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26-Year-Old Man Bobbitised In Kerala, Woman Taken Into Custody

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 22, 2017

A 30-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday for allegedly chopping off a man's genitals in a lodge in Kuttipuram in the district, police said.

'Dead' Woman Found Alive In Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 6, 2017

An ailing woman presumed dead by her relatives was found alive just before they were to move the 'body' to a mobile mortuary in Idukki district of Kerala today.

'Save Me,' Woman In Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case Shouted From Window, Say Activists

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday August 30, 2017

When a group of women activists went to meet Hadiya at her home in Kerala's Kottayam, her parents did not allow them to meet her, they have said in a Facebook post. As they were leaving, they allege, they heard the 25-year-old cry out for help from a window.

Swami Whose Genitals Were Allegedly Chopped Off By Law Student Gets Bail

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday August 21, 2017

The 54-year-old swami, whose genitals were allegedly slashed with a knife by a young woman a few months ago, has been granted bail by the Kerala High Court.

In Kerala's Love Jihad Probe, Counter-Terror Agency NIA Takes First Step

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 19, 2017

India's top counter-terror agency, the National Investigation Agency, on Friday started its first-of-a-kind probe into the marriage of a Hindu woman to a Muslim man in Kerala last year to ascertain if it was a case of Muslim extremist groups radicalising a Hindu woman and recruiting them for terror groups.

In Kerala Love Jihad Case, 'Will I Live Like This', Asks Woman On Camera

Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 17, 2017

Akhila Ashokan, who prefers to be known as Hadiya, stands in the doorway with her head covered, and asks, plainly, "Is keeping me like this enough? Is this all my life is going to be?"

Top Counter-Terror Agency, NIA, To Probe Kerala 'Love Jihad' Marriage

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday August 17, 2017

A Hindu woman's marriage at the end of last year to a Muslim man in Kerala will be examined by the country's top counter-terror agency, the Supreme Court said today. The National Investigating Agency or NIA has been allowed by judges to explore whether groups including the banned SIMI (Students Islamist Movement of India) are preying on vulnerable ...

Supreme Court Orders NIA To Investigate Kerala Woman's Marriage Over 'Conversion'

Kerala News | Edited By Parmeshwar Bawa | Wednesday August 16, 2017

The Supreme Court today directed an NIA probe under the supervision of a retired top court judge into issues raised by a Muslim man whose marriage was annulled by the Kerala High Court that described the case as an instance of 'love jihad'.

Congress Suspend Kerala Legislator Arrested For Alleged Rape

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday July 23, 2017

The Congress on Sunday suspended arrested Kerala legislator M Vincent from the post of party secretary, a day after he was arrested on charges of sexual harassment and stalking of a 51-year-old woman who attempted suicide.

Congress Kerala Legislator M Vincent Arrested For Allegedly Raping 51-Year-Old Woman

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 22, 2017

A Congress legislator from Kerala has been arrested on the charge of raping a 51-year-old woman, who attempted suicide after she was allegedly harassed by him, police said. He was arrested from Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala Woman Lecturer Receives Death Threats, Her Morphed Images Circulated Online

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday July 22, 2017

A 35-year-old woman lecturer at Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur has filed a complaint after she received death threats and her morphed images were circulated on social media by unknown persons.

Rape Case Registered Against Congress Lawmaker In Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 21, 2017

A Congress MLA was today booked on the charge of rape on the basis of a statement given by a 51-year-old woman, who attempted suicide after she was allegedly harassed by him, police said.

Uber Driver Removed After He Allegedly Molests Kerala Woman Techie

Thiruvananthapuram News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday June 22, 2017

An Uber driver in Thiruvananthapuram was removed from services by the company after he allegedly molested a woman techie working at a Technopark firm, the hub of IT companies in the capital city earlier this month. Uber, in a statement, said they have removed the driver after an internal investigation.

Lie Detector Test For Kerala Student Who Denied Slashing Swami's Genitals

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday June 20, 2017

A young woman in Kerala will have to take a lie detector test along with brain mapping, which is the equivalent of fingerprinting the mind, a court ruled today, after she recanted earlier statements and said she had neither been raped by a self-declared godman nor chopped off his genitals in revenge.

Kerala Woman Who Chopped Off Swami's Genitals Goes Back On Rape Charge

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday June 19, 2017

In a letter addressed to the swami's lawyer, the woman has said that she was never raped by the swami, a member of the Panmana Ashram in Kerala's Kollam.

Baby Born On Flight To Get Free Lifetime Air Travel, Says Jet Airways

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Sunday June 18, 2017

A Kerala woman gave birth to a baby mid-air while flying on a Jet Airways plane on Sunday. The plane, with 162 passengers on board, was flying from Saudi Arabia to India.

Nuns, Priests Have Right To Own Personal Property: Kerala High Court

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 9, 2017

The Kerala High Court has held that Christian priests and nuns cannot be denied their rights over personal property merely because they have entered into the religious order and renounced worldly pleasures.

Case Filed Against Former Kerala Minister In Lewd Phone Chat Scandal

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 29, 2017

A local court today registered a case against former transport minister AK Saseendran and directed him to appear before it on July 28 in connection with his purported sleaze talk with a woman, which was aired by a television channel in March. Mr Saseendran had quit on March 26, the day a newly launched television channel aired the sleaze audio clip...

Kerala Law Student Chops Off Genitals Of A Swami, Her Alleged Rapist

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday May 20, 2017

That's how her eight-year-old ordeal ended on Friday. A 23-year-old law student in Kerala allegedly chopped off the penis of a swami, a self-styled godman, who had been allegedly raping her for many years at her house.The accused identified as Swami Ganeshananda, or Hari swami as he is also known as, is a member of the Panmana Ashram in Kollam. Ker...

Remove Bra, No Jeans: Bizarre Code Shocks Students At NEET Medical Test

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday May 8, 2017

A woman medical aspirant from Kerala appearing for the National Eligibility and Entrance Test at the state's Kannur centre on Sunday was shocked when she was asked by officials to remove her innerwear before sitting for the exam. Another candidate, who was wearing a pair of jeans, was asked to remove a pocket as well as metal buttons from it. No, i...

Soumya Rape And Murder Case: Kerala's Appeal For Death Penalty To Convict Rejected By Supreme Court

Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Friday April 28, 2017

A convict who raped a young woman on a rail track in 2011 after allegedly throwing her off a moving train in Kerala will not be given the death penalty. The Supreme Court today rejected the Kerala government's curative petition for reviewing its earlier order of giving the convict Govindachamy a life sentence.

2-Week-Old Kerala News Channel, 'Honey-Trapped' Minister, And 8 Reporters

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday April 4, 2017

Five journalists in Kerala, all working with the same news channel, have been arrested by the police in connection with "honey-trapping" a minister who resigned last week over an obscene phone call. Eight journalists who were involved in the case had surrendered earlier this evening.

Kerala Minister AK Saseendran Resigns After Lewd Phone Chat Scandal

Kerala News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 26, 2017

Kerala Transport minister AK Saseendran resigned today after an audio clip of a sexually explicit conversation, allegedly between him and a woman, was aired by a local television channel. Within hours, the minister, who was in Kozhikode, hurriedly convened a press meet and announced his resignation. The 71-year-old minister has denied any wrongdoin...

Kerala High Court Orders Accused To Surrender In Catholic Priest Rape Case

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 15, 2017

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed a Catholic priest, two nuns and another woman, to surrender within five days to the police in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old school girl, allegedly by a Catholic parish vicar.

A Controversy At PM Modi's Event Over A Headscarf For Woman Sarpanch

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy and Rohit Bhan | Thursday March 9, 2017

A Muslim woman was allegedly forced to remove her headscarf at an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat today. Shaharban Saidalavi was part of a delegation from Kerala and was invited to the event held in Gandhinagar meant to felicitate women achievers on the occasion of the International Women's Day. The police denied the alleg...

They Exchanged Wedding Vows Underwater, Using Placards; A First In India

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday January 27, 2017

The beautiful Kovalam beach on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala witnessed a rare sight on Thursday. A woman from Slovakia and a man from Maharashtra exchanged rings, kissed underwater and took their wedding vows - with the help of placards.

Woman BJP Activist Dies Of Burns In Kerala's Cycle Of Political Violence

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Saturday January 21, 2017

The 46-year-old woman BJP activist died of severe burns after her house was set on fire and another BJP worker was hacked to death today in a spurt in political violence in Kerala.

30-Year-Old Woman Raped And Murdered In Kerala

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday January 4, 2017

A 30-year-old woman migrant labourer from Odisha was raped and murdered on January 1 in Kerala's rural Idukki district.

Trying To Save Her Son, Kerala Woman Falls 14 Floors, Dies

South | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 20, 2016

In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old woman died after falling from the 14th floor of a building near Kochi, while trying to rescue her two-year-old son, police said today.

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Beating 75-Year-Old Mother For Bedwetting

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday November 29, 2016

A 52-year-old woman has been arrested in Kerala's northern district of Kannur for allegedly beating up her 75-year-old mother brutally. The woman's husband has also been arrested.