 | Three held for demanding Rs 11 lakh ransom in OdishaLast Wednesday, a cook, Riaz Ahamad Khan was on his way to a hotel when he was forcibly taken from the Court Chowk of Jagatsinghpur town at 11 AM by the accused in an auto. |
 | BS Yediyurappa has unending greed for power, says BJP’s YatnalAlleging that Yediyurappa is only after power, he said the senior party leader crying for farmers was nothing but drama. |
 | 10-year-old dies after stepping on snapped power line in KochiMuvattupuzha Station House Officer Baiju P M said a preliminary analysis pointed to electrocution. |
 | TN speaker Appavu says he was threatened by ‘ED touts’Meanwhile, BJP leader K Annamalai said the entire ED department cannot be suspected because one employee was found guilty. |
 | Red riding good: December 1 is celebrated as ‘Eat a Red Apple Day'TNIE takes a look at the origin, health benefits and cultural references of this crunchy fruit. |
 | Veerappan died 40 mins before stage-managed encounter: Author P SivasubramaniamRetired DGP Vijayakumar, in his book, recalls how Veerappan and his men, travelling in a van, were asked to surrender, but they fought back. They were eliminated in the encounter that lasted 20 mins. |
 | Couple ends life after killing two sons in AlappuzhaAs per preliminary findings, financial distress is cited as the reason for the suicide, a police officer said. |
 | New bishop for LC Kottappuram DioceseHe has been serving as the parish priest of the pilgrim centre St Antony’s Shrine at Chettikad since June 2022. |
 | Kannur varsity VC row: Two-year-long legal battle comes to an end, Kerala teachers’ Association have the last laughThe SC flat has come as a huge setback for the government, which had claimed that everything was done as per the rules and regulations of the university. |
 | Kannur University vice-chancellor reappointment: Chennithala relishes top court verdictChennithala said it was Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who intervened to ensure the reappointment. |
 | National Transplant Games| This could become a biennial event: Dr Jose ChackoDr Jose Chacko Periappuram, talks to TNIE about the idea behind organising the National Transplant Games. |
 | ‘Serving up’ inspiration: New chairman of Alappuzha Sanatana Dharma College toils awayThe son of Suresh Kumar and Krishnamma, of Ummaparambil, Sourav has been working at the shop for five years. He was elected college chairman last Friday by a margin of 140 votes. |
 | Madras High Court refuses to extend stay against OPS using party flag, symbolTurning down the plea for extension, the judge directed OPS not to violate the interim order passed already by taking into account an undertaking given by his counsel that there wouldn’t be violations |
 | Tamil Nadu rains: 'DMK’s Rs 4K-crore flood-prevention work a damp squib', claims AIADMK“For a normal rain, Chennai is floating. This is evidence to the ‘Dravidian model’ government. AIADMK cadre should extend help to people affected by rain,” EPS added. |
 | Ministers should stop criticising Opposition leaders who raise issues: AIADMK gen secy"Two days ago, I requested the state government, through a statement, to control this (dengue fever). However, the health minister criticized me instead of taking action," Edappadi said. |
 | Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music's 2023 song chart while Taylor Swift, SZA also lead streaming lists“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus in second, “Kill Bill” by SZA in third, “Rich Flex” by Drake and 21 Savage in fourth, and another SZA track in fifth: “Snooze", followed by Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero". |
 | Inspired by Irinjadapilly success, PETA enlists eight temples to parade robotic elephants in KeralaShe added the robotic model was in demand in other states too as many temples have come forward with the pledge not to torture elephants for religious activities. |
 | Uttarkashi: 41 rescued workers emerge dazed, smiling after 17 days trapped in collapsed road tunnelDevender, a rescuer who only gave his first name, told NDTV that “the trapped workers were overjoyed when they spotted us in the tunnel. Some rushed toward me and hugged me.” |
 | Nisha Retnamma’s documentary 'Happily Divorced': Going lit after split“Society shuns the idea of divorce. Unfortunately, we are conditioned to think that a happy marriage is about having a ‘perfect’ family comprising a partner and kids. |
 | Uttarakhand tunnel crash: 'Rat-hole mining may be illegal', but rat mining experts succeed where machines failedTwelve rat-hole mining experts were involved in the horizontal excavation. |
