Kerala B.Tech students develop ‘EVM Track’ software for State Election Commission

Kerala B.Tech students develop ‘EVM Track’ software for State Election Commission

Jeswin Sunsi and Aashin C. Anil at the State Election Commission office in Thiruvananthapuram. Two third-year B.Tech students and first-time voters from Kerala are the developers of the ‘EVM Track’ software that the State Election Commission (SEC) will be using for the upcoming local body elections to track the deployment of electronic voting machines (EVM). […]

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Textile, apparel export see sharp decline in Oct; government rescinds QCO on viscose fibres

Textile, apparel export see sharp decline in Oct; government rescinds QCO on viscose fibres

byline requested COIMBATORE: With the US tariffs hitting hard, apparel and textile exports saw 12.91 % slump in October compared with last October. While textile shipments last month were worth $ 1,597 million, apparel exports were $ 1,069.42 million as against $ 1,833 million (textiles) and $ 1,227 million (apparel) in October 2024. Exports of […]

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Textile, apparel export see sharp decline in Oct; government rescinds QCO on viscose fibres

‘Missing candidates’ vexes opposing electoral campaigns

The “curious” case of political parties discovering their candidates missing from the voters’ list at the last minute is threatening to upend opposing campaigns in at least two corporations and one municipality as the deadline for filing nominations for the local body polls is nearing. In Kozhikode, the Congress found itself in the lurch after […]

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‘flydubai shifting away from LCC model’

‘flydubai shifting away from LCC model’

A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE Flydubai is leaving its low-cost roots behind, according to Chairman and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, […]

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Heavy rain disrupts normal life in southern Kerala

Heavy rain disrupts normal life in southern Kerala

A man walks on a street during heavy rain on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Heavy rain lashed most parts of southern Kerala on Tuesday (November 18, 2025), disrupting normal life and causing traffic congestion, waterlogging, and inconvenience to commuters. Kayamkulam in Alappuzha recorded a whopping 118.5 mm of rainfall during the day. The […]

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Textile, apparel export see sharp decline in Oct; government rescinds QCO on viscose fibres

Govt. failed in Sabarimala pilgrimage preparations: Satheesan

Close on the heels of the gold pilferage at Sabarimala, this year’s pilgrimage season too has been thrown into total disarray by the government and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said. He said on Tuesday that the TDB and the government failed to arrange basic facilities for pilgrims […]

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Watch: How is India responding to calls for shipping decarbonisation?

Watch: How is India responding to calls for shipping decarbonisation?

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), routinely lays down rules that regulate international shipping which carries almost all of the world’s trade. These rules are a result of consensus arrived at carefully, with much expert input, through meetings that are not dramatic. But in October, when the IMO that has 176 member-nations met to vote on […]

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Textile, apparel export see sharp decline in Oct; government rescinds QCO on viscose fibres

Sex racket busted at lodge in Kerala’s Kasaragod

The police have registered a case after busting a sex racket operating from a lodge reportedly linked to a Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] local committee member. Six women from other States were rescued during a surprise raid conducted by the Chandera police at a lodge in Kasaragod on Monday night (November 17, 2025). […]

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FM Sitharaman holds separate pre-Budget meeting with start-ups for the first time

FM Sitharaman holds separate pre-Budget meeting with start-ups for the first time

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman meeting with startup founders and representatives as part of her pre-Budget consultations in New Delhi on November 18, 2025. Photo: X/@FinMinIndia For the first time, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) held a separate meeting with startup founders and representatives as part […]

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Stock markets halt 6-day rally; Nifty ends below 26,000-mark on profit taking

Stock markets halt 6-day rally; Nifty ends below 26,000-mark on profit taking

Foreign Institutional Investors bought equities worth ₹442.17 crore on November 17, 2025, according to exchange data | Photo Credit: Reuters Snapping the six-day winning streak, benchmark Sensex dropped by nearly 278 points, and the Nifty closed below the 26,000-mark due to profit-taking in IT, metal and capital goods shares amid a weak trend in global […]

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