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Swiss giant MSC to acquire 49% stake in Adani’s Vizhinjam Port in India’s largest ever foreign investment in port infra, Kerala govt objects: Read...

Rukma Rathore - 1 July, 2026

"Vizhinjam port has emerged as a premier trans-shipment hub and ramped up at an unprecedented pace," mentioned APSEZ CEO.

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Kerala: Sharfin Sebastian who posed as anti-drug campaigner arrested after MDMA was discovered at his house

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2026

Sharfin Sebastian had an identity card which identified him as the state president of Anti-Drugs Movement in Nation (ADMIN).

Crime

Kerala: Pastor Binu Vazhamuttom of Elohim Global Worship Centre faces allegations of assaulting minors at Sneha Thanal in Pathanamthitta, BJP demands arrest

OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2026

Police arrested three staff members after complaints of forced labour, wrongful confinement and physical abuse, while BJP workers demanded the arrest of Pastor Binu Vazhamuttom and child welfare officials examined whether more inmates were exploited.

Crime

Kerala: Unhappy over marriage fixed with madrasa teacher, 19-year-old girl ends life by consuming rat poison

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2026

Police said preliminary investigations suggest that she may have taken the extreme step due to mental distress related to her engagement to a madrasa teacher.

Kerala reports massive surge in cases of brain-eating amoeba infection, over 30 people dead so far this year: Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2026

Health officials say that most of the recently detected infections are Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE), which is caused by Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba commonly found in water, soil and even dust.

Crime

Kerala woman booked for sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl, accused already facing three other POCSO cases

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2026

The police revealed that she is already a prime accused in three other POCSO cases registered at the Taliparamba police station.

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When an elephant becomes a legal battlefield: The curious case of ‘Jumbo’ Raman

Divyansh Tiwari - 11 June, 2026

Krishnankutty was held guilty of contempt after Raman was taken to a temple festival despite a court promise, prompting the Supreme Court to send the elephant to government custody.

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Kerala: Islamists accuse headmistress Blessy George of ‘discrimination’ after she objected to irregular admissions of Muslim students – Kollam row explained

Rukma Rathore - 11 June, 2026

George stated, "Admissions have been executed by adhering to the same procedures that are required under govt regulations."

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Islamist outfit in Kerala directs Muslims to avoid Hindu rituals amid row over Muslim League MLA lighting ceremonial lamp: Shows how secularism in India...

Shraddha Pandey - 11 June, 2026

On 3rd June 2026, the Central Mushawara of the Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama held a meeting in Kozhikode to discuss the IUML MLA lamp lighting issue. Following the meeting, the Islamist outfit issued a directive, in which they said that lamp lighting is a practice followed by Hindus for a long time. Samastha stressed that Muslims performing rituals of other faiths that have no basis in Islam would essentially be departing from Islam.

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