33+ min ago  (622+ words) Morocco outmuscled Scotland for a 1-0 win thanks to the tournament's fastest goal on Friday, taking control of Group C in the World Cup and moving into top spot with one match left to play. The North Africans, surprise semi-finalists four…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (775+ words) Friday, Jun 19, 2026 While presenting his maiden budget on Friday, June 19, Chief Minister V D Satheesan used a word to describe the condition of Kerala's new medical colleges: "pathetic". He was referring to the developing medical colleges in Kasaragod, Idukki, Wayanad…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (341+ words) Flexibility is an outcome of yoga, not a prerequisite; people of all body types, ages, and fitness levels can begin practising. Yoga encompasses more than just physical postures (asanas); it also includes meditation, breathwork, self-awareness, and ethical principles. 'The biggest…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago  (286+ words) Friday, Jun 19, 2026 The Budget contains no dramatic departures. Instead, it attempts to chart new developmental possibilities while acknowledging, albeit implicitly, the financial realities confronting the State. Poverty is also relatively less. In most centres, you won't find a beggar on…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago  (595+ words) The Kerala Budget proposes ambitious plans to transform the state into a hub for higher education, innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment, spearheaded by the Kerala Knowledge Valley project with an allocation of "100 crore to attract foreign universities. The government intends to…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago  (243+ words) The Kerala Budget 2026 allocates "325. 36 crore for the tourism sector, with significant announcements including declaring tourism as an industry, legal amendments for land utilisation, and launching the 'Reach Kerala' scheme for health tourism. It was in December 2015 that Kottayam's infamous Skywalk…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago  (338+ words) The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Dr M Kodanda Ram, the prime accused in the abetment of suicide case of 22-year-old dental student Nithin Raj. Justice A Badharudeen pronounced the order after hearing…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (274+ words) The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government and the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) to release the pending instalment and maintenance payments due to Keltron under the Safe Kerala Project's Automated Traffic Enforcement System. Justice Ziyad Rahman A A…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago  (226+ words) The Kerala Budget for 2026-27, presented amidst a difficult fiscal situation with significant revenue shortfall and mounting liabilities, prioritises a blend of welfare measures, infrastructure development, and investment reforms. A flagship initiative is 'Mission Samudra', a "400 crore programme designed to transform…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago  (935+ words) Friday, Jun 19, 2026 " The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned that acute food insecurity is expected to worsen further for millions of people across 13 countries deemed "hunger hotspots" between…...