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'No comparison between beef ban demand, call for liquor ban'

'No comparison between beef ban demand, call for liquor ban'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

A senior CPI-M leader said there is no comparison between Sangh Parivar's demand for a complete ban on beef and Catholic Church's call for a ban on liquor.

India's first floating ATM to be launched on Feb 9

India's first floating ATM to be launched on Feb 9

Rediff.com7 Feb 2004

India's first floating ATM will be launched in Kochi on February 9 by the State Bank of India.

Alert: Chartered Accountancy Exams

Alert: Chartered Accountancy Exams

Rediff.com10 Aug 2004

Applications are invited for the Professional Education-I, Professional Education-II and Final Examinations to be held on November 1.

Tsunamis claim 121 lives in Kerala

Tsunamis claim 121 lives in Kerala

Rediff.com27 Dec 2004

The most deaths were reported from Kollam district.

Kerala has talented youngsters: Sreesanth

Kerala has talented youngsters: Sreesanth

Rediff.com8 Jul 2006

Lauding the Kerala Cricket Association, Sreesanth said that the KCA was doing well to develop talent.

'India had an admirer in Pope'

'India had an admirer in Pope'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2005

"He loved India. He loved the growth of the Church and the sterling missionary works, especially in the fields of education and healthcare, of church institutions in India. Whenever I met him, he would ask me about India."

Sreesanth feeling the pressure

Sreesanth feeling the pressure

Rediff.com5 Apr 2006

Review: Acha Din is a mediocre film

Review: Acha Din is a mediocre film

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Acha Din is quite a disappointment as it lacks depth, even though it deals with a serious subject.

Kerala limping back to normalcy, now focus on rehabilitation

Kerala limping back to normalcy, now focus on rehabilitation

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Though people from relief camps have started returning to their homes, more than 10.40 lakh people were still in 2,770 camps across the state.

Kerala: Amid gloom and despair, they bring hope

Kerala: Amid gloom and despair, they bring hope

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

The visual of a man kneeling down in muddy waters to help women step on to him to get into rescue boats went viral on Sunday.

Daily wage workers battle for survival in COVID-19 days

Daily wage workers battle for survival in COVID-19 days

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

India has been put in lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. People have been told to stay indoors, but for many daily-wage earners this is not an option.

Kerala aging fast

Kerala aging fast

Rediff.com27 Jan 2004

From 5.9 per cent in 1961, the state's elderly population has steadily increased to 15 per cent now.

INS Vikramaditya ready to go back to sea after 'refit works'

INS Vikramaditya ready to go back to sea after 'refit works'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

The ship, commissioned on November 16, 2013, celebrated her third anniversary on Friday.

Tipplers say cheers as bars reopen in Kerala

Tipplers say cheers as bars reopen in Kerala

Rediff.com2 Jul 2017

As the bars opened their doors at 11 am on Sunday, heavy rush was seen in various outlets

Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka reel under floods

Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka reel under floods

Rediff.com11 Aug 2019

Residents in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra continue to struggle as floods leave them in a watery hell.

Congress finally draws up a candidate list in Kerala

Congress finally draws up a candidate list in Kerala

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

The Congress high command on Thursday approved the list of its candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Kerala retaining all but two sitting MPs, including Union Ministers Shashi Tharoor and K V Thomas, giving a head start to the party in the campaign against rival Left Democratic Front.

Central team on tour of Kerala

Central team on tour of Kerala

Rediff.com5 Jan 2005

Several houses in Edavanakkad and Puthu Vype, in Ernakulam district, were destroyed and five persons killed when tsunamis hit the Kerala coast on December 26.

'Women entering Sabarimala will disturb devotees' mental peace'

'Women entering Sabarimala will disturb devotees' mental peace'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

'Because of the Supreme Court judgment, I am being denied my freedom of religion.'

India's first 'floating ATM' launched

India's first 'floating ATM' launched

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

The State Bank of India on Monday launched a state-of-the-art 'floating ATM,' said to be the first in the country.\n\n\n\n

Mass rally against Sabarimala verdict; Trupti Desai to visit soon

Mass rally against Sabarimala verdict; Trupti Desai to visit soon

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

Holding placards bearing pictures of Lord Ayyappa and chanting his hymns, the protesters marched through the busy roads of Kochi, the state's commercial hub, after launching the stir from the famed Shiva temple there.

First list of dead, hurt passengers released

First list of dead, hurt passengers released

Rediff.com15 May 2003

First list of dead, hurt passengers released.

Some real education please?

Some real education please?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

Womanhood is a handicap in India

Womanhood is a handicap in India

Rediff.com23 Sep 2004

Konkan Railway cancels Kurla-Madgaon Jan Shatabdi

Konkan Railway cancels Kurla-Madgaon Jan Shatabdi

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

KR cited the inordinate delays of trains running on the route owing to speed restrictions as the reason for this decision.

UDF retains Thiruvalla with reduced majority

UDF retains Thiruvalla with reduced majority

Rediff.com4 Dec 2003

The assembly by-poll had assumed significance in the backdrop of the factionalism within the Congress, which had resulted in the party losing the Ernakulam Lok Sabha seat in a by-poll two months back.

Jisha murder case: Convict sentenced to death

Jisha murder case: Convict sentenced to death

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

Ernakulam Principal Sessions court judge N Anil Kumar awarded the death penalty to Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing murder of the law student at nearby Perumbavoor.

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

'The DGCA, the ministry of civil aviation, Air India, the Airports Authority, all of them together form what I call an organised syndicate' 'In India, it is a fashion to blame the pilot because then nobody asks questions about the incompetence and grave negligence of this State-run syndicate.'

Two major accidents claim 24 lives in TN

Two major accidents claim 24 lives in TN

Rediff.com9 Mar 2003

One of them involved some people from Kerala returing from a pilgrimage of Velankanni in Tiruvarur district.

Kerala Dalit rape & murder: LDF appoints new team to probe case

Kerala Dalit rape & murder: LDF appoints new team to probe case

Rediff.com25 May 2016

The Left Democratic Front government, which assumed office in Kerala on Wednesday, decided to handover the probe into the brutal rape and murder of a 30-year old Dalit woman to a new team

Did fractured tracks cause Mangla Express derailment?

Did fractured tracks cause Mangla Express derailment?

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Multiple fractures on the rail track are suspected to be the cause of Friday's derailment of the Mangla Express near Nashik claiming three lives and injuring 37.

Covid-19 scare: 30 states, UTs in complete lockdown

Covid-19 scare: 30 states, UTs in complete lockdown

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

A tweet by the Press Information Bureau said the states which have imposed lockdown in all districts include Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland. The other states are: Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Ladakh, Tripura, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Haryana, Daman Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Karnataka and Assam.

Over 1,000 rescued from Mahalaxmi Express stuck on flooded tracks

Over 1,000 rescued from Mahalaxmi Express stuck on flooded tracks

Rediff.com27 Jul 2019

In an unprecedented measure, the Maharashtra government requested defence officials to arrange airlift of the stranded passengers of the 17412 Mahalaxmi Express.

Coronavirus: Govt prepares to evacuate Indians from Wuhan

Coronavirus: Govt prepares to evacuate Indians from Wuhan

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

A meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba reviewed India's preparedness to deal with the virus amid mounting global concern over increasing number of cases in China and several other countries.

Justice Kurian Joseph, part of controversial Jan 12 presser, retires

Justice Kurian Joseph, part of controversial Jan 12 presser, retires

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

Justice Kurian Joseph, who will turn 65 on November 30, was part of the five- judge bench which by a majority of 3:2 had ruled the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims as "void", "illegal" and "unconstitutional".