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Minister’s remarks muddy waters in communally sensitive hijab row

October 16, 2025

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

GENERAL Education Minister V Sivankutty has stirred up a hornet'’s nest with his remarks blaming St Rita’s Public School in Kochi for the hijab row, even as political as well as communal organisations jostled with one another to exploit the situation.

- MANOJ VISWANATHAN @kochi

All this while the child at the centre of the controversy has not been able to attend classes due to the media glare.

Sivankutty softened his stand on Wednesday, the issue seems to have spiralled out of control.

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Classmate stabs to death 16-year-old inside UP school

A Class 10 student was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow student inside a school premises in the Chandauli district of eastern UP on Friday.

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1 min

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

4,399 days: A historic mandate, transforming India

ON June 10, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the longest-serving elected prime minister in India’s history, completing 4,399 consecutive days in office and surpassing the previous record held by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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2 mins

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Market records sharpest rally in 2 months

Optimism surrounding a potential US-Iran peace deal, decline in crude oil prices below $88-mark, and recovery in rupee spark rally

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1 mins

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

At INDIA bloc meeting, Rahul renews call for Oppn unity to fight BJP

AT the meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders earlier this week, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that going by the anger among the people, the next general election is “already won” but the main problem is that there won’t be a fair election to win.

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1 mins

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Cabinet secretary reviews NEET-UG re-test preps

FOUR weeks after the NEET-UG paper leak scandal forced its cancellation, the government on Friday signalled it was leaving nothing to chance, with the Cabinet Secretary chairing yet another review and the NTA quietly rolling out a series of candidate-friendly changes for the June 21 NEET re-examination.

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1 min

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

B’desh flags push-in concern, India seeks quick nationality verification

INDIA and Bangladesh have agreed to strengthen coordinated border management, intensify joint patrols and enhance real-time information sharing following the 57th Director General-level Border Coordination Conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held in New Delhi from June 8 to 11.

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1 mins

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

C’garh gets ₹9.6K cr investment at investor meet

IN a move to position Chhattisgarh as India’s next hub for technology and high-growth manufacturing, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s ongoing industrial outreach clinched investment proposals worth ₹9,580 crore in Hyderabad.

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1 mins

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Storm over health minister's remarks on pregnant women

“DID these pregnant women arrive at PBM Hospital in a critical condition, or did they come dancing and singing?” Health Minister Gajendra Singh’s remark has triggered a political storm in Rajasthan.

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1 min

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

FIR lodged against Didi over 'provocative' remarks

AN FIR has been registered against TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks during the last assembly poll campaign, police said on Friday.

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1 min

June 13, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Scientists concerned as Himalayas show signs of climate breakdown

OFTEN described as the world’s “Third Pole”, the Himalayas are showing signs of stress, with rising temperatures, erratic snowfall, shrinking glaciers and growing human pressure threatening one of Asia’s most vital ecological systems.

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1 min

June 13, 2026

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