Fire destroys a houseboat's kitchen and bedroom in Kerala, but all guests were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.

Once again, the monsoon clouds settle over Kerala, and the backwaters burst into life with the rhythmic splash of oars, shouting, cheering, and applause. This splendid event is the Vallam Kali or ...

At least 22 people, including 15 children, were killed when a double-decker tourist boat overturned and sank near a beach in the Malappuram district of the southern Indian state of Kerala last Sunday ...

Houseboat owners, in association with the various farmer organisations and environmental activists, staged a protest in front of the Alappuzha Port Office on Thursday. The demonstration was held in ...

On the evening of 7 May, Kunnummal Saithalavi heard sirens of ambulances heading towards the coast of his town in the southern Indian state of Kerala and feared the worst. Mr Saithalavi, 48, had been ...

The boats involved are typically between 100 and 138 feet long with their rear parts rising to around 20 feet and a long, tapering front portion. They glide swiftly through the murky backwaters of ...