FERTILITY RATE HAS DECLINED ACROSS THE WORLD IN PAST FEW YEARS. A LOOK AT THE FIGURES

According to WHO, the total fertility rate has declined in all South East Asian countries barring Timor-Leste where it has gone up... READ MORE›

FILM FANS CHALLENGE INDIA'S ANTHEM ORDER

Around this time, some members of the Kodungallur Film Society travelled to Kerala's capital, Trivandrum, to attend an international film festival... READ MORE›

KERALA PRIESTS ABROAD: DIFFERENT STORIES, DIFFERING MOTIVATIONS

After a stage, such priests would stop sending the agreed share of revenue to bishops in Kerala... READ MORE›

INDIAN WOMAN CUTS OFF GENITALS OF RAPIST HINDU HOLY MAN

READ MORE Rape videos for sale in India The man, Hari Swami, was rushed to the nearby government hospital in a serious state, Kumar added... READ MORE›

VIDEO OF KIDNAPPED PRIEST RAISES HOPES, CONCERNS

Indian officials told church leaders in the southern coastal state of Kerala, where Uzhunnalil is from, that they were doing everything possible to secure his release... READ MORE›

THE STRANGE CONSEQUENCES OF INDIA'S UNPRECEDENTED BANKNOTE BAN

In the short-term though, the biggest crackdown on money laundering in India's history is having some unusual side-effects... READ MORE›

ASIAN KENYANS SEEK TO BE DECLARED A TRIBE OF THEIR OWN

Those who oppose the idea of Asian Kenyans becoming an ethnic group say they can exert influence on society without indulging in identity politics... READ MORE›

INDIA HAS 30 MILLION STRAY DOGS. IN ONE STATE, VIGILANTES ARE BEING PUSHED TO KILL THEM.

Unlike other Indian states, Kerala did not implement neutering programs for street dogs with much conviction after 2001, when a national law mandating sterilization was passed... READ MORE›

INDIA FIREWORKS BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 100

An explosion and blaze sparked by fireworks have killed at least 100 people at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala, police say... READ MORE›

ONE OF INDIA'S MOST-POPULOUS STATES RECENTLY BANNED ALCOHOL. MAYHEM ENSUED.

The Danish beer company Carlsberg set up a gleaming green-and-gray factory in Bihar in 2012... READ MORE›

THE INDIAN STATE THAT IS OBSESSED WITH BEEF FRY

However Kerala, despite having a 55 percent Hindu population is one of the few Indian states with no ban... READ MORE›

THE DAY WE LEARNED OUR SON HAD A CLEFT LIP

In May 2011, my wife and I discovered that our first child had a cleft lip and palate... READ MORE›

ISIL 'CRUCIFIED INDIAN CATHOLIC PRIEST ON GOOD FRIDAY' AFTER CAPTURE IN YEMEN

Fr Uzhunnallil, 56, was kidnapped on March 4 by gunmen from Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, the Aden missionary home where he had been working as a chaplain... READ MORE›

INDIA ANGER AT 'SEXIST' JEANS REMARK

Related Stories Women's groups in the southern Indian state of Kerala have criticised the legendary singer KJ Yesudas for saying women should not wear jeans... READ MORE›

EMIRATES AIRLINE FLIGHT CRASH-LANDS AT DUBAI AIRPORT

Flight EK521 was arriving in Dubai from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India, Emirates said on Twitter... READ MORE›

AT FED CONFERENCE, TRUMPONOMICS DRAWS A NOT SO SUBTLE REBUTTAL

But they also agreed that Trump's seemingly singular focus on trade agreements won't fix the problem... READ MORE›

OPPOSITION PARTIES BEGIN 'DAY OF RAGE'

Indian opposition parties say thousands will participate in nationwide protests against the government's ban on two major currency notes... READ MORE›

AFTER A MUSLIM IS BEATEN TO DEATH FOR EATING MEAT, INDIAS MODI CALLS FOR HARMONY

After a Muslim is beaten to death for eating meat, Indias Modi calls for harmony... READ MORE›

WHAT IN THE WORLD INDIAS ANSWER TO GLOBAL WARMING COWS THAT BELCH LESS

Consider the numbers India is home to more than 280 million cows, and 200 million more ruminant animals like sheep, goats, yaks and buffalo... READ MORE›

Militants in India's northeastern state of Assam killed at least 56 people, firing indiscriminately in remote tribal villages on Tuesday... READ MORE›

INDIA'S TRANSGENDER SARI MODELS WINNING HEARTS

A designer in the southern Indian state of Kerala launches her new collection of saris, featuring transgender models... READ MORE›

THE WOMAN WHO CUT OFF HER BREASTS TO PROTEST A TAX

The story of Nangeli may never have been known, but for a chance discovery... READ MORE›

A YEAR AFTER LEFT WARNED OF 'PERSONALITY CULT', PINARAYI VIJAYAN ADS FILL NEWSPAPERS AGAIN

Last year, leaders from the CPI M had expressed displeasure and said the advertisement promoted personality cult ... READ MORE›

FIREWORKS GO WRONG AT TEMPLE IN INDIA KILLING MANY

Puttingal temple, where the explosions occurred, lies in the coastal district of Kollam, about 40 miles from the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram... READ MORE›

'WORLD'S LUCKIEST MAN': DUBAI AIR CRASH SURVIVOR WINS ONE MILLION DOLLARS ON LOTTERY SIX DAYS LATER

A survivor of the Dubai plane crash has been called the... READ MORE›

CHEF DIGS INTO INDIAN ROOTS, CANADIAN INGREDIENTS FOR OTTAWA'S GOLD MEDAL PLATES WIN

Joe thottungal won with a halibut poached in spiced oil with fish curry crumbs... READ MORE›

HOW A SKELETAL RICKSHAW COMMEMORATES INDIA'S DEADLY RIOTS

Hailing from a middle class southern Indian family from Kerala, Kallat took to art as a student at Mumbai's JJ School of Arts... READ MORE›

INDIA MIGRANT HEADS HOME AFTER $150,000 KERALA LOTTERY WIN

Mofijul Rahima Sheikh, 22, was the winner of the 10m rupee prize 150,000 ?106,000 at the Karunia government lottery... READ MORE›

HOW TO BE MORE: 70 DEFINING MOMENTS IN INDIAN HISTORY

1966 saw the then PM Indira Gandhi devalue the Indian rupee by one-third... READ MORE›

10 PASSENGERS IN HOSPITAL AFTER EMIRATES FLIGHT EK521 COMES DOWN ON RUNWAY, SPEWING BLACK SMOKE

Many blue-collar migrant workers employed in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations come from Kerala, which is a popular beachside tourist destination... READ MORE›

DO INDIA'S STRAY DOGS KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN TERROR ATTACKS?

With 30 million stray dogs and more than 20,000 people dying of rabies every year, India is witnessing an unprecedented man-animal conflict, writes Soutik Biswas... READ MORE›

INDIA'S COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BECOMES WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR-POWERED AIRPORT

The airport is owned by Cochin International Airport Limited CIAL, a parent company that plans to sell all the energy gained to a state corporation... READ MORE›

WHY TAMIL NADU MAY SOON BAN ALCOHOL

In April, the eastern state of Bihar announced a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol... READ MORE›