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Chennai, April 30 (IANS) The makers of director Shaji Kailas’s eagerly awaited Malayalam action survival thriller ‘Varavu’, featuring actor Joju George in the lead, have now disclosed that actor Abhimanya Thilakan plays a character called Yohan in the film. Olga Productions, the firm producing the film, took to its Instagram page to make the disclosure. Sharing the first look poster of the actor in the film, it wrote, “Abhimanyu Thilakan as Yohan; watch closely”.It may be recalled that the maker…

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Axis My India exit poll released on Wednesday has said that in Kerala, the United Democratic Front appears poised for a sweeping victory, potentially ending the Left Democratic Front’s tenure. The poll projects the United Democratic Front to secure between 78 and 90 seats in the 140-member Assembly, comfortably surpassing the majority mark.The Left Democratic Front, which has governed the state under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is estimated to win between 49…

Washington, April 25 (IANS) India is emerging as a key pillar in the US strategy to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, with top American military leadership highlighting expanding defence ties and growing coordination with New Delhi.Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told lawmakers this week that engagement with India remains a priority, describing the relationship as “on an upward trajectory” and among his most active military partnerships.His remarks come as Washington sha…

Washington, April 1 (IANS) The United States is positioning India at the centre of its long-term global strategy, with Ambassador Sergio Gor outlining an expansive agenda spanning defence, trade and emerging technologies. Gor, the current US. Ambassador to India, said Washington is working to deepen its engagement with New Delhi, aiming to transform the bilateral relationship into what he described as the defining strategic partnership of the 21st century.In an interview to Span magazine, Gor em…

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) With Eid al-Fitr falling on a Friday this year, Kerala’s election campaign acquired a distinctly festive yet urgent political hue, as candidates across party lines converged at Eidgah grounds in a last-minute outreach effort ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls.With barely days left for campaigning to end, nominees from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front, the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance were seen making …

Kozhikode, March 3 (IANS) K.P. Unnikrishnan, former Union Minister and six-time Member of Parliament from Vadakara, Kerala, passed away at the age of 89, marking the end of a political career that spanned more than three decades in national public life.Born on September 20, 1936, into a family from the Malabar coast, he was the son of E. Kunhikannan Nair.Unnikrishnan was educated at Madras Christian College, Chennai, and later completed his law degree in the city.His early political leanings wer…