The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted pre-arest bail to veteran actor-cum-director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor in 2007 during a film shoot, saying that men too have "pride and dignity".

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur, who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him by Malayalam actor Honey Rose.

The case’s petitioner S Surya Moorthi had sought for the party’s iconic two-leaves symbol not to be allowed to candidates fielded by EPS until the leadership is settled