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Andhra Pradesh becomes the first state in the country to pay gratuity to ASHA workers
GMR Aero Academy Kochi launches aviation training for transgender candidates under Project Pride
Kochi Infopark to open India’s first neurodiversity focused co-working space

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Two tribal women killed as uprooted tree falls on them amid heavy rain in Idukki

RSS route march — RSS holds around 100 marches across Bengaluru; Ashoka alleges government curbs

Pulakeshinagar blast: Three Assam natives arrested; police say personal enmity with injured worker led to crime

Pinarayi Vijayan and VD Satheesan — In Keralam, ED report on Pinarayi Vijayan puts Congress’s stand on central agencies to the test

Forced to explain the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar tried to allay the fears. — Fort Kochi row: Rajeev Chandrasekhar accuses VD Satheesan, CPI(M) of ‘selective secularism’; Influencer’s arrest likely

medical device — Centre bans reuse of single-use medical devices, doctors warn of higher treatment costs

The Sree Dharma Sastha Temple at Sabarimala is caught in controversies. (iStock) — Contractor arrested for allegedly diverting 11,040 kg of ghee meant for Sabarimala to two TN firms

Telangana drought — Beyond welfare: Telangana must prepare for the El Niño threat

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DY Chandrachud addressing IIT Madras students — Former CJI Chandrachud was ‘too deferential’ to government on judicial appointments, says former SC judge Kaul

12-year-old boy goes missing in Krishnagiri — Tamil Nadu: Missing 12-year-old from Krishnagiri traced to Chennai after autorickshaw driver alerts police

Keralam: 17-year-old held after Mercedes rams scooter, killing rider in Kochi

Chef Damu, who brought Tamil Nadu’s food traditions to television, dies at 72

Kerala police book influencer Amrit Singh Darren for communal remarks about Fort Kochi, Kashi Art Cafe

‘This is our Jantar Mantar’: Hyderabad forms human chain against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

Kadavumbhagam Synagogue, Inside View. — Arson, a fire and a flood of rumours: How online speculation is overshadowing probes into Kochi incidents

Crying wolf over Kashi, Jinnah and beef: North Indian vlogger angers Keralam with Fort Kochi video