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PM pitches Rising Raj to investors

'Receptive and resilient' desert state has ability to create new opportunities, says Modi

Row over HC judge's remarks on UCC, 'India will run as per wishes of majority'

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's statements on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) have sparked outrage in political circles and social media.

Maha deadlock continues over portfolios, cabinet expansion in Maha Yuti

AMID the deadlock over portfolio allocations among Maha Yuti allies, Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Monday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to press for home ministry, with other deputy CM Ajit Pawar insisting on finance ministry, sources said.

MEA says in touch with Damascus for safety of Indians living in Syria

A day after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's government in Syria, India on Monday said that it is monitoring the unfolding developments in the Arab nation and advocated a peaceful and inclusive political process in the country.

'Hasina's exit a carefully crafted coup'

Former high commissioner to Dhaka Veena Sikri says Pak aims to reverse events of '71 by discreetly backing B'desh

INS Tushil commissioned into Navy in Russia

THE Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INS Tushil, the latest multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia.

SC seeks details on property burnt, asks Manipur govt to file action taken report

NINETEEN months after a brutal and horrific ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-zo communities erupted in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a sealed cover report from the state government regarding the properties burnt, looted, trespassed and encroached upon, along with the details of name and address of the owner and who is occupying it at the moment.

Soros vs Adani row paralyses House

BJP move to discuss Soros sparks RS chaos

Job market ready: UGC guidelines on higher edu, formal qualifications soon

IN a bid to integrate informal and formal learning, the University Grants Commission (UGC) will come out with draft guidelines on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

PUSHPA & THE ART OF MAKING MOVIE AS AN OTT SERIES

RUE terror,\" Kurt Vonnegut said, \"is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.\" Or making movies. Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule could well be the end of cinema as we know it. It is an episodic theatrical movie like an OTT series. Netflix and Amazon should watch out.

FIVE FOR 2025: TRENDSPOTTING IN THE MARKETPLACE

Data analytics and smart tech will give the marketer more power in the new year. How she uses those tools to claim the consumer's time will shape marketing campaigns

Sabarimala sees massive rush; TDB expects surge of over 15 lakh devotees

AS SABARIMALA is witnessing a massive influx of pilgrims amid the Mandalam-Makaravilakku annual festival, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is expecting a surge of over 15 lakh devotees this year compared to the previous year.

BJP to woo backward Hindu communities

THE core committee of the state BJP, which met in Kochi on Monday, decided to divide the state unit into 31 district units instead of the current 14 units.

Dialogue proper path to solve conflict, not courts

COURTS can't change the beliefs that the people hold close to their hearts, said Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, in the public meeting held on Monday after the Holy Mass to commemorate the 40th day of Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I's departure to heavenly abode. The Holy Mass was celebrated at St Athanasius Cathedral, Puthencruz, where the late Catholicos has been interned.

nPROUD: Govt's ambitious drive to deal with unused & expired drugs

To mitigate risk of expired drugs being recycled & misused; pilot project to be rolled out in Jan

Pinarayi, Stalin to open new Periyar memorial

THE chief ministers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Pinarayi Vijayan and M K Stalin, will come together to inaugurate the newly renovated memorial of the renowned Tamil reformist E V Ramasami Naikar, affectionately known as Periyar, in Vaikom on Thursday.

UDF took Munambam stand after consulting IUML leaders

Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said on Monday that the UDF took a stand on the Munambam issue in consultation with senior Muslim League leaders.

AMIT SHAH MISLEADING PARLIAMENT, PEOPLE: CM

Pinarayi slams Centre over Vizhinjam port VGF repayment

Communal agenda or fitness fad? Exercise routine stirs controversy

Sunni group comes out against MEC 7, an increasingly popular workout plan in Malabar

NIA court orders Viyyur prison to keep cells unlocked for 3 hrs daily

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kochi has directed the authorities at Viyyur High-Security Prison, where individuals accused in terrorism-related cases are detained, to keep the cells unlocked for three hours a day.

Pierian Services'new Kochi office to expand scope of E-commerce managed services operations

Pierian Services Private Ltd, a major global professional services firm based in Bengaluru, has opened its new facility in Kochi at Prestige Cyber-Green 1 in Smart City.

Diarrhoea outbreak in Thrikkakara; 72 ill, 20 seek treatment

WITHIN one month, the Thrikkakara Municipality has witnessed another diarrhoea outbreak. As many as 72 residents of Olive Courtyard, a flat complex in Edachira, have been reported with symptoms of diarrhoea, fever and vomiting, and 20 people sought treatment at various hospitals.

Case against parishioners for restricting new administrator

Police have booked some of the parishioners of St. Martin de Porres Church at Palarivattom for preventing the new church administrator from taking charge by locking him out.

Corp to install pen boxes in schools for ₹10 lakh

WITH the aim of inculcating the habit of proper and sensible disposal of waste, especially plastic waste, the Kochi Corporation, in an eco-friendly move, is set to install as many as 100 pen boxes at schools in the city, a facility exclusively to collect and recycle used pens.

Malappuram man held with hybrid ganja at airport

THE customs on Monday intercepted a passenger and seized hybrid ganja amounting to over ₹3.5 crore at the Kochi airport.

GCDA to execute 'Mini Sports City' project in two phases; fixes design

Demolition of gallery of old stadium near KSRTC bus station to be completed in 15 days

Army to unveil Lt Radha Mohan Naresh's memorial

THE INDIAN Army will unveil a statue and memorial in honour of Second Lieutenant Radha Mohan Naresh, a brave hero from Karunagappally who sacrificed his life during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

Kerala aims kicking biz goals even as Messi's arrival remains doubtful

Sponsors to implement reward point-ticketing system instead of opting conventional sale

Reservation can't be based on religion: SC

RELIGION cannot be the basis for granting reservation, the Supreme Court said on Monday, while hearing a batch of pleas, including one by the West Bengal government, challenging the Calcutta High Court's decision to quash the Other Backward Class (OBC) classification of 77, mostly Muslim, communities.

₹800 cr in 4 days, Pushpa rules box office

EVER since he rose on the screen in 2021, Allu Arjun's Pushparaj has become an unstoppable force of nature.