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Kerala to be Keralam

Kochi: Union Cabinet meeting is likely to ratify the Kerala government’s decision to rechristen the state’s name as Keralam on Tuesday, NDTV reported.The state assembly has already passed a resolution to change the name in official records.The state wanted the Union government to change the southern state’s name from “Kerala” to “Keralam” in all languages …

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7 Islamic terror suspects held

Kochi: A Bangladesh national and seven other terror suspects were arrested from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal for allegedly plotting a major terror conspiracy in India backed by groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh, NDTV reported.Six were arrested from garment units in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district and two from West Bengal, sources said.Officials said that the …

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Rahul Gandhi in court in dexation case

Kochi: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Friday appeared before the MP MLA court in Sultanpur criminal defamation case, Times of India reported.The Congress leader recorded his statement in connection with a 2018 case linked to his alleged remarks about Union Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018.The next hearing for the …

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Sabarimala case before larger bench

Kochi: The Supreme Court will on April 7 start hearing cases related to the Apex Court’s 2018 verdict allowing menstruating women to enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala, media reports said.A bench headed by the Chief Justice on Monday ruled thApril 7 at a new 9 member bench will hear pleas favouring and opposing the petitions.Delivering …

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Major defence pact gets nod

Kochi: In a major decision, the centre cleared a Rs 3.25 lakh crore proposal on Thursday to induct 114 additional fighter jets into the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Economic Times reported.The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to the programme.The proposal was approved by the …

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Botch in Sabari temple funds

Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has found discrepancies in income and expenditure of the finances of Global Ayyappa meet at Sabarimala.There was no proper accounting and tendering during the meet. The court has sought clarification from Travancore Devaswom in this regard.The Court will hear the case after 10 days.Despite the organisers claim of getting …

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Naravane backs Penguin’s claim

Kochi: Former Indian Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday agreed topublisher Penguin’s claim that Naravane’sunpublished memoir was never made available to the public.Penguin said no copies of the book have been published, distributed, sold or otherwise made available to the public, Times of India reported.In a statement, Penguin said no copies of the book …

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Manipur CM appeals for peace

Kochi: Days after lifting of President’s rule, violence was reported in Manipur where clashes between two groups in Ukhrul district led to torching of some houses, India Today reported.Prohibitory orders were imposed to prevent escalation of the violence.The new chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh had taken charge only a few days back.Meanwhile, Yumnam appealed for …

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Assam CM accuses Gogoi of wrong doing

Kochi: In a serious allegation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the Union Home Ministry to probe into Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, MP’s, suspected links to Pakistan, NDTV reported.The allegations are serious in nature and must be probed by a central agency in the interest of national security and transparency, Sarma told a …

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No B – loans for Green card holders

Kochi: US government-backed small business loans will nolonger be available for Green card holders from March 1, 2026, the Economic Times reported.This is due to the US Small Business Administration (SBA) tightening its citizenship and residency rules.The change applies to key SBA loan programmes and affects businesses with any ownership by lawful permanent residents, an …

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