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China Slams US Tariffs, Says Economy Resilient But Trade War Has No Winners

CHINA will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and other challenges, the Chinese commerce minister said Thursday, though he added that there are \"no winners in a trade war.\"

Cheemeni Man Executed for Killing Tirur Resident

MURALEEDHARAN P V, 43, son of Kesavan of Podavor in Kayyur Cheemeni grama panchayat, Kasaragod, was executed by the UAE authorities along with a Kannur native Muhammed Rinash, 29. Both were sentenced in two separate murder cases.

France to share army intelligence with Kyiv

FRANCE will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced it was freezing the sharing of information with Kyiv, French defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday.

Kerala Cricket Assn and CMS College Join Hands to Build New Cricket Stadium

THE KERALA Cricket Association (KCA) has signed an MoU with CMS College Management to establish a state-of-the-art cricket stadium on the college campus in Kottayam.

Release all hostages or it's over for you: Trump's last warning to Hamas

White House confirms Don dispatched envoy for unprecedented talks with militant group

Infosys Makes 10 Days Work From Office Mandatory

IT services company Infosys has made 10 days a month work from the office mandatory for its employees.

EU Leaders Hold Emergency Talks on Ukraine Military Aid

EUROPEAN Union leaders are holding emergency talks on Thursday on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine.

India, Australia advance ties on shared priorities & interoperability, says CDS

The military top-brass of India and Australia met on Thursday and discussed enhancing interoperability of forces and security cooperation.

Christians in Arunachal warn of 'referendum rally'

THOUSANDS of Christians held a peaceful demonstration on Thursday against the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA), 1978.

Tough Measures, Hopefully in Velvet Gloves

The foisting of president's rule in insurgency-torn Manipur has, in the past, usually meant severely tough measures. People's fear is akin to childhood terror associated with dentist visits

PM Asks Co-ops To Tap Export Market, Focus On Global Ties

Emphasising the need for global partnerships to expand further, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked cooperative organisations to step up production of organic goods with a focus on the export market.

Govt launches AI compute portal, dataset platform

ELECTRONICS and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday launched the IndiaAI compute portal and dataset platform AIKosha, as part of the IndiaAI Mission.

ISM-Dhanbad student found dead in hostel

A third-year Electronics Engineering student, Tanmay Prajapati, was found dead in the washroom of the Aquamarine Hostel at IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad on Thursday morning.

Tourism dept bags 2 awards at Berlin show

IT WAS double delight for Kerala Tourism on Thursday as it grabbed two Golden City Gate Awards at ITB Berlin, considered the world's leading travel show.

Normal monsoon likely as neutral El Niño forecast

INDIA is likely to receive normal monsoon rains this year, experts said, as the World Meteorological Department (WMO) forecast a higher possibility of neutral El Niño conditions during the upcoming season.

Petition in SC for implementation of NEP formula

A Tamil Nadu-based lawyer filed a PIL in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking a direction to implement the three-language curriculum policy notified in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.

REDEMPTION ARC COMPLETE FOR VARUN

The 33-year-old spinner, despite coming late to the party, has become the star performer

Tewari says Punjab and Haryana will lose seats, seeks a new formula

AS the delimitation row intensifies, Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday said if the exercise is held as per the current principle of 'one vote, one value', the southern and northern states would lose Lok Sabha seats, while only Central Indian states would gain.

Role of Entrepreneurial Torque and Original Startups

The 186th anniversary of Jamsetji Tata's birth in Navsari would have been celebrated (March 3, 1839) by the time this article is published. I visited Navsari for the city's celebration, visited his birth home, and launched the Gujarati version of my co-authored book, Jamsetji Tata.

One in Four Phones Sold Globally in Last Quarter of 2024 Was an Apple

Apple's market share fluctuated, but followed a predictable pattern, peaking at 23% in Q4 2023 and Q4 2024 due to new iPhone launches.

KTU 'tag' team committed to ensuring survival of saplings on campuses

THE practice of planting saplings takes on a customary colour, especially at functions around Environment Day. It has become so routine that there are even jokes circulating about how many times the same pit plays host to a sapling every year.

Curious case of Indore family court denying divorce to Jains

A series of petitions have been filed by the Jain community in the Madhya Pradesh High Court against an Indore family court's orders denying them relief in matrimonial disputes/matters under provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act.

Omar Presents Survey Report in J&K House, Says Economy May Grow at 7%

The Jammu and Kashmir economy is projected to grow at 7.06 percent and the nominal Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) may increase by 11.19 percent in 2024-25, according to the Economic Survey Report (ESR) 2024-2025.

All-women team to man PM's security in Gujarat during his March 8 visit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Gujarat on March 8, International Women's Day, the state is setting a precedent in women-led security.

15-Year-Old Remanded in Church Sexual Assault Case

A 15-year-old juvenile has been remanded to judicial custody on Thursday, accused of sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl at a CSI Church in Katpadi of Vellore district.

RRB roped in to conduct all departmental exams

Over 7 crore candidates examined, says official

Man held for attempt to kill wife

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for attempting to kill his wife by forcing her face into hot rice porridge.

Chided for cellphone use, 20-yr-old NEET aspirant kills mother, injures dad

A 20-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly attacked his parents, who were government school teachers, after being scolded for excessive cell-phone usage.

Nod to two U'khand ropeway projects

THE government on Wednesday approved two ropeway projects, one for reaching Kedarnath Shrine and the other for Hemkund Sahib ji, in Uttarakhand to help pilgrims reaching easily to the two holy places.

Man Held for Abetting Wife, Children's Suicide

NEARLY a week after a 43-year-old woman and her two daughters killed themselves by jumping in front of a train at Parolikkal near Ettumanoor, the police on Wednesday arrested the woman's husband on charges of abetment to suicide.