Kerala  

The Kottayam principal sessions court that declared Kevin Joseph murder case as honour killing and declared 10 out of the 14 accused as convicts will pronounce the quantum of sentence on August 27
 

A major fire broke out at Indian pacer S Sreesanth's residence in Kochi, Kerala.  No injuries have been reported.
 

 CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that the Congress is unable to put up a strong opposition to counter the RSS-BJP and the Congress leaders are being threatened.  He went on to say that both Muslim and Hindu terrorism are strengthening and destroying the secular fabric in Kerala. 

Kerala BDJS president Thushar Vellappally has been granted bail in a cheque bounce case.  Thushar Vellappally was arrested on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
 

The Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) Kerala state president Thushar Vellappally was arrested in UAE over a cheque bounce case. Vellappally Natesan, father of Thushar Vellappally and Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam General Secretary said Thushar was trapped in the case 

In May 2018, the 23-year-old Kevin Joseph was allegedly killed by a gang of 14 people for marrying 20-year-old Neenu, who is from a wealthy family in Kerala. Kevin was in a relationship with Neenu. The latter couldn't get the approval of her parents, who were worried that their “prestige was at stake”, given his financial status
 

In Kerala, women do drive private buses, taxis, autorickshaws and ambulances but this is the first time that women will be appointed to drive government-owned or operated vehicles.

Ministry of home affairs has approved Rs 4432.1 crore in additional Central assistance to the states of Odisha, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh
 

Thresya Thomas, also known as Shikari Kuttiamma, who is considered as the first woman hunter of Kerala, passed away due to age-related illness on Monday (August 19)
 

SFI leaders Sivaranjith and Naseem, who are accused of stabbing a Thiruvananthapuram University College student and committing fraud in PSC examinations, have reportedly admitted to the Kerala crime branch team that questions of Public Service Commission (PSC) were leaked to them

A Kerala church came under the attack of helmet-wearing miscreants who pelted stones. The incident was caught on camera

Speaking after inaugurating the Convergence Academia Complex at the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam said political parties and other outfits were "exploiting" the youthful vigour of students

The Kerala Police on August 19 registered an FIR against a Wayanad convent for locking up expelled Sister Lucy Kalapurakkal, who was one among the five nuns, who staged a protest on September 8 in front of Kochi high court against former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal.  

The driving license of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman has been suspended for one year. He is the main accused in the case relating to the death of a Kerala journalist, KM Basheer in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
 

The probe conducted by the Gandhi Nagar Police found the body in a bucket. The body was given for funeral rites from a private hospital. The body is that of an 80-year-old patient who died at Kalathipadi hospital in Kerala