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'Kaanta Laga' girl dies of cardiac arrest at 42
ACTOR Shefali Jariwala, widely recognised as the 'Kaanta Laga' girl, passed away on Saturday, at the age of 42. Shefali experienced a heart attack late at night on Friday and was taken to a private hospital in Mumbai by her actor-husband Parag Tyagi. She was declared dead at the hospital.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Increase in foreign applications unprecedented
COMMERCE and management are the most preferred subjects of applicants in Kerala, MG and Calicut universities, whereas engineering is the preferred stream in Cusat. Other science streams are picking up.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Swelling pile of unsold housing stock in top 7 metros
INDIA's urban housing market is sitting atop a swelling pile of unsold stock—5.59 lakh units across the top seven metros, as per Anarock's Q1 2025 report.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
A Lingua Franca is Shaped by the People, Not by Government Dictates
BARBED WORDS
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
8-km-long traffic jam for 32 hrs kills 3 on Indore outskirts
THREE people lost their lives after getting stuck in a nearly eight km-long traffic jam that lasted up to 32 hours on the outskirts of Indore, the most developed city in Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday and Friday.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Golwalkar said nothing of Manusmriti in Constitution, says Tharoor in Ahmedabad
CONGRESS MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday stirred debate at an Ahmedabad event, recalling that RSS ideologue M S Golwalkar had once lamented the absence of Manusmriti in the Constitution.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
When the Brain Hits Pause
For 28-year-old research scholar Ahalya Basu* (name changed), life has quietly dulled into a loop of repetition. \"Every day feels the same. I wake up, attend to my research work, and tick off to-do lists, but I feel like I'm not living my life anymore. I just go through the motions; function on autopilot,\" she says.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Talking Local, Thinking National
ANY years ago, during the early years of the IT boom, I spotted a signage in a Bengaluru medical shop that offered a 1 percent discount for those speaking Kannada.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Sky is never the limit, Shux tells PM from space
INDIA's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is also the mission pilot of the Axiom-4 mission, during his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the International Space Station (ISS), said: \"Sky is never the limit, not for me, not for you, and not for the 140 crore Indians\" — a progressive departure from the famed Indian Air Force motto, \"Sky is the limit.\"
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Award Will Open Agniveer Induction Door Into Forces
Gallantry medal or participation in global event will make the cut
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Mediapersons Facing Challenging Times: CM
MEDIAPERSONS working in visual and print media are facing multiple challenges with the development of information technology and the spread of social media, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kochi on Saturday.
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June 29, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
SCO outcome document sans reference to terror unacceptable: Jaishankar
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday defended India's refusal to back the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers' joint statement, saying it was unacceptable that a bloc founded with the principle objective of combating terrorism, omitted a reference to it.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Current account turns surplus by $13.5 bn
The country's balance of payments (BoP) turned positive with current account balance recording a surplus of $13.5 billion (1.3% of GDP) in Q4FY25 compared to $4.6 billion (0.5% of GDP) in Q4FY24 and a deficit of $11.3 billion (1.1% of GDP) in Q3FY25, showed the RBI data released on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Twinkle lands in dope net; focus on AFI
IT is starting to be bit more frequent. Weeks after Sneha K was omitted from the Asian Athletics Championships team, middle-distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary tested positive.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
High Court lambasts promotion of VS's son
THE Kerala High Court on Friday ordered suo motu registration of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in connection with the appointment of former chief minister V S Achuthanandan's son as the Director in charge of the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD).
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Only National Flag and Symbol for Raj Bhavan Events, Govt Tells Guv
Any other display amounts to insulting national flag, says govt, referring to Nehru's speeches
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
NMC ethics board rejects 162 patients' plaints over negligence, misconduct
As many as 162 patients, who had approached the National Medical Commission (NMC) ethics board against decisions of state medical councils (SMC) regarding complaints of medical negligence and misconduct against doctors, have been rejected in the past four-and-a-half years, an RTI application has revealed.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Sree Gokulam Movies to Back SJ Suryah's Directorial Killer
SJ Suryah's next directorial venture, Killer, is set to be produced by Malayalam production house Sree Gokulam Movies, marking its debut in Tamil film production.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Poykayil Appachan, a symbol of anti-war sentiment
The Iran-Israel conflict and subsequent developments in West Asia have forced pacifists across the world to take to the streets to remind all of the unspeakable horrors of wars.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
After US-China deal, Trump hints at 'big one' with India
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said India and the US would soon sign a major trade agreement.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Supreme Court Curbs Power of Individual Judges to Block Don's Decisions
THE US Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday by curbing the power of lone federal judges to block executive actions.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Iran a big draw for MBBS students from J&K
IRAN has emerged as an increasingly popular destination for students from Jammu and Kashmir aspiring to pursue MBBS degrees since 2016.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Mazagon Dock to Acquire 51% in Sri Lankan Dockyard
MAZAGON Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) will acquire a controlling 51% stake in Sri Lanka's largest and most established shipyard, Colombo Dockyard, for a consideration of ₹452 crore, the city-based state-run shipbuilder said on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Oppn flashes pix of accused with Abhishek, Trinamool disowns him
DAYS after the horrific gang-rape of a law student inside a college campus at Kasba in South Kolkata, the city police arrested three suspects, including a former student of the institution.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Rashmika Mandanna Announces New Film Mysaa, First Look Out
RASHMIKA Mandanna announced her new film titled Mysaa on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Let's Avoid New Complexities, India to China
Rajnath flags trust deficit, stresses need for permanent solution to border demarcation
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Modi on 5-nation tour from July 2 for Brazil BRICS meet
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour beginning July 2 for attending the BRICS Summit in Brazil and engaging with key partners to step up the bilateral cooperation.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Elephant at Rath Yatra Goes Berserk and Triggers Chaos Among Devotees
Panic gripped Ahmedabad's Rath Yatra near Khadia crossroads on Friday morning when a male elephant leading the ceremonial march suddenly ran amok, triggering chaos among devotees and disrupting the procession.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
A PULSATING RIDE THROUGH AN OFT-BEATEN TRACK
SPORTS dramas often operate within the strict constraints of a binary outcome. The hero or a team either wins or loses. The simplicity is also the genre's beauty. As Sonny Hayes says in F1, \"It's not about the money.\" It is never about the end outcome. It is the \"how\", with its interpersonal drama, display of indomitable will, and ample amounts of adrenaline-pumping moments inside the stadium/ring/track, that forms the core appeal of sports dramas.
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June 28, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
Alcaraz to Begin Big W Run vs Fognini
CARLOS Alcaraz will start his Wimbledon defence against Fabio Fognini while World No 1 Jannik Sinner faces a potential semifinal clash against Novak Djokovic following Friday's draw.
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