The New Indian Express Kollam - December 21, 2024
The New Indian Express Kollam - December 21, 2024
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In this issue
December 21, 2024
Your cuppa is healthy, US food, drug regulator finally agrees
WITH the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognising tea from the Camellia sinensis plant is a healthy beverage, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) raised a toast to it.
1 min
MEA TICKS OFF YUNUS GOVT FOR AIDE'S REMARKS
The government on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that 2,200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities were reported from Bangladesh this year up to December 8.
1 min
MT critical, on oxygen support
JNANPITH laureate M T Vasudevan Nair, who was admitted to the Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, continued to be in critical condition, hospital sources said late Friday night.
1 min
Session ends, discord doesn't
B R Ambedkar issue set to resonate in the forthcoming Delhi and Bihar assembly elections
2 mins
Brothers' Ayyappa devotion takes shape of Rubik's Cube mosaic
THEY deftly juggled and rolled the Rubik's Cubes, arraying them from the bottom up on to a specially designed metal canvas.
1 min
Brazil's Malu wins top honour as fest ends; Farshad Hashemi best director
ONE of the 29th IFFK's prime inclusions was Brazilian filmmaker Pedro Freire's passionate portrayal of Malu Rocha, a free-spirited woman who shares a volatile relationship with her mother and daughter.
1 min
1 dead, 4 hurt as car meets with accident
ONE person died and four others sustained injuries when a car carrying Sabarimala pilgrims overturned and fell into a ditch in Attathodu on the way to Sabarimala in the district.
1 min
Campaign against gender-based violence to conclude in state
NAYI CHETNA 3.0, a national campaign against gender-based violence launched by the Ministry of Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare on November 25, will conclude in the state with CDS-level gender carnivals on Monday.
1 min
Project to beautify dam in Pallamvetty abandoned
Contractor stops project work following jurisdictional disputes
1 min
Golwalkar event: CPM flayers Satheesan
CPM STATE secretary M V Govindan on Friday said that Congress leader V D Satheesan had inaugurated a function organised in connection with the centenary celebrations of RSS ideologue M S Golwalkar who had upheld the Chaturvarna system.
1 min
Govt releases 1st ranking of higher edu institutions; Cusat tops univs
It's for the first time in country that a state govt has ventured into ranking its higher edu firms
1 min
Training has stooped to level of persecution
Training has stooped to level of persecution
2 mins
Fitness review done before postponing tests for school buses
THE MOTOR Vehicle Department (MVD) carried out an 'accident prevention-based fitness review' in the last few weeks before issuing the order allowing Educational Institution Buses (EIBs), whose fitness certificates have expired or are about to expire soon, to continue plying for another four to five months, Transport Commissioner Nagaraju Chakilam said on Friday.
1 min
Suspended IAS officer issues legal notice to chief secy, top officials
SUSPENDED IAS officer Prasanth N has issued a legal notice to chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan and IAS officers A Jayathilak, and K Gopalakrishnan besides a vernacular newspaper, alleging grave misconduct, including document fabrication, forgery, manipulation of official records and criminal conspiracy.
1 min
Class V student uses stick to save classmate from electrocution
IN A REMARKABLE display of courage and presence of mind, Muhammad Zidan, a Class 5 student of Kalladi Abdu Haji HSS, Kottoppadam, saved the lives of his classmate Muhammad Rajih and a senior student, Shahjaz, after they suffered electric shocks from a live fuse.
1 min
HC allows probe, protects KTR from arrest till Dec 30 in Formula-E case
THE Telangana High Court on Friday directed authorities not to arrest BRS working president KT Rama Rao till December 30, 2024 while allowing the investigation in the Formula-E race case to proceed.
1 min
Woman receives unidentified body, ransom demand in parcel
IN a shocking incident, a woman in Yendagandi village of West Godavari district received a parcel containing the body of an unidentified person on Thursday night.
1 min
CPM dismisses P Mohanan's view on MEC 7
THE CPM has dismissed its Kozhikode district secretary P Mohanan's statement that MEC-7, a group that promotes physical exercise, has links with Jamaat-e-Islami and banned Popular Front of India (PFI).
1 min
Dad, stepmother get RI for brutally assaulting boy
ELEVEN years after a five-year-old boy, Shafeeq, was brutally attacked by his biological father and stepmother in Idukki's Kumily, leaving him in a near-death condition, the Thodupuzha First Additional Sessions Court judge Ash K Bal sentenced the accused to rigorous imprisonment on Friday.
1 min
27 off municipality's welfare pensioners' list
KOTTAKKAL municipality has cancelled the welfare pensions of 27 beneficiaries hailing from division 7 after an investigation revealed they were ineligible for the aid.
1 min
Siddu hits out at Centre over 'Hindi imposition'
CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the central government is trying to impose Hindi across the country, posing a threat to regional languages like Kannada.
1 min
HC suggests depositing an amount as bail condition
THE HC has suggested the inclusion of depositing an amount towards damage caused as a condition for granting bail to the accused in cases registered under the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act.
1 min
Appoint warehousing corp MD in 2 mths
THE Kerala High Court directed the state government to appoint a new MD in the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation within two months.
1 min
Abhimanyu murder: Mom moves HC to expedite trial
Mother says the case is in preliminary hearing stage even after 6 yrs
1 min
WE MUST EXTEND HEALTH SPAN, NOT JUST LIFE SPAN
Even a 'cured' disease often leaves behind disabilities impairing the quality of life. If we can't ensure wholesome health, the expected demographic dividend will continue to elude us
4 mins
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN RULE BOOKS GO OUT THE WINDOW
For the first time in decades, the principles on which the modern world was built are open to question. The healthy instinct of nations to hang together, first in security blocs and UN bodies, and then in free trade zones and multilateral mechanisms like the World Trade Organization, is being replaced by a disregard for the treaty-based and rules-based order that holds the world together.
3 mins
Speaker warns of action against MPs for protests inside House premises
A DAY after a scuffle in the Parliament premises, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday warned members of action if they hold demonstrations and protests at any of the gates of Parliament.
1 min
'Meaningful debate vs destructive disruption'
THE Winter Session of the Rajya Sabha concluded on December 20, barely recording a productivity of 40 per cent, much of the time spent on the Opposition's attempts to remove Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, accusing him of bias.
1 min
FIR against Rahul in Parliament scuffle case transferred to Delhi Crime Branch
THE Crime Branch of Delhi Police is set to take over the probe into the FIR filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly pushing and injuring BJP MPs during the scuffle on the Parliament premises, sources said on Friday.
1 min
Cabinet hikes MSP for copra by up to 121% for 2025 season
AS part of its pro-farmer stance since it assumed power in its third term, the NDA government on Friday gave its nod for the increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for 2025 season.
1 min
10-acre 'Kalagram' along Ganga for Mahakumbh
ADDING SHEEN TO KUMBH MELA
2 mins
BJP's PP Chaudhary to head Parliament panel on 'One Nation One Poll'
DAYS after the government introduced the 'One Nation One Election' Bill in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP PP Chaudhary was appointed chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to scrutinise the bills.
1 min
MAHA MOVE Fadnavis orders probe into Beed, Parbhani clashes
MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced judicial probes into the Parbhani violence over the alleged desecration of a replica of the Constitution and the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district.
1 min
No "7 pheres" or "band-baja", couple takes vow in the name of Constitution
AS members of Parliament clashed in both Houses on who respected the Constitution more, the issue was settled by a Scheduled Caste couple in a remote Chhattisgarh village.
1 min
52 kg gold, ₹10 cr cash seized from car in biggest MP haul
AN MUV stuffed with bags containing more than 52 kg gold bullions (bricks) worth over ₹40 crore and around ₹10 crore cash was found parked at a desolate place on the outskirts of Bhopal on Thursday-Friday intervening night.
1 min
40-day harsh winter in Valley begins today
KASHMIR is bracing up for 'Chilai Kalan', the harshest winter period of 40 days which starts from December 21.
1 min
Bitten by a cop, says Assam Cong neta after scuffle
SENIOR spokesperson of Assam Congress Ashwin Kumar Mahanta alleged he was bitten by a police officer during a scuffle in Guwahati on Friday.
1 min
Man linked to 24 crashes unravels insurance fraud
Officials yet to find if driver was a willing participant or implicated
2 mins
GST hike on shawl proposed, J&K artisans worried
The proposed GST hike from 12 to 28 percent on Kashmir shawls valued over ₹10,000 has caused anxiety among J&K artisans and dealers.
1 min
Dedicated authority to enhance Chardham Yatra experience set up: Dhami
THE Uttarakhand government has announced the formation of a Char Dham Yatra Authority to make the pilgrimage to the four shrines - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri - more accessible and convenient for devotees.
1 min
Amid protest from locals, Arunachal CM bats for hydro project citing China
ARUNACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has strongly advocated for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, citing concerns over China's plans on the river Siang.
1 min
Ukrainian strike on Russian town kills 6
A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia's Kursk border region using US-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said.
1 min
Thousands of Jews left Israel after Oct 7 attacks
LEAVING Israel is easier, Shira Z Carmel thinks, by saying it's just for now. But she knows better.
1 min
US diplomats meet with head of HTS group that overthrew Assad
US diplomats met with Syria's new ruler on Friday, an official told AFP, as outside powers seek assurances the country's Islamist-led authorities will be moderate and inclusive.
1 min
Macron met with anger over cyclone response during visit to Mayotte
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling from the damage of the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century.
1 min
US govt heads to a shutdown
House rejects plan backed by Trump to fund operations and suspend debt ceiling
1 min
New MH370 search next year
NEW SITE IDENTIFIED
1 min
'Pak's missile programme a threat to US'
WASHINGTON
1 min
Hungary's govt gives asylum to Polish politico accused of graft
HUNGARY has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of corruption, triggering a diplomatic spat that worsened on Friday.
1 min
States ask for higher borrowing ceiling, interest-free loans
THE GST Council in its 55th meeting on Saturday is likely to announce changes in tax rates on several goods and services.
2 mins
Bajaj Auto plans to extend EV range to some bikes
BAJAJ AUTO, which has claimed that its Chetak brand of electric scooters has become market leader with 27% of the pie, is planning to extend its EV range to some of its bikes, a senior company official has said.
1 min
Aligning inflation to RBI's 4% target key to ensuring growth: MPC minutes
THE members of the Reserve Bank rate-setting panel in the minutes of its December meeting released on Friday said high prices are the cause for demand slowdown, and aligning inflation to the central bank's 4% target is the key to ensuring sustained economic growth.
1 min
6,700 employees leave unicorns between August 2023-24, attrition rate 4.5%
OVER 6,700 employees left unicorn start-ups between August 2023 to August 2024, and on average, unicorns had an attrition rate of 4.5% during the period, an analysis by market intelligence platform Private Circle Research found.
1 min
Drafting of DPDP Act rules nearly complete
DRAFTING of the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act), 2023, is in its final stage, said Minister of state Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin Prasada on Friday.
1 min
Forex reserves decline for second month
THE foreign exchange reserves continued the downward trajectory for the second month.
1 min
Mkts see worst week in 30 months
Sell-off triggered by Fed's cautious stance on rate cuts, investors lose over ₹18L cr this week
2 mins
Shriram Fin launches green finance vertical
WITH increasing demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy products, Shriram Finance, the flagship company of the Shriram Group, on Friday announced the launch of a separate vertical Shriram Green Finance, which will finance a range of sustainable solutions.
1 min
Colombo an option for CT due to UAE's visa rule
FOR the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains priority for being a neutral venue for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
1 min
Barty's former hotspot now a different world
227 ARCHERFIELD Road, Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland. It is an address that holds significance not just in Australian tennis, but the country's sporting history.
2 mins
SPURS SURVIVE MAN UTD COMEBACK TO ADVANCE
TOTTENHAM survived two calamitous errors from stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Thursday to beat Manchester United 4-3 and set up a League Cup semifinal against Liverpool.
1 min
Odisha's tribal lifter Jyoshna shatters youth Asian record
JYOSHNA Sabar created a youth Asian record for total lift at the ongoing Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Doha on Friday.
2 mins
Brison double helps Goa sink toppers Bagan
FC GOA extended their unbeaten streak to seven games with a 2-1 win over league leaders Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Friday.
1 min
Gill's Away Output A Cause For Concern
India's number three was expected to play the role of his formidable predecessor, Pujara. He has not been up to the mark in BGT so far
3 mins
MAPPING FLOOD, DROUGHT RISKS OF INDIAN DISTRICTS
A new report from the Department of Science and Technology and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, quantified the vulnerability of each district in the country to climate change so as to develop actionable pathways to mitigate them and evolve sustainable solutions.
1 min
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