Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) Vizhinjam International Seaport is set to achieve another landmark in its evolution with the commencement of full-fledged gateway export-import (EXIM) cargo operations from August 18, transforming the country’s newest deep-water port from an exclusive international transshipment hub into a gateway for India’s overseas trade.Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will formally inaugurate the commencement of EXIM operations, marking yet another defining milestone in the j…
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Manila, July 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed India’s commitment to ASEAN centrality, regional stability and the realisation of a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Addressing the 21st East Asia Summit (EAS) in Manila on Thursday, EAM Jaishankar noted that the global order remains uncertain and volatile, where interdependence and common interests co-exist with competitiveness and rivalries. “The world economy is today reeling under the impact of…
Kochi, July 20 (IANS) The long-running probe into the alleged Sabarimala gold misappropriation case has entered its final phase, with the Kerala High Court directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete the investigation without further delay. The SIT informed the court on Monday that it would file the final report in one of the two cases it is investigating within 30 days.All the accused in the case were granted statutory bail after the prescribed period, with the SIT failing to fil…
Kochi, July 17 (IANS) A brief moment at a public event in Kochi has once again brought into focus the simmering differences between Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and the Kerala Students Union (KSU) with visuals from the event on Friday adding a fresh chapter to a dispute that has been unfolding over the past few days. The incident occurred at the Sacred Heart College in Thevara, where both Satheesan and State KSU President Aloysius Xavier attended an event.After addressing the gathering, …
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) With renewed hostilities between the US and Iran once again disrupting the movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Indian Naval Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini may have to chart a longer course back home. INS Sudarshini is now in the last leg of her visit to the US. After participating in the Sail4th 250 celebrations in New York, the ship reached Boston on July 12, 2026, to be part of the Grand Parade of Sails, marking the commencement of Sail Boston 2026. The…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two key absconders in connection with the targeted killing of local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Praveen Nettaru by cadres of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Karnataka in 2022, an official said on Sunday. Abdul Nasir and Naushad were nabbed respectively from Kochi (Kerala) and Hosur (Tamil Nadu) on Saturday in a meticulous operation carried out across the two states based on credible information from the…
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has begun pilot hydrogen mobility projects on 10 transport corridors across India as part of its efforts to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and promote cleaner public transport. Speaking after inaugurating ‘Prawas 5.0’, the multimodal transport show organised by the Bus and Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI) in Gandhinagar, Gadk…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The BRICS Women Working Group Meeting in Kochi is expected to lay a strong foundation for the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting to be held on July 8-9, reaffirming the shared commitment of BRICS Member Countries towards practical cooperation and women-led development, an official statement said on Sunday.India will host the BRICS Women Working Group (WWG) Meeting on July 6-7 in Kochi, Kerala, under its BRICS Chairship this year. “Senior government officials from BRICS Me…
Kochi, July 4 (IANS) Top CPI-M leaders accused in the Karuvannur Cooperative Bank money laundering case appeared before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at Kaloor, Kochi, and secured bail on Saturday. Among those who appeared before the court and filed bail applications were former minister and MLA A.C. Moideen, MP K. Radhakrishnan, former CPI-M Thrissur district secretary M.M. Varghese, along with five other accused.The court had earlier issued summonses dir…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Japan has emerged as the largest contributor to India’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) ecosystem in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, with over 100 centres already established, a report showed on Friday.These centres are rapidly evolving into strategic hubs for engineering, digital transformation and product innovation, spanning areas such as AI, embedded systems, cloud, advanced analytics and digital manufacturing, according to the Deloitte India report.Japanese enterpr…