F‑35B Stealth Jet Set to Leave Kerala Tomorrow

By BPN News Desk July 22, 2025

National

The Royal Navy’s F‑35B stealth fighter jet, which made an emergency landing in Kerala more than five weeks ago, is now ready to fly out. Final checks have been completed, and the aircraft is expected to depart Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on July 22, subject to weather and flight

South India State News

V.S. Achuthanandan, Former Kerala CM, Dies at 101

By BPN News Desk July 21, 2025

V.S. Achuthanandan, senior CPI(M) leader and former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away at the age of 101. He had been admitted to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram following a cardiac arrest on June 23 and remained under intensive care for nearly a month. Lifelong Advocate of People’s Rights Achuthanandan was born in October 1923 […]

South India State News

Kerala Steps Up Surveillance After Two Nipah Deaths

By BPN News Desk July 15, 2025

Following two confirmed fatalities due to the Nipah virus in Malappuram and Palakkad, Kerala’s health department has escalated surveillance efforts. Hospitals in six districts—Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad, and Thrissur—have been placed on high alert, and strict monitoring of fever and encephalitis cases is now mandatory. Contact Tracing Efforts Underway

South India State News

Kerala Reports Sixth Nipah Case In A Year

By BPN News Desk July 14, 2025

Kerala has reported its sixth Nipah virus case within the past year. Medical authorities confirmed the positive test on a 34-year-old man from Kozhikode district, who is now in isolation and receiving specialised treatment. Following confirmation, three additional suspected cases are under observation. Immediate Public Health Action State health officials have launched a

Defence

UK Engineers Fly to Kerala to Repair Stranded F‑35B

By BPN News Desk July 6, 2025

A team of 24 technical experts from the UK has arrived in Kerala to repair a British Royal Navy F‑35B stealth fighter jet that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14. The aircraft, part of the HMS Prince of Wales carrier group, was grounded due to hydraulic failure and remains parked under […]

Defence

British F‑35 Fighter Makes Emergency Landing at Kerala Airport

By Editor - News Desk June 15, 2025

A British Royal Navy F‑35B stealth fighter jet made an unscheduled landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala late Saturday evening after reporting critically low fuel during a sortie over the Indian Ocean. The aircraft, part of the HMS Prince of Wales carrier strike group, diverted from its original mission and contacted local air traffic control […]

Op-Eds Opinion

The Looming Crisis of Delimitation: Why the Centre and Judiciary Must Address Southern States’ Fears

By BPN News Desk March 5, 2025

The ongoing debate surrounding the delimitation exercise in India has revealed deep-seated anxieties among southern states, which fear a loss of political representation due to their successful implementation of population control measures. With the potential expansion of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 846, states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are poised to gain significant