December 2025 – Page 10

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan highlights role of festivals in strengthening unity and inclusive growth

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[ad_1] Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan being felicitated during Trivandrum Fest 2025, in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday (December 29, 2025) highlighted the role of festivals in strengthening unity and inclusive growth in alignment with the vision of Viksit Bharat. The Vice-President, who arrived in the State capital on […]

Personal laws a major challenge for Muslim women, says Dr. Mumtaz

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[ad_1] Writer G. Priyadarshanan receiving the Vakkom Moulavi Memorial Award from Ravi Raman, member of the State Planning Board, in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. Special Arrangement Noted writer and gynaecologist Khadija Mumtaz on Monday said that the greatest challenge faced by modern Muslim women, who are educated and have a sense of democratic rights, is the persistence of personal laws maintained under the guise […]

India said to claim $30 billion from RIL, BP on gas output

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[ad_1] India is seeking over $30 billion in compensation from Reliance Industries and BP in an arbitration case for gas. It says the companies failed to produce from offshore fields, as per three people with knowledge of the matter. A tribunal has been hearing the dispute in India since 2016 over gas produced from two […]

Intel ties up with iDream Education to make laptops safer for students

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[ad_1] Intel has announced to partner with iDream Education to advance the “PadhAI Ka Future” initiative, a national effort aimed at ensuring that student laptops across India become safe, protected, and purpose-built learning devices. “With device ownership among school-going children rising rapidly, parents increasingly focus on hardware specifications such as processor, RAM, storage while […]

IPA to invest ₹300 crore in poultry complex in Bihar

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[ad_1] Indian Poultry Alliance (IPA), a subsidiary of the Allana Group, has announced to invest ₹300 crore in an integrated poultry complex in Bihar to support poultry production and ensure reliable supply addressing growing demand from both institutional and consumer markets in the eastern region. The proposed project, the first of its kind in East […]

Turf war brews in health sector over ‘parallel workforce’

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[ad_1] Discontent is brewing in the Health department with public health field workers in the supervisory cadre up in arms against the “intrusion” by the National Health Mission which, they claim, has been appointing people in similar supervisory cadres, resulting in duplication of work and conflict in workplaces in many districts. The Kerala Health Inspectors’ […]

Sitar-shehnai jugalbandhi enthralls Palakkad crowds

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[ad_1] Shehnai maestro Pandit Shailesh Bhagwat and sitar exponent Ustad Rafeeque Khan presenting a jugalbandhi at Palakkad on Monday. The Rapadi open air auditorium here came alive on Monday evening as two leading maestros of Hindustani music delivered a spellbinding jugalbandhi, marking the ninth day of performances at the ongoing Swaralaya Samanwayam dance and music […]

RediffPay starts testing ahead of UPI launch

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[ad_1] Rediff.com India Ltd. said it has received final approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for its Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) license, paving the way for the rollout of its digital payments platform, RediffPay. With this approval, the company said it has commenced Closed User Group (CUG) testing—an essential step before entering the […]

Disaster Waste Management Protocol notified by Kerala govt.

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[ad_1] The Local Self-Governments department has notified Disaster Waste Management Protocol for the management of waste generated during natural and man-made disasters. Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh will officially release the protocol on Tuesday. The State government prepared the protocol in light of the experiences after the landslides at Chooralmala and Mundakkai villages in […]

Operation Bar Code: VACB carries out checks at bar hotels, excise offices across Kerala

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[ad_1] The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Monday conducted surprise checks at bar hotels and excise circle offices across the State following information about the alleged sale of illegal and spurious liquor, officials said. The VACB, in a statement, said the checks were conducted under an operation code-named “Bar Code” at 66 bar hotels […]