The suicide of a soldier, V. Arun, from Kerala in Jammu and Kashmir was raised in parliament. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged MPs not to have a discussion. 'This is a very small incident, which is being blown out of...

They're 120 to 140 feet long, are manned by 120 oarsmen and have attracted global attention. When they race furiously through the backwaters here Aug 11, the snake boats will not only vie for the Nehru Trophy - which itself...

Egypt, land of the Nile, splendour of the pharaohs and now remembered through the majestic pyramids is birthplace of one of the oldest civilizations of the world. It marked a historic event June 30 when Mohamed Morsi was...

Houseboat business struggles to stay afloat

A houseboat trip on the backwaters of Alappuzha or Kumarakom is billed as one of Kerala's exotic tourism products. But the future may not be bright for the 'product'. For five days, nearly 650 houseboats did not...

He was a devout Hindu who always kept a Bhagawat Gita by his side. He was secular to the core. He was a thorough professional, never showed bias, treated everyone fairly, and never compromised to go up the ladder. Above...

Golf fast catching up with cricket in popularity

New Delhi: For long, golf has been viewed as a rich man's sport in India while the all-consuming passion for cricket has somewhat stunted the growth of a discipline that will be making its debut at the 2016 Olympics. The...

Kavassery : Frenzied mass participation characterises annual temple festivals in Kerala that invariably include colourful processions of richly caparisoned elephants and panchavadyam (orchestra) by a combination of percussion...

After firmly placing stations such as Kovalam and Kumarakom on the global tourism map, the Kerala government has picked this idyllic town of beaches and backwaters as destination next for visitors to 'God's Own Country'....

Bekal: A new phase of energetic growth, driven by environment-friendly and community focused policies, will bring the six districts of Malabar into sharp focus on the Kerala tourism map, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said...

Kashmir's spiral-horned Markhor goat in peril

It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent spiral-horned Markhor, the largest member of the goat family, has for centuries inhabited the high mountains...

Mumbai: Crop damage due to weather woes in Kerala, coupled with rapid export growth, may fuel cardamom prices to reach new peak in the near future. 'We expect cardamom prices may rise to over Rs 2,000 per kg in the...

Thiruvananthapuram : Can a monkey do a man's job? Yes, when it comes to climbing tall coconut trees and plucking its fruits - a skill that has been hit by labour shortage, say the Kerala authorities. With fewer...

Perusing the front pages of Delhi newspapers, one gets the impression that the launch of the Agni-V intercontinental missile with a striking range of 5,000 km by India was a prominent but by no means sensational event even...

Thiruvananthapuram: Since February, three Italian ministers have come to express solidarity with two of their marines who are cooling their heels in a prison here after shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast....

Gujarat to have first camel milk dairy soon

Ahmedabad: Gujarat will soon get its first commercial dairy, for processing of camel milk into various products, in Kutch district following necessary provisions made by the state government in the 2012-13 budget. A...