Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has registered his maiden half-century for senior India, smashing an explosive 18-ball fifty in the opening T20 International against Zimbabwe in Harare. The left-handed opener reached the milestone before being dismissed by Richard Ngarava, finishing a blistering knock that included four sixes and four boundaries at a strike rate of over 260. […]
A 49-year-old man from Naderi in Koyilandy municipality has been diagnosed with Amoebic Meningoencephalitis and remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. Health authorities have launched an extensive investigation to trace the source of the infection. Preliminary inquiries found that the patient had neither travelled outside his locality […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the Centre will introduce a bill in Parliament next week providing for stringent action against paper leaks, as protests over the alleged NEET paper leak continue across the country. In a video message released on Thursday night, Modi said the proposed legislation would be discussed by the Union […]
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has been spearheading protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, is set to meet Union ministers at 12:30 pm on Friday at the Constitution Club of India, even as its agitation continues at Jantar Mantar. Protesters remained at the site on Friday morning, with CJP spokesperson Saurav Das saying […]
Kerala has launched ‘Mission 100K’, a statewide initiative aimed at training one lakh people in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) over the next year, with the goal of creating a community equipped to respond effectively during medical emergencies. Health Minister K Muraleedharan inaugurated the programme on Wednesday at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram, in the presence of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister O J Janeesh. The project is being jointly implemented by the Wisdom Development Foundation and Aster Medcity under the Wisdom4Future Initiative. According […]
Kerala has urged the Centre to release nearly ₹1,500 crore pending under the Samagra Shiksha (SSK) scheme without linking the funds to the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme. Raising the issue at the Conference of State Education Ministers in New Delhi on Wednesday, Kerala General Education Minister N Samsudheen said the amount was crucial for implementing several education projects across the state and appealed to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to ensure its early release. Samsudheen stressed that students in Kerala deserve the same support as […]
The Kerala Students’ Union’s (KSU) campaign against Chief Minister V D Satheesan over the appointment of certain government pleaders appears to have lost momentum, with party insiders attributing its premature end largely to political timing. According to senior Congress sources, the agitation became difficult to justify when student protests over the alleged NEET question paper […]
Indian nationals applying for passport, visa, consular and attestation services in the UAE will now have to follow a new process, with the Government of India officially transferring service operations to Al Hind Tours & Travels from July 22, 2026. The services are now being provided through 16 Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) across the UAE. Applicants will no longer be able to submit passport and related applications directly at the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General […]
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the entire day on Tuesday after repeated disruptions by Opposition members demanding discussions on the alleged NEET question paper leak, the CJP agitation, and allegations of theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The second day of the Monsoon Session saw virtually no legislative business being conducted, as continuous protests and sloganeering by Opposition MPs forced the House to be adjourned multiple times. As proceedings began with Question Hour […]
The number of Indian nurses seeking employment overseas has declined significantly over the past three years, reflecting changing global recruitment trends and stricter immigration policies. Despite the overall drop, nurses from Kerala continue to account for the largest share of India’s overseas nursing workforce, with more Keralites receiving immigration clearance each year than nurses from all other states combined. According to official data, the number of Indian nurses granted immigration clearance has steadily declined since 2023. Industry experts and nursing associations attribute […]