Kerala artist showcases his works at Kaarisilta Biennale, Finland

Kerala artist showcases his works at Kaarisilta Biennale, Finland

Artist Joshe’s work | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Artist Joshe’s Nature Maa is a 71×58-inch canvas covered in numerous acrylic veins and splotches. Though the dominant colour is orange, there are hints of pink, blue and purple. The layered work in print ink and acrylic along with another of his works, Gracefulness, are on show […]

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Coimbatore’s Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer wins United Nations scholarship

Coimbatore’s Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer wins United Nations scholarship

Manoj Chenthamarakshan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 40-minute animated documentary film that asks children to identify the ‘superhero’ (their talent) is the vision of Manoj Chenthamarakshan, a Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer based in Coimbatore. His Superhero Project — a quest to find one’s superpower is an interactive way to capture the attention of young minds […]

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Top Kerala News developments today

Top Kerala News developments today

Key news developments in Kerala on Oct 1, Saturday Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. | Photo Credit: PTI Key news developments in Kerala on Oct 1, Saturday Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today CPI State conference: Party general secretary D. Raja to inaugurate delegates’ meeting. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan […]

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Finland drastically cuts tourist visas for Russians

Finland drastically cuts tourist visas for Russians

As of September 1, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk only As of September 1, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk only Finland on Thursday slashed the number of visas issued to Russian […]

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Neeraj Chopra wins season’s first gold in Finland

Neeraj Chopra wins season’s first gold in Finland

It is Neeraj Chopra’s first gold this year after the massive 89.30m that bettered his national record earlier this week It is Neeraj Chopra’s first gold this year after the massive 89.30m that bettered his national record earlier this week Fighting rain and slippery conditions, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw gold with […]

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NATO holds Baltic Sea naval exercises with Finland, Sweden

NATO holds Baltic Sea naval exercises with Finland, Sweden

NATO kicked off nearly a two-week United States-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea on Sunday with more than 7,000 sailors, airmen and marines from 16 nations, including two aspiring to join the military alliance, Finland and Sweden. The annual BALTOPS naval exercise, initiated in 1972, is not held in response to any specific threat. […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukrainian negotiator rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukrainian negotiator rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia

Concern mounted on May 21 over Ukrainian fighters who became prisoners at the end of Russia’s brutal three-month siege of Mariupol, as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. Russia claimed full control of the Azovstal steel plant, which for weeks was the last holdout in Mariupol and a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. The Group of Seven leading economies and global financial institutions are […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. The Group of Seven leading economies and global financial institutions are […]

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland, Sweden apply

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland, Sweden apply

Russia said on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers, including several dozen wounded troops, surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. Finland’s Parliament has also overwhelmingly endorsed […]

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