Kerala

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra files her papers for the Wayanad seat in the southern state of Kerala for the Nov 13 vote.

Police received complaints from female actors accusing male colleagues of sexual harassment and abuse.

Authorities are counting the cost of disaster and questioning whether rapid development of tourism industry was to blame for the tragedy.

Search operations accelerated after the construction of a key bridge that helped transport heavy equipment to the affected area.

The search for survivors and bodies entered the third day in a disaster that has killed at least 178 people.

Most of the 350 families living in the area surrounded by tea and cardamom estates were caught unaware by the landslides on Tuesday morning.

Most of the victims were tea estate workers and their families who were asleep in makeshift shelters.

Nipah was first identified about 25 years ago in Malaysia and has led to outbreaks in Bangladesh, India and Singapore.

All infected cases were males aged between nine to 45 years and were reported within the Kozhikode district of Kerala, the WHO said.

Here is what we know about the virus.

The southern Indian state of Kerala shut schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday to stop the spread of the deadly Nipah virus.

Authorities declared containment zones after it recorded two deaths from the rare and deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus.

The monsoon, the lifeblood of India's $3 trillion economy, delivers much needed water to farms and restocks reservoirs and aquifers.

The monsoon delivers nearly 70 pct of the rain that India needs to water farms and recharge reservoirs and aquifers.

The boat, which was carrying about 40 inbound passengers, overturned as it was overcrowded.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.