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Author and coach Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai dies a...
Bestselling author and leadership coach Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai died a...
Pinarayi Vijayan moves to a rented home
Outgoing Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has vacated the offici...
PM Modi to begin his five-nation diplomatic tour
PM Modi will begin a five-nation visit from May 15, covering the UAE, ...
Russia scales down victory day parade
Russia held a smaller-than-usual Victory Day parade in Moscow as secur...
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India, UAE sign key energy and defence deals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Arab Emirates signed several important agreements on energy, defence and investment during Modi’s visit to Abu Dhabi on Friday. India and the UAE signed an agreement on supplies of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)...
Petrol, diesel and CNG prices were increased across India on Friday as rising global crude oil prices and escalating tensions involving Iran push...
Rupee slips to fresh record low at 95.8
The Indian rupee came under renewed selling pressure on Thursday, sliding to a fresh record intraday low close to 95.80 against the US dollar dur...
India halts sugar exports till Sept 2026
India has imposed a ban on sugar exports with effect until September 30, 2026, in a significant policy intervention aimed at stabilising domestic...
Retail inflation climbs to 3.48% in April
India’s retail inflation rose to 3.48% in April, mainly due to increasing food prices and higher spending on daily services such as restaurants, ...
technology
Instagram targets younger users with ‘Insta...
Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Instants”, allowing users to share photos that disappear after being viewed once. The fe...
Google brings Gemini AI to Android
Google on Tuesday announced a major expansion of its artificial intelligence technology, introducing Gemini Intelligence for Android de...
Samsung starts refurbished Galaxy sales
Samsung has launched its “Certified Re-Newed” programme in India, allowing customers to buy refurbished Galaxy smar...
Nintendo hikes prices of switch 2
Gamers planning to buy the Switch 2 may soon have to spend more. Nintendo has decided to raise prices for its lates...
Instagram removes private chat encryptio...
Meta has officially switched off end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages, bringing an end to one of the...
Skyroot is India’s first space-tech un...
Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace has entered the unicorn club after raising $60 million in fresh funding, tak...
health
Hantavirus cases on cruise ship trigger global health alert
Health authorities across multiple countries are closely monitoring passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius after several hantavirus infection...
NASA receives Moon lander training cabin for Artemis
NASA has taken another major step toward returning humans to the Moon after receiving a full-scale lunar lander training cabin for its Artemis mi...
Hantavirus scare strikes cruise ship in Atlantic
A cruise meant for exploration turned into a health emergency after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on board left three passengers dead and sever...
lifestyle
Mandana Karimi closes India chapter, looks ahead
Actor and model Mandana Karimi has announced that she is leaving India after spending nearly 16 years in the country, de...
Alia Bhatt dawns star power to Cannes 2026
Alia Bhatt made a memorable appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, combining glamour with mean...
Ranveer Singh to play Lord Shiva in Meluha Trilogy
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is reportedly set to portray Lord Shiva in a large-scale film adaptati...
Actor Priyanka Chopra honoured at Gold Gala 2026
Priyanka Chopra Jonas received the prestigious Global Vanguard Honour at the Gold Gala 2026, earning...
Sir David Attenborough celebrates 100th birthday
Legendary broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough celebrated his 100th birthday on ...
national
CM Vijay urges centre to remove cotton import duty
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove the 11% import duty on cotton, warning that the state’s textile ...
EC begins phase 3 of SIR in 16 states, 3 UT
The Election Commission of India has announced the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) programme to update voter lists across 16 ...
NEET-UG re-exam on June 21 after paper leak
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 following the controversy surrounding the alleged paper...
Kerala welcomes V D Satheesan as new CM
The Congress on Thursday officially named senior leader V.D. Satheesan as the next Chief Minister of Kerala, ending nearly 10 days of uncertainty...
Bengal bans public cattle slaughter across state
The West Bengal government has announced a ban on the public slaughter of cattle and buffaloes across the state, introducing new rules aimed at r...
Karnataka withdraws hijab ban in edu institutions
The Karnataka government has withdrawn the controversial 2022 order that restricted hijabs in schools and colleges, allowing students to once aga...
opinion
Life of a Peace Dove
Towering mountains, turbulent seas
Rugged terrains, windswept fields,
I fly up there and beyond these
Looking for calm, they call me the dove
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From Nayanar to Vijayan, Sabarimala Row Sparks Credibility
The ongoing Sabarimala gold scam, which has sent shockwaves through Kerala’s political and religious spheres, inevitably recalls a controversial ...
A Hug, a Kiss, and Kerala in Shock: How Saji Cherian Broke the Rules
Whether by coincidence or calculation, the episode showcased Kerala’s shifting political grammar
By Arun M Nair
In Kerala’s high-voltage po...
Kerala’s Fiscal Paradox: How Bottles and Tickets Keep the State Afloat
By Arun M Nair
Thiruvananthapuram: Behind the enviable social indicators of Kerala lies an unusual revenue model. Liquor queues and lottery coun...
Will Trump Turn the Screws on Adani to Corner Modi?
BY BYRON NEALE
Donald Trump has rarely tolerated losing face. And yet, that’s exactly where he finds himself in the escalating standoff with Ind...
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Author and coach Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai dies at 50
Bestselling author and leadership coach Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Mangaluru at the age of 50. Known for 'C...
Pinarayi Vijayan moves to a rented home
Outgoing Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has vacated the official residence after stepping down and moved into a rented house in Thiruvana...
PM Modi to begin his five-nation diplomatic tour
PM Modi will begin a five-nation visit from May 15, covering the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. The tour will focus on trade, invest...
world news
Netanyahu’s UAE visit claim fuels regional debate
A claim by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office that he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the recent Iran conflict h...
Trump, Xi hold high-stakes talks In Beijing
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday for a high-stakes summit as both countries attempt to manag...
Saudi Arabia hit Iran in secret strikes
Saudi Arabia reportedly carried out secret retaliatory strikes inside Iran during the recent escalation in West Asia, according to international ...