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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reaffirming Kerala’s pre-eminent position as a highly preferred destination for global and domestic tourists, backwater hub Kumarakom has topped in an all-India survey of revenue gained by hotels and resorts in popular leisure destinations, posting the highest revenue per available room (RevPar) in financial year 2022-23, according to a press release.   The survey, ‘Indian…

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MADURAI, Tamil Nadu: At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are injured in a massive fire that broke out inside a stationary train compartment in Madurai railway station early this morning. The Southern Railway said that an “illegal gas cylinder” on board led to the fire. The passengers of the “private party coach” had arrived from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Madurai district collector MS…

  James Mathew India has splendidly made its way to the moon, and I am one among the 1.4 billion Indians celebrating this giant leap made by India on an unexplored challenging territory on the moon. Amidst this ecstasy, the entrepreneur in me celebrates the fact that Chandrayaan’s journey to the moon started from an intentional crash in 2008. And ISRO had previously faced failures that the world…

  NEW DELHI:      Judges in Indian courts have one more book to refer to before they pronounce their verdict on cases they have heard. To be politically correct, the Supreme Court in its latest handbook has red flagged 40-odd words to sensitise judges against inadvertently furthering gender biases by using stereotypical words in court judgments. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud launched the…

  KOCHI: Emirates has a surprise for traveller flying to Kerala, India to celebrate Onam, the celebration of the Kerala harvest season. It has laid out a myriad of delicious treats onboard and an array of entertaining Malayalam movies. From August 20  to 31, 2023, authentic Onam dishes will be served across all cabin classes, on flights to and from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai. Onboard…

  KOCHI: Ganjira mastro Tripunithura N. Gopalakrishnan and well-known multilingual lyricist, musicologist, classical dancer and author Dr. Poornathrayee Jayaprakash Sharma will receive the ‘Tripunithura Aasthana Vidwan Puraskaram 2023′, according to a press release.   The award, being given away for the 10th year, was announced by the Parakkadathu Koyickal Trust, Tripnithura, which is affiliated…

FILE PHOTO   NEW DELHI: A prolonged period of heavy rainfall is expected to persist in southern Peninsular India until July 8, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency has further predicted significant rainfall in various states, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, and others, reports said. The IMD has forecast extremely heavy…

MUMBAI: HDFC Bank will take over its parent, housing finance major HDFC, on Saturday. Following the reverse merger, the country’s first home finance company, would cease to exist. HDFC Bank on April 4, 2022, agreed to take over its parent, which is the largest pure-play mortgage lender, in a $40-billion all-stock deal, creating a financial services titan with a combined asset of over ₹ 18 lakh…

BHOPAL: A tyre blowout caused a bus to lose control and crash into a road divider before bursting into flames, killing at least 25 people in western India, police told local media. Police officer Sunil Kadasne told a news agency that 33 people were on the bus when the crash occurred around 1:30am (20:00 GMT) on Saturday morning on a highway in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra state. Eight…

MUMBAI: Shrugging off the weak global market trend, benchmark indices have risen for three consecutive sessions, with the BSE Sensex gaining close to 1500 points and moving past the 64,400 mark for the first time ever.   On Friday, both Sensex and Nifty 50 clocked 0.8% gains and scaled lifetime highs of 64,475.72 points and 19,123.20 points, respectively. The rally from the March lows has helped…

  MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a big friend” of Russia and said his ‘Make in India’ campaign has had a “truly impressive effect” on the country’s economy. Putin made these remarks on Thursday at a forum in Moscow organised by Russia’s Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), reports said.   “Our friends in India and our big friend, Prime Minister…

  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday that futuristic policies and decisions taken in the last few years in the education sector have boosted global recognition for Indian universities. Addressing the valedictory ceremony of Delhi University’s centenary celebrations, Mr. Modi noted that the number of Indian universities that featured in the latest QS global ranking has…

  CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi put on hold the dismissal order of state minister V Senthil Balaji, sources said on Friday. In a late evening communication to the chief minister, the governor said he would consult the attorney general and seek his legal opinion about the move, according to reports.   “Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi keeps the dismissal order of Minister V Senthil Balaji in…

  IMPHAL: Amidst the ongoing violence in Manipur, there are strong indications that Chief Minister Biren Singh is likely to tender his resignation. A senior official in Manipur who is close to Singh, said that he is likely to resign on Friday. According to reports, Singh has an appointment with Governor Anusuiya Uikey, during which he may submit his resignation. The news of Biren Singh’s…