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India
INSAF alliance sweeps EFLU student union elections
The INSAF alliance, comprised of the Fraternity Movement, Muslim Students Federation, Telangana Students’ Forum, National Students' Union of India and PRISM EFLU secured victory in all central panel seats of the Students' Union at Hyderabad English & Foreign Languages University (EFLU).
India
Arnab Goswami booked for ‘fake news’ on Siddaramaiah
Republic TV chief editor Arnab Goswami has been booked for allegedly spreading fake news about Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and attempting to incite hatred.
India
Two NDA candidates against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad? BJP announces candidate as ally RPI(A), already started campaigning
Two weeks later, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced their Kerala chief, K Surendran, as the BJP candidate for Wayanad in their fifth candidate list, despite the Republican Party of India (Athawale) (RPI), a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), recently declaring their national vice president Nuzarath Jahan as their candidate for the Wayanad constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
India
Karnataka moves Supreme Court against Union govt for denying drought relief funds
The Karnataka government on Saturday has filed a writ petition against the Union government in the Supreme Court for denying funds to the State for drought relief under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and the Manual for Drought Management.
India
False claim of ‘Muslims-only town in Malappuram’ during ‘The Ranveer Show‘: Complaint against right-wing author in Kerala
The Muslim Youth League has lodged a complaint against right-wing author Sandeep Balakrishna for his derogatory remarks and false claims concerning Muslims and Malappuram district in Kerala.
Film and TV
Kerala floods reveal site filled with ancient terracotta figures
The floods that had wreaked havoc a couple of months ago had pulled down the compound wall that separated the two plots and thus made the excavation site accessible by road.
South India
Church Cancels Orders To Transfer Kerala Nuns Protesting Against Bishop
The letter by Jalandhar Diocese Administrator Bishop Agnelo states, "I am giving a directive to the General that she will not issue any letters to the five of you without my explicit permission... I like to assure the five of you that as far as lies within my power, there will be no move from the Diocese of Jalandhar to oust you from the convent as long as you are needed for the court case."
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Dalit activist Ammini’s sister and nephew attacked allegedly by RSS workers on Sabarimala row
Ammini, along with four other women, had made a failed attempt to enter the Sabarimala shrine on December 23. Since then, she has been facing threats from people who are opposed to women’s entry into the temple.
South India
Cow dung thrown at national award-winning filmmaker after Fb Post on Sabarimala
National award winning director Priyanandan was attacked by Hindutva right-wing activists early on Friday following his social media post on the Sabarimala issue.
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“Worse than a woman” Congress state President K. Sudhakaran’s sexist remark on Kerala CM
He took aim at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, stating that his governance showed that he was “worse than a woman.” He later tendered an apology.
South India
Kerala literacy exam’s 97-year-old topper Karthyayani Amma becomes Commonwealth’s goodwill ambassador
A 97-year-old woman who stood first in the Kerala literary mission's 'Aksharalaksham' exam has been honoured by the Commonwealth of Learning organisation based in Vancouver, Canada.
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Talks on sand mining in Alappad fails
The talks between government and representatives of action committee of Alappad agitation failed on Thursday with the latter sticking to its demand for complete ban on mineral sand mining in the area.
South India
Renowned director Lenin Rajendran dies at 67
Eminent Malayalam filmmaker and chairman of the Kerala Film Development Corporation, Lenin Rajendran, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Monday, following liver related ailments, hospital sources said. Rajendran, 67, recently underwent liver transplantation surgery.
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Petition against Kerala people’s land forcibly acquired using “draconian, anti-people” National Highway Act, 1956
In a letter to Chief Minister of Kerala, Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan, senior activists and politicians have insisted that the Kerala government should not agree to "inhuman displacement and build-operate-transfer (BOT) Toll system", imposed by the Government of India and the National Highway Authority of India, for widening the current National Highway (NH) 66.
South India
‘It is a Welcome Step’ Kerala CM welcomes BJP Govt’s quota push
Following the Narendra Modi Government approved 10% reservation for economically backward upper castes on Monday, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the CPI(M) has been raising this demand for long.
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‘Those times are over.’ Kerala CM responds to casteist insults by RSS/BJP leaders at him
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who belongs to the Ezhava community, on Thursday said that people continued to talk about his caste.
South India
Simon Britto passes away
Prominent Kerala politician and writer Simon Britto died at a private hospital on Monday.
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