'I will study at a private English medium school and become an IAS officer, my aim is clear.'
Against the backdrop of Kerala's appetite for commonsense, it was assumed that this controversy would pass. Respect for rationalism and scientific outlook is strong in the state despite political forces gnawing at it for their own goals, observes Shyam G Menon.
Prominent celebrity losers include national award-winning actor Suresh Gopi, comedian Dharmajan Bolgatty, actress Priyanka Anoop, actor-anchor Krishnakumar and television serial actor Vivek Gopan.
These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
Bulldozers demolished several structures at Jahangirpuri on Wednesday amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence during the NDMC's anti-encroachment drive that was stopped within hours following a Supreme Court order.
Communist Party of India-Marxist's acting state secretary and Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener A Vijayaraghavan on Monday said that the Kerala government will have a 21-member cabinet.
The infants had died allegedly because of disruption in oxygen supply due to pending payments to the supplier, a charge stoutly refuted by the state government.
It is also revealed that Ganesh is 42-years-old and has two kids, reports M I Khan from Patna.
The latest updates from Malayalam film industry.
A Somalian and an Indian national, hailing from Hyderabad, were arrested today while trying to sneak into Nepal through Bihar's East Champaran district.
In an embarrassment to the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front, Forest Minister K B Ganesh Kumar was forced to quit after his wife levelled charges of domestic violence, a development that triggered opposition demand for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's resignation.
The resignation of Forest Minister K B Ganesh Kumar following allegations of domestic violence had its echo in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday where opposition Left Democratic Front demanded that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy should step down on moral grounds.
Sectors, which, recorded healthy export growth included electronics, engineering, chemicals, pharma and tea.
The legendary actor passed away in the wee hours following cardiac arrest. He was 77.
Protesting against Forest Minister K B Ganesh Kumar's lewd comment against Communist Party of India (Marxist) veteran V S Achuthanandan, opposition Left Democratic Front on Friday forced the adjournment of Kerala Assembly for the day despite Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Kumar expressing regret over it.
Most of the changes have come about in the last four years and ITC is now reaping the dividends - standalone revenues from the non-cigarettes FMCG business have grown 40 per cent from FY17 to Rs 14,728.21 crore in FY21 and pre-tax profits 30 times to Rs 823.69 crore. The business accounted for 30.58 per cent of gross revenues and 4.85 per cent of pre-tax profits in FY21. "In the last four years, our margins in FMCG have gone up by 640 basis points (bps) and EBITDA margins have been moving up consistently. "We created levers that enabled a sustained growth trajectory," said ITC chairman and managing director Sanjiv Puri. Puri took charge as the chief executive officer in 2017; in 2018, he was redesignated managing director and effective May 2019, he became chairman.
Imports increased by 4.5 per cent, the highest growth in the last six months as crude oil and gold shipments shot up in the month.
Kumar said that even the driver had received multiple fractures as well as a head injury. His condition is very critical, he added.
Nearly 22 per cent of the cyber attacks which took place in the country last year were on the banking sector.
One of the main accused of Senari massacre escaped from the Jehanabad district court premises today, police said. Superintendent of Police Ganesh Kumar said Radheshyam Ram, who has been absconding, was arrested yesterday only by the Arwal police from Kurtha police station limits.
Removal of this status means India can now enhance customs duties to any level on goods coming from Pakistan.
India needs to make use of this opportunity to significantly enhance its exports especially in information and communications technology and the automotive sector.
Imports rose by 1.44 per cent to $43.44 billion in March 2019.
Die-hard foodie Pallavi Ganesh Kumar tells you where to get spicy pulpusus, tangy ulavala charu and other Andhra delights in Hyderabad.
While the import of gold fell by about 11 per cent to $2.58 billion in February as against $2.89 billion in the corresponding month last fiscal, inward shipments of petroleum products were down by nearly 8 per cent to $9.37 billion.
Master tailors, textile manufacturers and custom clothiers, however, say the upcoming festive season, reinvention in the form of new collections and digital outreach are salvaging the situation somewhat.
Rahul, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and five others were charge-sheeted on Thursday
Bihar education minister asked if the 'media person who posed queries to the topper is himself a great musician?'
September import growth was the second lowest this fiscal year, after the April growth figures of 4.6 per cent, bringing the trade deficit down to $13.98 billion
He was arrested based on evidence police gathered during the process of investigation into the case.
Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani resigned on Tuesday night after pressure mounted on him from the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front to quit.
In a boost to the United Democratic Front ahead of assembly polls in Kerala next year, the Congress candidate K S Sabarinadhan on Tuesday won the Aruvikkara assembly by-poll by a margin of 10,128 votes defeating his nearest rival M Vijayakumar of the Opposition Left Democratic Front.
Despite the 6-month high, trade deficit has widened to a four-month high of $14.62 billion, as imports rose by 14.85 per cent during the month, reports Subhayan Chakraborty.
The National Investigation Agency, that is probing the serial blasts at Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple in Bihar, announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anybody providing information about suspects in the case, on Wednesday.
A combination of externalities such as global trade wars and slowing growth, continuing glitches in accessing offsets under the GST regime, which has created a liquidity crunch for smaller exporters, and the growing competitiveness of smaller countries are causing the slowdown.
Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar, 13, and Nihar Saireddy Janga, 11, were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
a senior police official told Rediff.com that the Indian Mujahideen may be using Hindu youth for terror activities. "It is a serious matter," the official said.
Filmmaker Suresh Krissna talks about directing films for television, a first-of-its-kind concept.
Foreign Trade Policy: More incentives for exports, focus on ease of trading
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