The New Indian Express Kannur - December 17, 2024

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December 17, 2024

SPEAKING HANDS FALL SILENT

When he was born on March 9, 1951, Zakir Hussain was considered an unlucky child.

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Record gold imports widen trade deficit

IN what could put pressure on the economy, India's trade deficit -- the difference between imports and exports -- widened to a record $37.8 billion in November, showing a 4.8% drop in exports and a record increase in imports driven by massive gold demand.

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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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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

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Leopards in Karadka: Second trap cage to be set up next week

IN RESPONSE to the alarming incident wherein a young child encountered a group of three leopards while returning from tuition near Kottamkuzhi in Karadka, forest officials have made the decision to relocate a trap cage from Adukkathotty to the affected area.

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Dispute over road turns violent, 7 of family booked

Issue arose when people using the mud road attempted to repair it and a family objected to this, saying road extension encroached on their property

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‘No CPM worker posted at Madayi College’

RESPONDING to the appointment controversy at Madayi Cooperative Arts and Science College under Congress-controlled Payyanur Cooperative Society, CPM area secretary V Vinod told reporters in Kannur that no one with any connection to the party has been appointed at the college.

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M-Pox confirmed in Kannur

A NEW case of M-Pox disease has been confirmed in a Wayanad native who returned from Abu Dhabi.

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Clash erupts during KSU protest in Kannur

TENSIONS flared up on Monday during a protest march organised by the Kerala Students Union (KSU) to the Kannur Commissioner's Office, demanding the arrest of Students' Federation of India (SFI) members involved in a violent clash at the Kannur Government ITI in Thottada.

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Passenger hacked inside moving bus

A PASSENGER was hacked inside a moving bus at Sreekandapuram in Kannur.

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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

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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.

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Staff shortage hits MVD's enforcement activities

THE motor vehicle 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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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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K'taka assembly passes bill to prevent children from falling into borewells

The Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) (Amendment) Bill passed in the Legislative Assembly on Monday proposes stringent measures to prevent children falling into uncapped newly drilled borewells.

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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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Priyanka asks govt to take steps for safety of minorities in Bangladesh

CONGRESS MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday claimed in the Lok Sabha that a photograph of Pakistan surrendering before the Indian Army in Dhaka, had been removed from the Army headquarters.

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

Larger conspiracy

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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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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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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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Maha Yuti tables ₹35K cr supplementary budget

Maha discontent brews as several cabinet aspirants feel left out

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Gehlot ex-aide pardoned in phone tap case

DELHI'S Patiala House Court has granted a conditional pardon to Lokesh Sharma, the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan's ex-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the illegal phone tapping case.

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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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Students stir over paper leak, Bihar exam put off

THE Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday cancelled the 70th combined preliminary examination conducted by the commission at Bapu Bhawan examination centre in the state capital on December 13.

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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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Rescuers race against time as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte's worst cyclone

FRANCE was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.

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

Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections

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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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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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Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo

A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.

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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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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.

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LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm

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

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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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New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country

US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.

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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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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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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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