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Special ‘Closest to being a superhero’: Why young Keralites are turning to kalari, India’s oldest martial art video

‘Closest to being a superhero’: Why young Keralites are turning to kalari, India’s oldest martial art

  • Kalaripayattu is believed to have originated on India’s southwest coast in third century B.C.
  • Practice banned in 19th century by British colonial rulers fearing armed revolt
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Special Indian volunteers take part in training for seniors in Pullampara village as part of a state-wide digital literacy campaign.

How seniors helped Kerala become India’s first fully digitally literate state

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Special Indian Coast Guard ships extinguish a fire on a Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Kerala on June 10, 2025. video

Singapore-flagged ship carrying toxic oil explodes off Indian coast

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Special Kerala on alert as toxic cargo ship sinks in Arabian Sea

Kerala on alert as toxic cargo ship sinks in Arabian Sea

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Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File/SPA)

Saudi king, crown prince offer condolences to Indian president after Kerala landslides

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Special Rescuers scramble to find survivors after dozens killed in Kerala landslides video

Rescuers scramble to find survivors after dozens killed in Kerala landslides

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Update 108 killed after landslides strike India tea estates

108 killed after landslides strike India tea estates

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Developing Several feared dead after landslides in India’s Kerala, local media report

Several feared dead after landslides in India’s Kerala, local media report

By Reuters ·
Keralites in Gulf take ‘vote flights’ to join India’s mammoth polls

Keralites in Gulf take ‘vote flights’ to join India’s mammoth polls

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Hundreds of protests sweep south India in solidarity with Palestine

Hundreds of protests sweep south India in solidarity with Palestine

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Indian state opens startup center in Dubai to foster expat entrepreneurship

Indian state opens startup center in Dubai to foster expat entrepreneurship

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Kerala to launch passenger ship service to Gulf as air fares soar

Kerala to launch passenger ship service to Gulf as air fares soar

By Sanjay Kumar ·

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