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Uncertainty looms over continuation of Medisep scheme

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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April 27, 2025

UNCERTAINTY prevails over the future of Medisep, the health insurance scheme for government employees and pensioners, as the expert committee appointed by the state government to recommend revisions is yet to submit its report.

- M S VIDYANANDAN @T'Puram

The Oriental Insurance is the insurance provider and, under the present scheme, the annual premium for a beneficiary is ₹5,664 including 18% GST. The government makes advance payment of the premium amount to Oriental Insurance in four instalments a year. The government will retrieve this amount from the salary or pension of beneficiaries in 12 instalments.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Thriving behind social media ads, surrogacy racket exploits women

THE social media advertisement promised to 'Find your surrogate mother in 7 days!' with the tagline 'Speed and precision to match you with the surrogate.' But, as it turns out, behind the polished online posts and promises lurks a network that preys on poor, illiterate women luring them with offers of quick money to become egg donors and surrogates.

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1 min

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

India-US trade deal to be inked very soon: Govt

Negotiations concluded, both sides working on the language of the bilateral agreement

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1 mins

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Madrasa probe for demanding 'virginity test' for 13-yr-old in Moradabad

'Threatened to expel her if she refused to comply'

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1 mins

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Gold rally lifts forex reserves by $4.5 billion

THE record rally in gold prices, which scaled past $4,300/ounce mark in the reporting week, have lifted the overall forex reserves by $4.5 billion to near the record level it had scaled in September when it was near $705 billion.

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1 min

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Taliban to build dam to limit water to Pak

IN a move that could have far-reaching consequences for Pakistan’s already strained water and energy security, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has said it will build a series of dams on the Kunar River.

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1 min

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

DON'T CRITICISE CITIZENS DEMANDING BETTER INFRA

HE acrimonious exchange between Karnataka’s top political and corporate leaders over Bengaluru’s failing infrastructure has only served to highlight the reality that has become the city’s identity—cratered roads, traffic bottlenecks, and garbage piles.

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1 mins

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

UNFLINCHING LOOK AT A HAUNTING REALITY

EXPRESS VIEWS

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3 mins

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Piyush Pandey: The adman who spoke to India in its own language

PIYUSH Pandey was the odd man out at a RedInk Awards panel discussion soon after Prime Minister Modi was voted in for the first time in 2014.

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1 mins

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Capacity overload: Study recommends cap on houseboats in Vembanad lake

THE iconic Vembanad lake — the lifeline of the state’s backwater tourism — is operating far beyond its ecological limits.

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1 min

October 25, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

BJP scores surprise win in 1 seat, NC bags 3 in RS polls

THE Opposition BJP on Friday pulled off an unexpected victory in one of the four Rajya Sabha seats from J&K due to cross-voting by at least four legislators, while the ruling National Conference (NC) won the remaining three seats.

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1 min

October 25, 2025

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