SIR being undertaken in poorly planned manner, EC should halt it: CPI(M)

[ad_1] A Booth Level Officer (BLO) helps a woman to fill the enumeration form at a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) help desk in Kochi, Kerala. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise going on in 12 States and Union Territories is being undertaken in “tearing hurry and poorly planned manner”, the […]

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Kerala PEDICON-25 to conclude on Sunday

[ad_1] The 54th State-level meeting of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Kerala PEDICON-25, will conclude here on Sunday. Former Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University for Health Sciences M.K.C. Nair inaugurated the conference. IAP’s national secretary Yogesh Parikh delivered the keynote address. The new office-bearers of IAP’s Kerala chapter assumed office at the meeting. Senior […]

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“Export curbs on ferrous scrap from UAE, EU creating significant challenge for India”

[ad_1] The depletion of international ferrous scrap sources due to export curbs like those from the UAE and potential restrictions from the EU aimed at promoting a circular economy and tightening environmental criteria is creating a significant challenge for India, which is currently scrap deficient, a top executive said.  To harness domestic scrap and meet […]

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Secure Parking eyes 6,000 sites amid rising urban mobility demand

[ad_1]  Secure Parking, which is into parking management, is eyeing 20-fold growth in India in a decade as urbanisation and vehicle ownership surge in the country.  The Australian company which entered India in 2007 now operates 300 car parks across 40 cities with 6,000 employees. It has been growing at 25–30% annually.  “Only 10% of […]

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Engineering exports see a decline in 15 key markets

[ad_1] The 16.71 % decline of engineering exports in October 2025 as against October last year is driven by the fall in shipments to 15 of the 25 key destinations. Among the export products, 23 of the 34 engineering panels registered year-on-year negative growth, according to trade analysis by the EEPC India. Exports to the […]

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Centre moving towards dictatorship: CPI

[ad_1] CPI national secretariat member K. Prakash Babu on Saturday said the Union government is trying to move towards dictatorship while retaining democracy, and the Special Intensive Revision process is part of that effort. Mr Babu was speaking at a meet-the-press organised by the Press Club in association with the SBI Officers’ Association as part […]

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Governor should examine if he is fit to continue in post: Minister

[ad_1] Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar should examine if he is fit to continue in his post in the wake of the Supreme Court’s “sharp criticism” on the delay in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors to Digital University Kerala and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. Addressing presspersons in Tirur […]

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Court posts Mamkootathil’s anticipatory bail plea hearing for December 3

[ad_1] Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil The Principal Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram has posted the anticipatory bail plea filed by Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil for hearing on Wednesday (December 3, 2025). Mr. Mamkootathil, who is facing charges of rape and coerced termination of pregnancy, has reportedly submitted digital evidence in court, via his counsel, to bolster […]

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CPI(M) diverting attention from Sabarimala gold theft case by highlighting charges against Mamkootathil, says Chennithala

[ad_1] Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has claimed that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] is trying to divert attention from the Sabarimala gold theft case by highlighting the charges of sexual misconduct levelled against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil. Addressing a ‘Meet-the-leader’ event organised by the Calicut Press Club ahead of the local body polls […]

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