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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
By Sanjay Kumar ·
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

By Sanjay Kumar ·
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

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Special Kerala on alert as toxic cargo ship sinks in Arabian Sea

Kerala on alert as toxic cargo ship sinks in Arabian Sea

By Sanjay Kumar ·
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

By AP ·
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

By Arab News ·
Special Rescuers scramble to find survivors after dozens killed in Kerala landslides video

Rescuers scramble to find survivors after dozens killed in Kerala landslides

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Update 108 killed after landslides strike India tea estates

108 killed after landslides strike India tea estates

By Reuters ·
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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