ROVs) had exercised their franchise in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Kerala overwhelmingly led the list, with 25,534 ROVs. The low turnout is.. IndiaTimes - Published
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a common admission test for 15 of the central universities of the country from the 2020-21 academic session. These will include universities of Assam,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over Kanataka, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal DNA - Published
The weather forecast agency further predicted that Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are also likely to witness heavy downpour throughout the day DNA - Published
Mariam Thresia was called during the first half of her life simply Thresia, the name given to her at baptism on May 3, 1876. Since 1904, she wanted to be called Mariam Thresia as she believed that she.. IndiaTimes - Published
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted that isolated places in Madhya Maharashtra, south interior Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe are likely to receive heavy rainfall today. DNA - Published
Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index shows just how inconsistent the quality of a government school education is across the country. While Kerala and Tamil Nadu remained top overall performers.. IndiaTimes - Published
Only five states — Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Karnataka and Assam — have implemented the amended Motor Vehicles Act nearly five weeks after the Centre notified the new law. TOI has learnt that.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vaikom in Kottayam district of Kerala is a small town of about 25,000 people. Politically, it is an assembly constituency reserved for Dalits. But a century ago, this was a place symbolic of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The system has been developed by the institute on the directions of the government and established in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. IndiaTimes - Published
The four assembly seats - Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Badharghat (Tripura) Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Pala (Kerala) had gone to the bypolls on September 23 DNA - Published
The BJP on Friday emerged victorious in two of the four assembly constituencies where bypolls were held while the ruling LDF wrested a seat in Kerala and the Congress consolidated its position in.. IndiaTimes - Published
The BJP has won the bypolls in Tripura and Uttar Pradesh while the ruling CPM led LDF on Friday emerged victorious in the byelection to Pala assembly constituency, wresting the seat from the opposition.. IndiaTimes - Published
Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Mani C Kappan registered a win in the Pala assembly by-polls by a margin of over 2,900 votes. The counting of votes was taken up on Friday morning. DNA - Published
"We cannot rule out that our neighbouring country's terrorist can carry out a big incident on our coastline which extends from Kutch to Kerala. As a Defence minister I would like to assure that our.. IndiaTimes - Published
Voting for the bye-elections is underway at assembly constituencies of Badharghat, Dantewada and Hamirpur and Pala in Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala respectively on Monday morning. The.. DNA - Published
On July 9, the NIA registered cases against 16 accused of allegedly owing allegiance to banned terrorist organisations - IS/Daesh, Al Qaeda and SIMI. DNA - Published
A person identified as Divan Mujibur was questioned in connection with the case. Mujibur allegedly belongs to Ansarullah group and had attempted to set up the terror outfit in Tamil Nadu. According to.. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, taking its strength to 34, the highest-ever. Justices V Ramasubramanian and Krishna Murari head the Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan came down heavily on Union home minister Amit Shah for trying to make Hindi the national language. He said that Sangh Parivar and now the BJP government at the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Most of the states are considering notifying lesser fines for traffic offences than the stiff penalties in the amended Motor Vehicles Act, barely a day after the Gujarat announced reductions between 25.. IndiaTimes - Published
"Tell judges in Kerala that they are part of India," SC said as it took strong exception to state high court's tinkering of its 2017 verdict on right to conduct administration and prayers in churches.. IndiaTimes - Published
Kerala governor-designate Arif Mohammad Khan reached state's capital city Trivandrum on Thursday and is scheduled to take charge of his office on Friday. Former Union minister Khan was appointed as the.. IndiaTimes - Published
A child that survives to the age of 1 can expect to live longer in Jammu & Kashmir than in any other state of India. Data just released by the Census and Registrar General’s office also shows that.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Union minister Arjun Munda and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, urging them for early payment of compensation to tribals and reconstruction measures.. IndiaTimes - Published
Arif Mohammad Khan, a vocal opponent of triple talaq and who had resigned from the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet in protest against the enactment of a law to nullify the SC verdict in the Shah Bano case, has.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a reshuffle, the President announced new governors for 5 states in the country. Kalraj Mishra has been transferred from Himachal Pradesh to Rajasthan. Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed the.. IndiaTimes - Published
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