The New Indian Express Kochi - April 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi - April 20, 2025
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April 20, 2025
India Condemns Murder of Hindu Leader in Bangladesh
IN a sharp escalation of tensions over attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, India on Saturday condemned the brutal killing of community leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy as part of a \"systematic persecution\" and firmly urged Dhaka to protect its minorities without offering excuses or justifications.
1 min
Putin Springs a Short Easter Truce Surprise
Unilateral gesture by Russian leader after US hard talk
1 min
Chellanam agitation for seawall marks 2,000 days
State govt awaits ADB nod for phase 2, project to be launched by December 2025
1 min
Min Sivankutty writes to Centre, seeks intervention
GENERAL Education Minister V Sivankutty has written to the Centre against the decision of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to give Hindi names to English-medium textbooks.
1 min
Farmer Eldho' of Kottappady Police Station Reporting, Sir!
A COP's uniform and a farmer's shovel would definitely seem an odd pairing. However, Eldho C V makes it work.
1 min
For Jomon, this Easter marks victory of truth over falsehood, joy over pain
EASTER IS A celebration of life over death, light over darkness, truth over falsehood, joy over pain.
2 mins
Ekm rural SP Vaibhav Saxena set to assume new responsibility in NIA
AFTER a commendable stint of one-and-a-half years as Ernakulam district police chief, Vaibhav Saxena, is set to take up a new role on central deputation.
2 mins
Wildlife Board Clears Proposal to Use Silent Valley Buffer Zone for NH Devpt
The standing committee of the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has cleared a proposal to use 134.1 hectares of land, including 9.526 hectares of forest, for the development of the Palakkad-Kozhikode greenfield highway.
1 min
'Shine confessed to procuring narcotics from various sources'
\"WHEN questioned about financial transactions via UPI apps, he claimed they involved money he had lent to companions.
1 min
CPI Secures Vice-Prez Seat with UDF Help in Ramankari
CPI candidate Remyamol Sajeev was elected vice-president of the Ramankari panchayat in Alappuzha, after defeating CPM candidate Molji Rajesh with the support of the UDF.
1 min
Govt Freezes Retirement Age of ASHAs
IN AN earnest effort to address the ongoing agitation by ASHA workers, the state government has taken a positive step by approving one of their key demands regarding the retirement age.
1 min
Stance of Jamaat-e-Islami, Anvar puts Cong in a spot in Nilambur
Shoukath-Joy tussle, Jamaat support for Joy force party to consider 3rd candidate for bypoll
2 mins
When The Fashion Police Go On Patrol
E live in interesting times when originality is an increasingly contested word in art, fashion, and music.
3 mins
The Changing Algorithm of Terror
The sanguine saga of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the successful extradition of its mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana—more than 16 years after the heinous crime—and his subsequent arrest by the National Investigation Agency make for a fascinating thread in bringing out the rot in the Indian administrative-political system and the perceptible change it's undergoing.
4 mins
When 'Raj' Escaped Choked
Once a leading figure in India's diamond industry, Mehul Choksi is now infamous as the mastermind behind one of the country's largest banking frauds and is currently facing extradition from Belgium to India.
2 mins
Be alert against online booking scams targeting pilgrims, tourists: MHA
The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) cyber security arm I4C on Saturday issued a nationwide alert about a sharp rise in online booking frauds, mostly targeting religious pilgrims and unsuspecting tourists.
1 min
After Vance's visit, focus shifts to Europe
FOLLOWING US Vice President J D Vance's visit from April 21 to 23, Indian diplomatic engagements will shift its focus to Europe next month.
1 min
India, Saudi to boost energy, defence ties
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from April 22.
1 min
FIR can be filed 10 yrs after crime in different place: SC
The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea filed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Bihar, Somesh Kumar Mishra, against whom a First Information Report (FIR) was registered after a 10-year delay at a location where the alleged crime did not occur.
1 min
Reserve posts in police for Agniveers, states told
Employment for 75 per cent Agniveers
2 mins
BrahMos export: Second battery of missile shipped out for Philippines
THE second battery of the BrahMos cruise missile has been moved out for the Philippines, marking a milestone in Indian defence exports.
1 min
Guv reaches Murshidabad, meets victims
WEST Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday met with the families of victims who lost their lives during the communal violence triggered by protests against the anti-Waqf Act in Murshidabad district.
1 min
Indian student from Punjab killed in Canada
A 21-year-old Indian student, Harsimrat Kaur Randhawa, hailing from Dhunda village in Goindwal Sahib of Punjab's Tarn Taran district, died in Canada after being struck by a stray bullet on Wednesday.
1 min
Agra decked up to welcome Vance on April 23
Will spend two days in Rajasthan first
2 mins
Thackeray cousins hint at Maha Marathi reunion
Both say ready to set aside trivial fights for larger interest of the state
1 min
Assam Has Emerged as Most Socially Equal State in Country, Says Himanta
IN Assam, people belonging to general category and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes have nearly the same purchasing power, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
1 min
Nails pulled out and given electric shocks to workers for 'theft' in C'garh factory
Stripped and beaten: Victims recount ordeal
1 min
Cambodia and China Seal $1.2B Deal for Canal Project
CAMBODIA and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency by linking a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand, the Cambodian government agency heading the project announced Friday.
1 min
Nepal Finds Billions in Graft at China-Built Airport
A Nepal parliamentary committee has uncovered large-scale corruption worth around Nepalese ₹14 billion in the construction of the Pokhara International Airport, built by a Chinese company with a soft loan from China.
1 min
Ukraine's Soldiers Doubt Easter Truce, FM Seeks Action Over Words
UKRAINIAN Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said Ukraine was waiting for \"actions, not words,\" after Vladimir Putin announced Easter \"truce\".
1 min
US Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelans
Trump admn is expected to quickly ask court to lift its temporary order
1 min
ICICI Bank profit jumps 18% to ₹12,630 crore, driven by rise in margins; beats Street estimates
THE second-largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, on Saturday reported street-beating earnings for the fourth quarter of FY25.
1 min
Grey areas of using corporate funds for personal luxury
These days, executive compensation of promoters and professional executive directors of listed companies are closely scrutinized by shareholders.
2 mins
Yes Bank Reports 63% Rise in Net Profit to ₹738 Cr
IMPROVED asset quality and lower provisions for dud loans, along with higher fee income, buoyed the bottomline of Yes Bank at 63.3% year-on-year to ₹738.12 crore in Q4FY25, helping the lender to nearly double its annual earnings to ₹2,406 crore, the highest since its crisis in March 2020.
1 min
Elon Musk to visit India later this year
SPACE X founder Elon Musk, in a social media post, on Saturday said he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone and is planning to visit the country later this year.
1 min
HDFC Bank profit up 6.7% at ₹17,616 cr
ICICI Bank profit jumps 18% to ₹12,630 crore, driven by rise in margins; beats Street estimates
3 mins
The unraveling of Gensol Engineering saga
Sebi report earlier this week highlighted Gensol misled everyone — from rating agencies, regulators to investors
3 mins
14-Year-Old Vaibhav Youngest Player to Take Part in IPL
INDIAN batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Saturday made history as the youngest ever IPL player at 14 years old after Rajasthan Royals brought him in as their impact substitute against Lucknow Super Giants.
1 min
Barca Make Stunning Comeback to Beat Celta
Barcelona pulled off a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat Celta Vigo 4-3 on Saturday and move seven points clear of Real Madrid in the La Liga title race.
1 min
CSK hope for encore against back-in-form MI
ON an unusually sluggish Wankhede wicket, the hosts defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad comprehensively to register their second straight win on Thursday.
1 min
This edition has the best Chepauk wicket: Raina
EARLIER in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming quibbled about the surfaces in use at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
1 min
Ath nat'l coach provisionally banned
In a dramatic development, the chief national coach of athletics has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
1 min
Gujarat Titans batters ace chase after Prasidh's star act with ball
A thrill-a-minute unbeaten 97 from Jos Buttler helped Gujarat Titans to a seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
1 min
Women race walkers miss 1km as Baboo, Servin win
IN an embarrassing organisational 'goof up', the participants at the women's 35km race walk crossed the finish line without completing the full course while national record holder Ram Baboo clinched the men's 35km gold during the Indian Open Race Walking Competition here on Saturday.
1 min
Living Life with a Laugh
From Wall Street to comedy street and now the happy lane, this Delhi-based life coach has made the right turns
3 mins
The World of Courts, Courtiers, Court Jesters and Fools
Lest the Honourable and Learned Lordships haul us up for contempt and throw us to the dogs in the jail, we hasten to clarify that we are not referring to the courts that dispense justice but royal courts of yore that are being reincarnated in what we thought were modern polities-democracies or authoritarian regimes of different shades.
3 mins
Stories Etched in Stone
The sandstone cliffs of Jabal Ikmah—world's largest Dadanitic and Lihyanite inscriptions—remains a hidden gem in Al-Ula
3 mins
Good Will Baking
This Hollander is serving the most authentic Dutch pastries in Kochi
2 mins
Of Smart Sisters and Misogynistic Misters
One of the most beautiful things about art is its ability to transcend human limitations and the constraints of existence, even while exploring the same comfortably close quarters, while on a quest for the raw in all its exquisite and elusive glory, utterly shorn of artifice.
3 mins
The Buzzing Newbie
Sadia Khateeb on her latest release The Diplomat and her desire to work in a mainstream masala film
2 mins
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Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
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