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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.

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.

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.

Abhimanyu murder: Mom moves HC to expedite trial

Mother says the case is in preliminary hearing stage even after 6 yrs

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Training has stooped to level of persecution

THE SPECIAL Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the death of Indian Reserve Battalion commando Vineeth C, has recorded statements of his family members.

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

Protests escalate over unresolved wetland soil dumping issue

District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh had issued directive to remove illegally dumped soil days ago; landowner yet to contact revenue authorities or take action

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.

Question paper leak: Crime branch raids MS Solutions office at Koduvally

THE crime branch conducted a raid on the office of MS Solutions in connection with the leak of questions for Class X English and Plus One Mathematics half-yearly exams before the scheduled date of examinations.

Milma to open modern milk powder factory

MALABAR Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union (MRCMPU), under the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma), is set to open a dairy and milk powder production factory at Moorkkanadu in Malappuram on December 24.

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.

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.

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.

Session ends, discord doesn't

B R Ambedkar issue set to resonate in the forthcoming Delhi and Bihar assembly elections

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.

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.

Chip designing skills, ecosystem give India edge in semiconductor manufacturing

India has set an ambitious target of becoming a semiconductor manufacturing hub. What are the main challenges India faces in achieving this target?

94% of Indian desk workers feel the urgency to master AI

Indian workers want to skill up on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as 94% feel an urgency to become AI expert.

Dubai may host India matches in 2025 Champions Trophy

EXPECTEDLY, the International Cricket Council on Thursday announced that India will play their 2025 Champions Trophy matches at a neutral venue.

Ashwin gets hero's welcome at home from family and friends

RAVICHANDRAN Ashwin, who took the cricketing world by surprise with his sudden retirement from international cricket, arrived in Chennai early morning on Thursday.

AFTER ASHWIN, WHO? THE LAST OF OGS IN FINAL STRETCH

Post offie's retirement, focus is on senior players like Rohit, Kohli and India's transition phase

Liverpool & Arsenal reach semifinals

LIVERPOOL moved into the League Cup semifinals as the holders won 2-1 against managerless Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Start-up funding up 6% YoY at $11.3 bn in 2024

IN 2024, the start-up ecosystem saw a marginal 6% increase in funding at $11.3 billion compared to $10.7 billion in 2023.