The by-polls to these five seats will give enough indications about the way the state will turn in the assembly elections in 2021, political observers said. read more

Sister Abhaya, a Class 12 student, was found dead in a well on the premises of the Pious X Convent in Kottayam on March 27, 1992. read more

Last week, the court had convicted 10 out of 14 accused. It had found Sanu Chacko, Kevin’s wife Neenu Chacko’s brother, and nine others guilty but acquitted Neenu’s father Chacko and three others. Sanu was the first accused in the case. read more

Kevin’s body was found on May 28 last year in a river in Chaliyakkara in Kollam district. Days earlier, he had married Neenu Chacko (21), a Christian from an affluent family, at a registrar’s office in Ettumanoor against the wishes of her family. read more

The court observed that it was a clear case of ‘honour killing’ and convicted the 10 accused for various charges, including s murder, kidnapping, trespassing. The quantum of punishment will be announced on Saturday. read more

Visiting at the invitation of the United Churches of North and South India, Welby, 63, will be accompanied by his wife and will travel to in Kottayam, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Medak, Jabalpur, Kolkata and Amritsar from August 31 to September 10. read more

Protesting nuns cited the alleged fudging of DVDs submitted before the court to buttress their claim. The judicial first class magistrate court in Pala (Kottayam) on Friday found differences in the contents of DVDs submitted by the forensic science laboratory... read more

The man has been identified as Abdul Shahid Shamsudeen, a resident of Kottayam in Kerala. The accused was on board a Saudi Airlines flight when the incident took place. read more

Sreejth was under arrest in a case of alleged abetment to suicide when he was rushed to hospital with abdominal injuries. read more

The case against Mullakkal surfaced in last June when a 43-year-old nun had complained to the police that he had raped her 13 times between 2014 and 2016. read more

Doctors at the private medical college hospital said the boy, who was on ventilator, stopped responding to medicines and his heartbeat stopped at 11.30 am. read more

Passersby caught hold of the suspect, who was later arrested. The woman has been admitted to a hospital with 70% burns, where she is reported to be in a critical condition. read more

The nuns on Saturday had joined ‘Save our Sisters’ forum to stage a protest against the transfer orders issued by the congregation. read more

An e-mail was sent to the five nuns, who are staying with the survivor nun, by apostolic administrator of Jalandhar diocese Bishop Angelo Gracias, one of the nuns said in Kottayam on Saturday. read more

Five nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus fell from the grace of their superiors after they supported a fellow nun when she levelled rape charges against former bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mullakkal. Leader of the five nuns, Sister Anupama, speaks to HT. read more