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Daily footfall crosses 1 lakh at Sannidhanam

THE number of devotees visiting the Sannidhanam at Sabarimala crossed the one lakh mark on Monday (December 23), with 1,06,621 devotees making the pilgrimage.

Cancer centre faces music for dumping waste in TN

Pollution Control Board initiates legal action, RCC rubbishes charges

CPM had accused UDF of taking communal outfits' help

CPM has been accusing the UDF of accepting the support of 'communal organisations', such as Jama'at e Islami and SDPI in the Lok Sabha elections and in the Palakkad assembly by-election.

KHAN'S TENURE MARKED BY CONSTANT TUSSLES WITH GOVT

GOVERNOR Arif Mohammed Khan demitting office marks the culmination of an eventful period wherein the Raj Bhavan and the Left government were in a constant tussle over a slew of issues through most of his tenure.

VHP workers' Palakkad act deals a setback to BJP's Christian outreach

While state BJP had started its programme ahead of Xmas, fear has set among Christians

HC questions police ban on burning Pappanji at Fort Kochi Veli ground

THE Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mattancherry, to explain under what provision the police issued an order directing the Gala de Fort Kochi Club to remove a nearly 50-ft-tall Pappanji (a giant effigy of an old man) erected at the Veli Ground in Fort Kochi, citing safety and security concerns.

Cardinal Koovakad visits President Murmu to extend Xmas-New Year greetings

CARDINAL George Koovakad, along with the Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanassery Thomas Tharayil and Union Minister George Kurian, visited President Droupadi Murmu to convey Christmas and New Year greetings at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.

KSRTC to modernise workshops aiming to boost productivity

AS part of a management initiative to boost productivity, KSRTC has decided to modernise its workshops by providing new flooring and painting, besides air conditioning facility.

Opposition parties stage protests over disruption in water supply

Blame the delay in completing the Njankadavu drinking water project for the trouble

Wildwatch app to tackle human-wildlife conflicts

THE Wildwatch app launched by the forest department under the Forest-PLUS 3.0 programme is expected to go a long way in addressing human-wildlife conflicts through real-time reporting and monitoring.

RARE ART FORMS TO REGALE ALL AT KERALA FOLK FESTIVAL

HE state capital is set to celebrate Kerala's vibrant cultural heritage with a unique festival that promises to showcase some of the state's rare folk art.

Allu Arjun grilled for three hours, seeks bail

ACTOR Allu Arjun, accused in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, was on Tuesday grilled for more than three hours by the police.

Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

Arif transferred to Bihar, Arlekar new Kerala guv

Strife-torn Manipur gets former Union home secy Ajay Kumar Bhalla as its new governor

Do early screening to prevent vision loss due to diabetes

India, which is seeing a surge in diabetes cases, is also witnessing a rise in diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the retina due to high sugar levels. According to Dr MJ Barman, vitreo-retina and ocular oncology service, ASG Eyecare, Paltanbazaar, Guwahati, awareness about the condition remains low in India. He tells Kavita Bajeli-Datt that the need of the hour is to conduct regular check-ups and educate people about newer treatments that can help reduce the disease burden. Edited excerpts:

Beau is not afraid of Test challenges

IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.

GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT

MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers

Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold

SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.

Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory

IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.

Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss

HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.

Adani Defence acquires 85.8% in Air Works

ADANI DEFENCE Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) is acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday.

Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation

FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.

Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker

JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.

Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers

WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.

GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges

Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz

Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt

TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.

Airtel gains customers for first time since tariff hike in Oct; Jio, Vi lose users

FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.

Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance

DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.

Don threatens to take back Panama Canal, gets it from Panama's prez

Incoming president says US ships are charged unfair fees; also points to Chinese footprint

TRAI asks telcos to offer tariff vouchers for calls, SMS

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to offer separate special tariff vouchers (STVs) for voice calls and SMS services.