The New Indian Express Kochi - December 17, 2024

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December 17, 2024

Sitharaman, Kharge exchange barbs in RS

Cong head rebuts charges of constitutional changes for 'one family'

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Will not allow Lankan territory to be used against India

SRI Lanka will not allow its territory to be used against India's national security interests, Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

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DUK lands its first Indian patent with apparatus for salvaging blood

In what could prove to be a life saver for many, the Digital University Kerala (DUK) has come up with an invention --a gravity-driven apparatus for reinfusing the blood of patients during surgeries--that has won its first Indian patent.

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The journey behind 'Swapnaayanam', a tribute to Malayalam cinema

THE 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) opened on December 13 with Swapnaayanam, a signature film that took audiences on a nostalgic journey through the legacy of Malayalam cinema.

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TO ZAKIR HUSSAIN

In 2015, his music had resonated during the inauguration of 20th IFFK; On Monday, the 29th edition paid tributes to tabla maestro with 'Wah, Ustad' posters put up during screenings

2 mins

Maharaja's alumni-mgmt spat over office space intensifies

Assn says matters worsened after it pointed out shortcomings in the auditorium works & non-collection of over ₹2 cr rent from stalls

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Hostel chain scam: Many investors approach cops

THE probe against a Kochi-based hostel chain which swindled money from investors has revealed a major scam, with the police in touch with more victims.

1 min

Jumbo tramples 40-yr-old to death

TENSION prevailed in Kuttampuzha panchayat on Monday night as a wild elephant trampled a 40-year-old man at Knacherry.

1 min

Staff shortage hits MVD's enforcement activities

THE motor vehicles department (MVD) has shifted its focus from enforcement activities to administrative work due to the shortage of officers.

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HC order will bring Thrissur Pooram to a grinding halt

THE management committees of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu devaswoms, the two major participants of the Thrissur Pooram have filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court seeking to quash the guidelines for elephant parade issued by a division bench of the Kerala High Court.

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Buckle up or face action, KC to Thrissur Cong leaders

SEARCHING for answers following the Chelakkara by-election drubbing, a seemingly angry AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP K C Venugopal has asked party leaders T N Prathapan, Jose Vallur, Anil Akkara and M P Vincent to buckle up in Thrissur or face organisational disciplinary action.

1 min

Police to seek AI cameras in state highways to curb road accidents

High-level police officers hold meeting in a bid to enforce traffic rules, curb road accidents

2 mins

Archbishop Pamplany seeks Bill's withdrawal

THE Kerala Forest Amendment Bill -- notified by the government on November 1 -- has triggered an outrage among farmers, who allege that the bill giving unbridled power to forest officers will add to the misery of people living on forest fringes.

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CBI rules out musician Balabhaskar's connection with gold smuggling ring

AT one point, the parents of musician Balabhaskar alleged a gold smuggling gang was involved in the suspicious death of their son in a car accident in September 2018.

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Actor Thomas Berly passes away

ACTOR Thomas Berly, (Kurishingal Thomas Berly) who is perhaps among the first from south India to act in Hollywood movies, in the 1950s, passed away on Monday. He was 92.

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Students bitten by rodents

FIVE girl students were administered treatment on Monday after allegedly being bitten by rodents at a girls' hostel in Telangana's Medchal-Malkajgiri district.

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PROPOSING A 2-FACTOR FORMULA FOR SHARING

HE 16th Finance Commission so far visited 16 states; visits to 12 more will be completed in the next few months.

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PMML Society seeks Nehru letters from Rahul

Historian says records on first PM, including his letters to Lady Mountbatten, withdrawn on orders of Sonia Gandhi

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21 fake univs in country, 8 in Delhi; Centre says will protect students

Stringent action

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Persons with political and religious prejudices mustn't be made judges

In the wake of uproar over Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's recent comments on Uniform Civil Code and that India will be run by the majority at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) function, retired Supreme Court judge Justice A K Pattnaik tells Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty that a judge shouldn't express views on political matters at a public forum.

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₹1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for farmers launched

THE Centre on Monday unveiled a credit guarantee scheme (CGS) to help small farmers who engage in distress selling.

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TMC makes U-turn on EVMs, differs with Cong on functioning

IN a departure from its earlier stand, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday asserted that there is nothing \"substantial\" in the allegations of manipulation of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).

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SP smells BJP plot in Sambhal violence, ruckus in UP House

THE winter session of the UP legislature took off on a fiery note on Monday with the belligerent opposition raising Sambhal violence in which five people lost their lives during the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24.

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Shah meets families hit by Maoist violence in Bastar, pledges support

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of jawans killed in Maoist attacks and the civilians affected by violence in the strife-torn region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.

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7 picked for questioning in killings of 2 migrant workers in Manipur

Larger conspiracy

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5 held, booked under Pocso for gang-raping teen

TRIPURA police arrested five people for alleged gang-rape of a minor girl.

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Lathicharge on students seeking exam cancellation

THE Jharkhand police resorted to lathi-charge on Monday to disperse students, who were protesting near Jharkhand Staff Service Commission (JSSC) against alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL recruitment examination held in September.

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Alarming groundwater contamination across Gujarat districts, Lok Sabha told

The Government of India, in a concerning update to the Rajya Sabha, has flagged an alarming situation regarding groundwater pollution in Gujarat.

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Gaza hostage deal closer than ever: Def minister

DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is \"closer than ever\" to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks, The Times of Israel reported.

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Was evacuated by Russian military, claims Assad

OUSTED Syrian leader Bashar Assad said he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack.

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Trudeau's No 2 quits Cabinet after freebie disagreement

CANADIAN Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most powerful and loyal minister, announced on Monday she was resigning from the Cabinet as Trudeau struggles with declining popularity.

1 min

B'desh election in 2025-end or early '26: Yunus

Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections

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Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr

METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.

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Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains

IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2020 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.

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Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight

'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'

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LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru

LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.

1 min

LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm

Post-public offer, promoter's shareholding will come down by 15%

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Pvt sector output index rises to 60.7 in Dec

PRIVATE sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note boosted by strong demand from services and manufacturing sectors leading to record jobs creation.

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European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab

BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.

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Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money

PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.

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From Madurai to Mumbai Indians via KL: Kamalini story

ON Sunday, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, G Kamalini was having the time of her life behind the stumps.

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We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh

THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.

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TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

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TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

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Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona

LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.

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Niggle trouble for Siraj as pacer continues to struggle

IT was the 37th over of the Australian innings on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj, having bowled the first two balls, called on the physio.

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India's first gene therapy offers new hope to haemophilia patients

In a significant medical breakthrough, India's first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.

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Soori and Aishwarya Lekshmi to headline a new Tamil film

TAMIL actor Soori's new film Maman commenced production on Monday with a small pooja ceremony.

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‘WE DON’T KNOW THE HISTORY OF OUR OWN ETHNICITIES’

WRITER-director Jayan Cherian's Rhythm of Dammam is billed as the first-ever feature film to explore the Siddi community, the descendants of Africa's Bantu people, and their Konkani dialect.

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Jeethu Joseph's next to star Asif Ali and Aparna Balamurali

ACE filmmaker Jeethu Joseph has confirmed to us that his next film will have Asif Ali and Aparna Balamurali as the leads.

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'HORROR OF THIS STORY IS THAT IT CONNECTS WITH TODAY'S WORLD'

Director Magnus Von Horn and actor Vic Carmen Sonne discuss their recent film The Girl With The Needle, balancing social realism and commercial filmmaking, and more

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Mohanlal's character poster from the multilingual film Kannappa unveiled

MOHANLAL'S character poster from the upcoming multilingual Kannappa was unveiled on Monday.

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