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Dancer couple, singer Lathika win Swaralaya awards
Swaralaya Palakkad will organise a day-long musical programme on November 29 to honour playback singer K.J. Yesudas
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Man arrested for allegedly stealing liquor from premium outlet in Muvattupuzha
The alleged theft took place at the outlet located along MC Road between 6.30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on October 20
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KSRTC will expand its services, says Keralam Transport Minister C.P. John
Committees comprising local body heads and ward members will be formed to ensure local body participation in the functioning of KSRTC depots and services, says the Minister
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Watch: The troubling reality of India’s PhD scholars | Focus Tamil Nadu
A professor at Tamil Nadu’s 131-year-old Sarah Tucker College in Tirunelveli was suspended after allegedly demanding ₹1 lakh from a research scholar for guiding her PhD. When did pursuing a doctorate become an exercise in pleasing your professor? In this episode of Focus Tamil Nadu, we examine the alleged exploitation of research scholars through bribes, gifts, errands and harassment, and why this culture persists despite government guidelines and court interventions.
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Mother, son injured in firecracker blast in Palakkad
House where the firecrackers were stored was destroyed, three nearby houses damaged. Police suspect that local firecrackers made using palm leaves were stored illegally in the house and may have caused the explosion
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Delay in reconstruction of Tagore Centenary Hall in Kozhikode worries cultural activists
The hall was demolished in 2025 to make way for a modern, multi-purpose cultural complex
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SIR Enumeration Form may have violated electoral rules prescribing Form-4 for collecting voter details
Rule 8 of the RER, 1960, prescribes Form-4 issued by the Electoral Registration Officers to collect details of the electors in all kinds of revisions of the electoral rolls, be it Special Summary Revision or Special Intensive Revision
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Mumbai Police issue notices to 24 ''X'' accounts over Sabeer Bhatia's documentary
The notices were issued on October 18, days after the documentary, allegedly containing false and disparaging claims about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani, sparked a controversy
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CMRL-Exalogic case: In an update from oral pronouncement, Supreme Court specifies freeze period as 10 days in published order
The oral pronouncement in open court on October 21 had specifically dictated the time of stay as a week or seven days
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Schools closed in five Tamil Nadu districts after overnight rain
Mamallapuram recorded the highest rainfall at 9 cm, followed by Tenkasi and Sattankulam in Thoothukudi district, which received 6 cm each. Tirunelveli, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur recorded 5 cm each
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Parvinder Singh Jhota: Who was the anti-drug activist, why was he killed
Known for raising his voice against the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops, Jhota was shot in broad daylight inside a medical store at a busy marketplace in Punjab’s Mansa
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Controversy erupts after ‘protest’ photographs by Priyanka Gandhi’s son allegedly get removed from Bikaner House exhibition
“Five hours ago, the Bikaner House Management forced me to remove the bulk of the artworks displayed in my show 'No Idea Is Final”, which opens this evening at 7 p.m.. The photos were of the youth protests in Delhi. Apparently the content is objectionable,” says Raihan Vadra
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Namma Metro Phase 3: Karnataka issues third land acquisition notification for Orange Line package
Dated October 16, 2026, and published in the Karnataka State Gazette, the notification identifies properties measuring a total of 13,409.05 sq. m. across 11 entries
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Andhra Pradesh SEC halts election process for 100 ULBs after Supreme Court order
SEC will issue an order on the ULB elections on October 22 after obtaining reports from Collectors, District Election and Police authorities
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U.P. CM Yogi issues directions for strict legal action in cases of land encroachment
Officials must impose strict legal action on anyone who illegally occupies land or dispossesses vulnerable people, while urging dialogue to resolve familial property disputes and promising swift assistance to victims seeking government benefits or medical treatment, says Uttar Pradesh CM
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'Much, much bigger leaders than me': Dipke hails Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka after release
Das and Ranka were released after the expiry of judicial custody in connection with the October 14 protest at Jantar Mantar.
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BJD slams BJP for personal attack on Naveen over his demand for CJP leaders’ release
Naveen wants to create a situation like Bangladesh in the country to promote his own politics, alleges BJP
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Haryana Congress flays BJP government over its failure to keep poll promises
Deteriorating law and order, farmers’ grievances, unemployment, corruption, poor healthcare services and drug abuse are among other issues. The Congress leaders cornered the BJP on the government’s completion of two years of its third term in Haryana
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