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Spirit Of Survival On Show At School Arts Fest

Students remember victims of Wayanad landslides, MT Vasudevan Nair Delays, fewer appeals, inclusion of 5 ethnic dance forms grab spotlight on Day 1

Themes Overloaded: English skits fail to connect

PORTRAYAL of contemporary issues undoubtedly establishes a quick connect with the audience. But what happens when too many themes are forcibly packed into a 10-minute-long skit? The result could be close to disastrous as was seen in the performances of some of the teams participating in the English skit competition (high school section) on Day One of the state school arts festival.

State govt's goals don't pass students' vibe check

WHAT is the common thread in additional district magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu's death and the recent controversies that have plagued the state bureaucracy?

Panchavadyam performances enthral UK musician

ON THE last row of seats at the Panchavadyam venue sat Jack, a young musician from the UK. With widened eyes, he watched the drum beats gradually rising to a crescendo.

Pazhayidom and team work in full swing to pamper palates

As usual, Pazhayidom Mohanan Namboothiri and his team are in full swing to pamper the taste buds of all participants of the grand arts festival.

Mohiniyattam's lasya moves charm crowd at Nila

MUCH like the calm flow of the Nila River and the natural rhythm found in M T Vasudevan Nair's stories, the 63rd Kerala School Kalolsavam began on a graceful note.

Bulldozer justice a day after cops find journo's body

A day after the police found the body of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, the authorities resorted to bulldozer justice banned by the Supreme Court a few weeks ago, as they demolished the \"illegal\" property owned by the accused.

Toxic waste processing on hold as MP govt to lob ball to High Court

IN an attempt to tamp down the agitation at Pithampur in Dhar district against the disposal of Union Carbide's toxic waste, the state government on Saturday sought to lob the ball back into the judicial domain, saying it will seek fresh court orders.

NSA Sullivan Arriving for Final Round of Talks Today

To meet his counterpart Doval, address young bizmen at IIT Delhi

Edged & gone again: Kohli's horror run

T could well have happened on the very first delivery he faced. Virat Kohli had entered a mixed reception at a packed Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday morning.

Pant slows down & with it his trademark impact

Curbing instincts, batter prolonged stay at the crease but runs dried up

Nair in record books, easy win for Tamil Nadu

KARUN Nair bettered the world record for scoring most List A runs without being dismissed as Vidarbha beat Uttar Pradesh, while Shreyas Iyer's 137 powered Mumbai to a massive 163-run win over Puducherry in their respective Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on Friday.

North East United held by Mohammedan in ISL

NORTHEAST United FC were held to a goalless draw by Mohammedan SC in the Indian Super League in Guwahati on Friday.

HIL: Thrilling win for TN Dragons vs Lancers

VISITING Tamil Nadu Dragons went behind twice but fought back on each occasion to hold Vedanta Kalinga Lancers to a 2-2 stalemate in regulation time and prevailed 6-5 in a shoot-out to complete a remarkable comeback, in their Hockey India League match here on Friday.

BSNL Loses 0.87 Mn Users to Pvt Telcos, Gains 0.46 Mn Users in Nov

STATE-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) saw a significant drop in customers in November 2024, losing nearly 0.87 million users while gaining only 0.46 million new ones.

Brigade Group to Develop Housing Project in Bengaluru

REALTY major Brigade Group on Friday said it has signed a definitive agreement for a land parcel located on Whitefield-Hoskote Road, Bengaluru.

Oil refiners may see fall in profit next financial year

INDIAN oil refineries will see their profits decline in the next financial year, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.

Demand for CNG vehicles soars in 2024 due to stricter emission norms

DEMAND for CNG-powered cars rose sharply in 2024 even as total passenger vehicles (PV) grew by less than 5% during the calendar year.

EV sector needs no more subsidies

Sector is ready, there are options available by which e-mobility can be marketed, says Goyal

Sensex, Nifty fall up to 1% as sentiments turn negative

DOMESTIC equity market failed to sustain Thursday's gain as benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 plummeted up to 1% on Friday.

South India drives white-collar hiring growth in December 2024

WITH 35% growth, Chennai leads when it comes to white-collar hiring in December 2024, followed by Bengaluru with 21% surge.

Kotak Bank COO Nagnur quits, second exit after Vaswani joined as chief executive

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK, which is under serious regulatory curbs since April last year for not fortifying its tech-architecture and has been banned from any online/mobile app-based services, has said Milind Nagnur, its chief technology officer who is also its chief operating officer, has resigned from the bank.

Boeing Needs Culture Change to Put Safety Above Profits

A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation's top aviation regulator says the company needs \"a fundamental cultural shift\" to put safety and quality above profits.

Biden Blocks Japan Firm's $15 Billion Deal to Acquire US Steel

US President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly USD 15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based US Steel, affirming his earlier vow on the presidential campaign trail to prevent the acquisition of Steeltown USA's most storied steel company.

High drama as Yoon uses guards to fend off cops

Investigators leave residence of impeached South Korean leader after 6-hour standoff

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 30 in Gaza

ISRAELI strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital staff said, as often-stalled ceasefire talks to end the Israel-Hamas war were set to resume in Qatar.

Diamond from Modi, Jill Biden's most expensive gift in 2023

A $20,000 diamond presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to United States' First Lady Jill Biden was the most expensive gift given by any world leader to the Biden family in 2023, the US State Department has said here.

Musk Misinformed, Says UK Minister in Pushback on Grooming Scandal Criticism

A senior British politician pushed back on Friday on Elon Musk's criticism of the government's handling of a historic child grooming scandal.

Life term for all 28 convicts in Kasganj killing

A special NIA court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to 28 convicts involved in the killing of ABVP activist Chandan Gupta during the Kasganj violence in Uttar Pradesh on January 26, 2018.

Missing C'garh journo's body found in tank

A 33-year-old journalist from the Bijapur district in south Chhattisgarh, who had been missing for the last couple of days, was found dead in a septic tank on Friday evening, police said.