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Congress-led UDF govt in Keralam has barred the issuance of new liquor licences, including bars and wine and beer parlours, until a formal alcohol policy is unveiled, a move that follows the removal of Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao. Excise Minister M. Liju has signaled a review of licence-granting procedures
A tokamak uses magnetic fields to confine superhot plasma to enable nuclear fusion; despite advances in research, engineering challenges remain, and no tokamak has generated net energy for commercial power
October exports were the highest since February when the war started and were up from Septembers corresponding tally of 23 vessels exiting the strait
Dana White visited the White House on November 9, and Donald Trump brought him out for a chaotic news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room
India fields the same XI while New Zealand makes one change to its side
Corruption, joblessness and infighting have eroded the party of liberations hold on power; its latest local poll result is its weakest yet
The advisory warns that misleading advertisements, websites, social media promotions, unauthorised admission offers and false representations by institutions or agents could leave students and their families vulnerable to fraud
The new models, Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2, can perform up to 30 percent faster than previous versions, per Anthropic
The past few years have seen a major, but not total, reduction in the lack of internet connectivity in rural areas. Why is it hard to make access more universal?
The October 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of Frances supermarkets
Currently restricted to about three acres and divided into three separate ponds with interconnecting canals, the water body is now set to be increased to 12 acres
Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge, as treatment requires a combination of antibiotics taken over several months and is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of resistant strains
The death occurred at around 12.36 a.m. following cardiac failure, according to private hospital authorities in Kochi
Utah District Judge Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028
A childs thwarted suicide attempt in the U.S. has put the spotlight on the risks of Googles Gemini AI and the companys controversial decision to package Search and AI features together for students
Police moved the damaged vehicles to the roadside to restore normal flow of traffic at the junction
Experts say it could help make 2027 the hottest year on record
In a joint statement, the couple said that, after sharing a significant part of their lives together, they had decided to separate
In 2026, the world emitted 42.2 billion tonne of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. It's a 0.4% decrease from last year, according to the scientists of the Global Carbon Project
AI disruption and a tightening job market are driving a sweeping change across Chinas universities; under the governments guideline on the reform of higher education institutions, universities will now be tasked with specific goals, pursuing either research, application-oriented objectives, or skills development
The Vatican said Pope Leo spent about an hour meeting individually, and then as a group, with five victims of abuse by clergy and church institutions who were chosen by the local church
The Pulitzer-winning author crafts another quietly moving novel about grief, kindness and human connection
The novel expands the canon of queer literature while confronting the violent legacies of homophobia and colonialism
The sudden emergence of Nvidia CEO Huang's infidelity has created concerns about whether China has been able to access the cutting-edge chips designed by Nvidia that are powering the development of artificial intelligence
How much of history is curation, and can the past ever be fully known, asks Perry with her novel
Families of those killed in the November 10, 2025, blast say they are still struggling to cope with their loss, while survivors continue to face health problems and financial difficulties; some allege that the governments compensation and support have fallen short of their needs
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The project, which will be implemented with technical support from the Kerala Water Authority, is expected to be completed in six months
IT professionals flag safety concerns over narrow, potholed roads and traffic snarls, and call for parallel roads through vacant plots to improve connectivity to Infopark
Several leaders of the Trinamool Congress have been arrested after the BJP came to power in May 2026, which includes five former Ministers
The bank has decided to fill 1400 vacancies, including 323 probationary officers and 1033 posts for banking associates, as per the new reservation policy
M. John Harrison, 81, became the oldest winner of the award, which comes with a 50,000 ($67,000) prize
At this point ... taking the military action doesnt seem to be a very necessary thing. But were locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason that changes, Mr. Trump said
An ED spokesman said there was misappropriation of PMEGP Schemes loans in criminal conspiracy with the PMEGP borrowers, bank officials of Sumbal Branch and Gamud Gadkhud Branch of J&K Bank and other unknown persons
We suspect that this government is up to some mischief. We saw vote chori in West Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra etc. In entire India 13 crore voters were dropped from the voter list. Ladakh is a small region and fraud is easy, said Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) chairman Tsering Dorjey Lakrook
A boy, who was brought downstairs to safety by his parents before they went back in an effort to rescue the others, was the sole survivor
Nvidia shares slumped more than 8% as trading got under way in New York but recovered to stand down more than 5% in early afternoon trading
Mr. Huang is one of Mr. Trumps closest allies in Silicon Valley
In a country, and more broadly a society, that bleeds with hate, the youth continue to resist with humour and hope
While climate wrongs harm society, they do not harm individuals in a sufficiently direct and proximate way
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced articles of impeachment on Monday, setting off a two-day clock for an expected House vote on charges including waging war against Iran without congressional approval and other abuses of power
Any regulation of crackers needs strict enforcement at all levels
Without peace, Israel risks descending into chaos
India has installed about 308 GW of non-fossil capacity. Crossing 500 GW will be a milestone for India, not the finish line
Suspend the FAR and land-use exemptions, along with Section 22, until they are brought within the Master Plan framework and subjected to public objections
Data missing from several monitoring stations at the peak of air pollution during the intervening night of November 8 and 9

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