The New Indian Express Kochi - January 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi - January 20, 2025
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January 20, 2025
Suspected Bangladeshi national held in Saif attack case
MUMBAI police on Sunday arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad, a suspected Bangladeshi national, in connection with the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan.
1 min
Int'l Children's Summit on Zero-Waste Mgmt Concludes
THE TWO-DAY International Children's Summit on Zero-Waste Management, organised by the Kudumbashree Mission, ended on a high note on Sunday with the adoption of the Thiruvananthapuram Declaration.
1 min
From Sharada Braille to digi games, Zendalona sparks tech inclusivity
IN Kerala, the percentage of people with visual disability stands at around 0.1%. With inclusivity being a major factor discussed across all sectors in the state, Zendalona -- a non-governmental organisation founded by K Sathyaseelan and his son Nalin Sathyan -- strides towards making it a reality in the field of technology.
2 mins
Rehab centre for women & kids remains a non-starter
It has been two years since the excise department received clearance for a dedicated de-addiction centre for women and children in Ernakulam district, but the project remains a non-starter.
1 min
Familial discord, substance abuse, lack of social spaces driving teen suicides
THE recent series of unnatural deaths among teenagers across the state has placed the spotlight firmly back on unhealthy tendencies within the demographic.
2 mins
In 2012-23, Kerala Posted Fourth Highest In-Migrant Arrival Growth
Last year, intra-state passengers constituted 69.26% of total arrivals in the state
2 mins
Cusat stampede: Police submit chargesheet
More than a year after four persons died in a stampede during the annual tech festival on the Cusat campus, the police have submitted a chargesheet at the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kalamassery.
1 min
Attack' on CPM councillor: Four cases registered
POLICE have registered four separate cases in connection with the alleged attack on Kala Raju, a CPM councillor with Koothattukulam municipality, reportedly carried out by members of her own party.
1 min
Angamaly bypass project set to take off as land acquisition nears end
The 4-km four-lane bypass to link Karayamparambu signal Jn with Angamaly rly station Jn
2 mins
I'm considering switching to the UDF, says Kala Raju
FOLLOWING the 'abduction' drama on Saturday during which she claimed that fellow CPM councillors of Koothattukulam municipality assaulted her, Kala Raju is undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital in Kochi.
1 min
Joyride brings hope to palliative care patients
FOR several years, Mary George, an Ayyappankavu resident, has not gone out much as she has been under treatment for breast and spine cancer.
1 min
Person from OBC community appointed Ashtapadi singer at Guruvayur temple
ASHTAPADI SONGS when the sanctum is closed for rituals is an ancient tradition still in practice at the Sree Krishna temple in Guruvayur. For several years, it has been the right of certain families in and around Guruvayur to sing Ashtapadi for Lord Krishna. However, the Guruvayur Devaswom has scripted history by appointing a person from an Other Backward Classes (OBC) community to the post.
1 min
Court Issues Warrant Against Baba Ramdev
THE PALAKKAD Judicial First Class Magistrate has issued a warrant against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna of Divya Pharmacy in a case filed by the drugs control department for unlawful drug promotion.
1 min
Killed mother as punishment for giving birth, says youth
SHOCKING information has come to light in the primary investigation into the incident in which a 25-year-old youth hacked his mother to death at a relative's house at Puthuppady near Thamarassery on Saturday.
2 mins
India has remedy for all problems plaguing world
Country should strengthen its roots, use the fruits for progress, says Mohan Bhagwat
1 min
KaWaCHaM alert system to be launched tomorrow
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will launch the Kerala Warnings Crisis and Hazard Management System (KaWaCHaM), developed by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, on Tuesday.
1 min
Govt set to take full control of SmartCity Kochi
A MONTH after the appointment of a committee to finalise the contours of the withdrawal of Tecom Investments from the joint venture, the Kerala government is set to take over the SmartCity Kochi project in a move that enables the government access to the 246-acre IT park at Kakkanad.
1 min
Triple murder accused's house vandalised
THE house of Rithu Jayan, the accused in the murder of three members of a family in Chendamangalam, North Paravoor, was vandalised on Sunday.
1 min
Ahead of LSG polls, lax enforcement impedes garbage-free Kerala goal
Local bodies given strict orders to intensify enforcement activities over next three months
1 min
Free mobile gift sets back techie ₹2.8 cr
CYBER fraudsters have introduced a new scam, sending unsuspecting victims a free mobile or tablet, claiming it's a gift from a bank.
1 min
Champions Trophy snub: KCA blames Sanju
EVEN as fans are livid over the omission of Sanju Samson from India's Champions Trophy squad, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) seems to be striving to buck the popular sentiment.
1 min
Indian Optimism Awaiting a Trumpian Order
We are dealing with a superpower seeking to reconcile multiple interests in a challenging global environment. Convergence of interests does not translate to a congruence of actions
4 mins
OUTWARD APPEARANCES, INNER MOTIVES AND ALL THAT GREED
WAMI Vivekananda's birthday, by the English calendar, was on January 12, but his birth anniversary, or Jayanti, according to the panchang or Indian calendar, is on January 21 this year.
4 mins
Thermal cameras, canines aid BSF at Bangla border
Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) is not only ensuring 24x7 forward patrolling; it has also been using the latest technology like handheld thermal imaging systems and trained dogs to prevent any infiltration from the neighboring country, officials said on Sunday.
2 mins
Detained 900 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from 2021-24, says RPF
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) officially claimed on Sunday that it has detained over 900 Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas from railway areas between 2021 and 2024.
1 min
Govt May Table Waqf Bill During Budget Session After JPC Submits Report
The Centre is likely to introduce the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill during the Budget session, scheduled to begin on January 31 and continue with recesses till April 4.
1 min
Garcetti at final meet with PM: 'India-US ties at peak'
Says what was unthinkable a generation ago will be indispensable soon
1 min
Maritime Drill in Indian Ocean as Quad Foreign Ministers Set to Meet
WHILE the maritime forces of the Quad nations are together exercising in the Indian Ocean as part of a multinational exercise, the foreign ministers of India, Australia and Japan are expected to meet a day after Donald Trump takes oath as the 47th US President on January 20.
1 min
Global leaders keen on India's growth story: Vaishnaw ahead of Davos visit
UNION Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday highlighted the significant global interest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic policies, which are set to take centre-stage during discussions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
1 min
Gunfight Breaks Out in Baramulla, First This Year
A gunfight between security forces and terrorists broke out on Sunday in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, the first encounter this year.
1 min
Love Affairs Key Reason for Kota Suicides: Minister
DAYS after another student suicide in Kota, Rajasthan's Education Minister Madan Dilawar made a rather curious and controversial statement.
1 min
After mishap, Assam launches drive to seal illegal rat-hole mines
ASSAM government has launched a drive to seal all rat-hole coal mines.
1 min
Mysterious illness toll rises to 17, Centre's team reaches Rajouri
A high-level inter-ministerial team formed by Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited J&K's Rajouri district where a mysterious illness is wreaking havoc, killing another person in Budhal village and taking the death toll to 17.
1 min
AIR to help mitigate man-animal conflicts in MP
COUNTRY'S public radio broadcaster, the All India Radio (AIR-Akashvani) has a new role to play in Madhya Pradesh - alerting people about movement of wild animals, including elephants, tigers and leopards to prevent human-animal conflicts and related casualties.
1 min
Fire at Maha Kumbh after cylinder blast guts 40 tents
A major fire broke out on Sunday in the Mahakumbh area of Prayagraj on Sunday, police said, adding that there was no report of any casualty.
1 min
C'garh to develop marine fossil park at 280-mn yr-old site
Throwing insights into Earth's ancient history
1 min
Suspected Hooch Claims Six Lives in 'Dry' Bihar
AT least six people died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's West Champaran district during 36 hours on Sunday.
1 min
Trump Throws a Lifeline to TikTok in US
TikTok said it is \"in the process\" of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.
1 min
Portal alleges Hindenburg's link with fund
NATE Anderson, 'activist' short-seller who has announced shutting down his almost eight years old research firm Hindenburg, is under cloud for alleged links with hedge funds in preparing reports targeting companies, a Canadian portal said citing documents filed before a court in Ontario.
1 min
Palestinians return to flattened homes
EVEN before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place Sunday, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.
1 min
Covid remains a distant memory in Wuhan
BUILT in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city's fight against the virus that first emerged there.
1 min
Impeached prez Yoon formally arrested
HOURS after South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said on Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.
1 min
What Taxpayers Can Expect in Budget 2025
Govt may increase exemption limit to ₹5L from the present ₹3L; standard deduction could be raised to ₹1 lakh
2 mins
EPFO Simplifies PF Account Transfer Process
THE Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has simplified the process for transfer of PF account on change of jobs wherein the requirement to route online transfer claims through either the previous or current employer has been removed in majority of cases.
1 min
What Not To Expect Of Budget 2025
Y the end of the week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Budget in quick succession.
2 mins
Art Of Surviving, Thriving In Mkt
have often felt that for all the positive domestic retail investor numbers that were being reported regularly over the last several years, the real test for the Indian equity market would come in case of a longer than usual, if not prolonged correction in a market that has been on a one way rising trend since the early Covid days, almost five years ago.
2 mins
Budget 2025: Insurance sector expects incentives, innovation
THE insurance industry is expecting a host of policy measures from the forthcoming budget and topping the wish-list is ending the double taxation on pensioners, lowering, if not ending, GST on insurance, especially on health products, and a closure for the much-delayed insurance amendments bill that may likely bring in a composite licensing regime for the sector.
1 min
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India to start 2 automotive steel units in 2025
ARCELORMITTAL Nippon Steel India, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, is set to commission in 2025 two production lines dedicated to manufacturing advanced automotive steel products.
1 min
To the Viktor Go the Spoils
World No 5 thrilled to return to winning ways after capturing men's singles crown on Sunday
3 mins
FC Goa Secure Narrow Win Over East Bengal FC
FC Goa defeated East Bengal FC by 1-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Sunday.
1 min
Foden stars as Man City hit Ipswich for six
PHIL Foden struck twice as Manchester City climbed to fourth in the Premier League with a 6-0 rout of struggling Ipswich on Sunday.
1 min
Gukesh turns tables on Anish Giri in Tata Open
D Gukesh seems to be on a roll. At least for a while. On January 17, D Gukesh was at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the National Sports awards ceremony.
1 min
HIL: Lancers pull off stunning comeback
KALINGA Lancers pulled off a stunning comeback to earn a shootout victory against the Delhi SG Pipers in the ongoing Hockey India League.
1 min
Alcaraz sets up last eight date with Djokovic
ALEXANDER Zverev warned on Sunday he can \"do a lot of damage\" at the Australian Open but is wary of \"smart\" quarter-final opponent Tommy Paul.
1 min
The New Indian Express Kochi Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Express Network Private Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited is the flagship company of The New Indian Express Group and is publishing Newspapers and Periodicals in the States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa and Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Yanam and Lakshdweep. It brings out its publication of newspapers and periodicals from 33 Centres. It also has Marketing Offices in Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. The Company's publications include English Dailies viz. The New Indian Express and The Morning Standard and Sunday editions The Sunday Express and The Sunday Standard . The Morning Standard and The Sunday Standard are published from New Delhi. The company also brings out Tamil daily Dinamani and Samakalika Malayalam Varika, a weekly magazine in Malayalam. The Company's publications are popular and command large readership.
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