Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top of the civil service as the Cabinet Secretary or his misfortune in losing a daughter in her prime and suggests that his career was indeed serendipitous, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Unfazed, Yashasvi responded in style, hitting 6,6 and 4 off Sreesanth's next three deliveries.
Yoga was the mantra and asanas the discipline on Wednesday as millions across the globe and distant corners of India stretched for the skies and dived for their toes, breathed in and out -- mindfully -- and twisted and turned to celebrate the International Day of Yoga.
Mohammad Omar Madani's links to the 26/11 Mumbai attack and also other terror strikes in the country are getting more and more evident. The Delhi police and the Intelligence Bureau have been grilling Madani after he revealed that he had links with Hafiz Saeed, Abu Hamza, Sabahuddin and Fahim Ansari all of whom have were involved in the Mumbai terror attack.
Nag Panchami will be celebrated on August 2.
The Kerala government has taken a serious view of an incident in which a Pakistan national allegedly violated visa rules and acted in an advertisement film shot at the high-security Info Park in Kochi in June.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.
Among them, 17 were from Kasaragod and four from Palakkad.
'I was wondering whether I would ever come out alive.'
UAE's international airline, Emirates on Monday announced an increase in its services to Kerala from February next with daily flights to Cochin and eight flights a week to Thiruvananthapuram.
'We will win all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in 2024.'
A social organisation scrutinising allegations of police excesses in Kerala has said that it came across several instances of custodial torture and violation of guidelines for arrests. The five member tribunal, chaired by Justice H Suresh, a retired judge of Mumbai High Court, said torture in police stations often had tacit approval of higher officials.
The death toll has climbed to 5,26,312 with 44 new fatalities, the data updated by the government at 8 am said.
The French coach, who took over Real Madrid following Rafael Benitez's sacking in January is in the city to promote a Mumbai-based real estate brand Kanakia Group, known for its themed residences.
After registering a comprehensive victory over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to bring their IPL campaign back on track, a confident Rajasthan Royals team will be eyeing an upset win when they take on table-toppers Mumbai Indians in Jaipur on Friday.
December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.
India was ranked 70th of 77 countries in the Female Entrepreneurship Index 2015 released by London-based Global Entrepreneurship Institute
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.54 per cent, the health ministry said.
Mumbai crime branch sleuths have seized a laptop and some other articles from a room in a luxury hotel in Mumbai which was occupied by India speedster S Sreesanth before his arrest on the charge of spot-fixing IPL matches, police said on Saturday.
Moderate to heavy showers will continue over Mumbai for next 48 hours.
Mumbai team manager Armann Malik said that the issue has been sorted after he initiated a meeting with the hotel chef.
Several opposition leaders hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party following the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP on Friday, alleging the ruling party was involved in vindictive politics, and said it was a new low for democracy.
The death toll climbed to 5,15,974 with 97 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed
'If the missing people really had any contact with IS, it would be dangerous.' 'Majority of Muslims do not approve of this.'
The intensity and the articulate planning of Mumbai serial blasts, which claimed 18 lives on Wednesday night, indicates the involvement of the Indian Mujahideen. Intelligence Bureau reports suggest that the IM, which was formed in Uttar Pradesh a few years ago, has regrouped in south India. South states have long been considered as the preferred locations for terrorists to set up their hubs. Kerala is considered to be particularly sensitive due to its likely role as a feeder.
Mannapuram Finance, Mahindra and Bharti Axa are some of the firms known to have bought office spaces worth more than Rs 100 crore
There will be a lot to repair and rejuvenate -- if that opportunity even presents itself, warns Rathin Roy.
India custodian Subrata Paul and midfielder Syed Rahim Nabi were the big signings by Mumbai franchise on day one of the two-day inaugural eight-team Hero Indian Super League domestic players draft held in Mumbai on Tuesday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,337 with 35 fatalities which includes 21 deaths reconciled by Kerala.
With a small team of like-willed youngsters, Himanshu Goenka is creating opportunities for underprivileged children to dream big.
Kerala Blasters struck the match-winner deep into the extra time in a thrilling second leg semi-final to book a berth for the summit clash of the inaugural Hero Indian Super League football tournament on 4-3 aggregate over Chennaiyin FC on Tuesday.
However, the R-values of major cities, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, are over 1.
The active cases comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.54 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 7.57 per cent.
I-League set to resume in early March.
India logged 4,270 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,76,817, while the daily positivity rate was recorded above one per cent after 34 days, according to the Union health ministry data.
'These reports of cases being very low in other states, is it true? Are the numbers believable?'
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