Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) The Kerala government has, for all practical purposes, decided against approving the Kerala State Beverages (Marketing & Manufacturing) Corporation Limited’s (BEVCO) proposal to introduce home delivery of liquor.According to top sources, the Pinarayi Vijayan government feels it could lead to a controversy as two crucial elections — local body and the assembly elections are on the horizon.The proposal, submitted by Bevco Managing Director Harshita Attaluri…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday amid relentless sloganeering and disruptions by Opposition members, marking the fourteenth consecutive day of stalled proceedings in the ongoing monsoon session. Speaker Om Birla, visibly perturbed by the continued disorder, rebuked the protesting MPs, stating, “This is the fourteenth day you are disrupting the House in a planned manner. The commoners have voted for you to raise public issues, but you are wasting public…

Kannur, Aug 11 (IANS) The Kerala Police’s cyber crime unit arrested two men from Chennai in connection with a sophisticated online trading fraud that defrauded a doctor in Kannur of Rs 4.43 crore, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Mehbubasha Farooq and Rijaz, were arrested by the Kannur City Cyber Crime Police from Chennai on Sunday evening, said an officer at the Kannur Cyber Police Station.Farooq is a resident of Chennai, while Rijaz hails from Perumbavoor in Ernakulam dis…

Cincinnati, Aug 11 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz battled past World No. 56 Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters here on Monday (IST). Alcaraz raced through the first set in just 28 minutes. But he found himself off course in the second set. With errors creeping in and his intensity dipping, the World No. 2 opened the door for a surging Dzumhur, who began charging the net and taking control of the rallies to level.The Spaniard crucially regrouped in the decider, …

Cincinnati, Aug 11 (IANS) No. 2-seeded Coco Gauff mastered herself and opponent Wang Xinyu with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in 70 minutes to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Masters. Gauff has now won her sixth opening match in eight WTA 1000s this year.She’ll meet No. 32 Dayana Yastremska, a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 winner over Viktoriya Tomova, on Tuesday. Gauff has beaten Yastremska three of four times.Gauff is one of eight Americans in the WTA Rankings Top 50 and the fifth to advance to the third round…

Cincinnati, Aug 11 (IANS) Ben Shelton eased into the third round of the Cincinnati Open after Camilo Ugo Carabelli retired early in the second set with a knee injury. Competing just three days after winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto, Shelton was leading 6-3, 3-1 after 64 minutes when the Argentine retired.Carabelli grasped his knee on the first point of the fourth game of the second set after an awkward movement coming forward into the court. After a medical timeout he could no…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood star Dharmendra has talked about the importance of maintaining good health to lead a beautiful life. Dharmendra on Monday morning shared a video talking about good health.In the video, he was heard saying: “Dosto, zindagi bahut khubsoorat hai aur iski khubsoorti ko banay rakhne ke liye sehat ka acha hona bahut zaruri hai. Sehat hai to sab kuch aap enjoy kar sakte hain. To main aap se aaj ek message dera hun, hamse deta aara hun, ke sehat ka khayar rakhiy…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Bollywood star Varun Dhawan revealed he had the best morning as he spent some time in the green “Punjab de khet.” Varun took to Instagram, where he shared a string of pictures of himself sitting in the farm during sunrise.“Punjab De Khet… Best morning hogaya,” Varun, who is currently busy with his upcoming film “Border 2”, wrote as the caption.On August 6, the actor revealed that he concluded the Amritsar schedule of his upcoming war epic. The makers of the fi…

Seoul, Aug 11 (IANS) South Korean individuals investing in overseas stocks have increasingly turned to virtual asset-related shares, such as those tied to stablecoins, instead of US big tech shares, a report showed on Monday.The proportion of virtual asset-related stocks among the top 50 net-bought stocks by local individual investors rose from 8.5 percent in January to 36.5 percent in June before slightly declining to 31.4 percent in July, according to a report by the Korean Center for Internat…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian rupee opened stronger on Monday, amid additional 25 per cent tariff proposed by US President Donald Trump on India, which is set to take effect from August 27.The rupee likely inched up higher on optimism that the Russia-Ukraine war will end following the upcoming US-Russia negotiations on August 15, leading to removal of additional tariffs on India.The local currency opened 13 paise stronger at 87.53 against the US dollar up from 87.66 on Friday. The immediat…