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Kerala
- LDF wins 15 out of 28 wards, but loses six; UDF emerges as big achievers.
- Prakash Javdekar attends an election rally in Kerala and promises 5 seats for BJP in 2024.
- Attukal Pongala festival held in capital Trivandrum.
- Kochi airport announces summer schedule, 1,484 services weekly.
- Kerala police raid the Asianet News office in Kozhikode without a warrant, days after SFI members intimidated employees.
- Temple deploys a robotic elephant at the temple.
- The fire broke out at the Brahmapuram Waste Treatment plant in Kochi outskirts. Fire engulfed parts of the city for two weeks.
- Kerala Assembly witnessed dramatic moments in the present assembly session with burning political and policy issues.
- Assembly discussed the Brahmaputra issue and CM only spoke post the dousing of the fire.
- Malayalam Actor Shukkoor marries again through the special marriage act.
- Ernakulam collector transferred and four districts get new collectors. N K Umesh takes charge.
- Actor and Politician Innocent passed away in Kochi.
- Kunhalikutty not to take up League’s state general secretary post.
- Jithu Thomas, son of PC Thomas, passes away.
- Chief Minister’s aide C. M. Raveendran appears before ED for the second consecutive day.
- Kerala Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Class 10 exams began.
- BJP holds a huge rally in Thrissur. Suresh Gopi declares his candidature for Thrissur in 2024.
- MV Govindan serves defamation notice to Swapna, seeking Rs 1 crore in damages.
- Indian President held a two-day visit to Kerala.
- NGT orders Kochi Corporation to pay Rs 100 cr as environmental compensation for the Brahmapuram fire.
- IUML expels its former State Secretary- K S Hamsa.
- HC asks to establish a Metropolitan authority for Kochi.
- HC rejects the appointments made by the Governor.
- Kerala HC responds to plea from Hindu Aikya Vedi against Muslims in temple festival committee.
- Manoharan a native of Thripunithra died in police custody.
- NGT slaps fine of Rs 10 cr on Kerala govt citing pollution at Vembanad, Ashtamudi lakes.
- Trivandrum ORR project gets approval.
- The truck rams into a scooter killing two in Kochi.
India
- Atishi to become first woman minister in Kejriwal Cabinet.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Italy Prime Minister Meloni held discussions on bilateral, regional & global issues.
- First Session for the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting to focus on strengthening multilateralism & need for reforms of multilateral bodies such as the UN, food & energy security, & development cooperation was held in New Delhi.
- Bombay High Court Starts Uploading Select Judgements In Marathi.
- BJP won in Nagaland, Tripura; Conrad Sangma's Party allied with BJP in Meghalaya.
- Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Advise Of Committee Comprising Prime Minister, Leader Of Opposition And CJI.
- Congress gets its first MLA in West Bengal assembly as party candidate wins Sagardighi bypoll.
- Vote exposes anti-minority propaganda…will also win Kerala: PM Modi
- India and China ties are abnormal, we have to address real problems: Jaishankar.
- BJP MLA's son was involved in bribery caught on camera by Lokayukta. ‘Our fight against corruption’: Bommai on Lokayukta trapping BJP MLA's son.
- Delhi Dy CM Sisodia was arrested in a corruption case.
- Rahul Gandhi holds a speech at Cambridge University and Chatham House, London.
- Congress topples BJP in Kasba Peth.
- Traffic jams were reported in south and central Delhi due to G20.
- Fake news on Bihari migrants being attacked circulated to create panic in Tamil Nadu.
- India celebrated the festival of Holi.
- CBI interrogates former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was on a four-day visit to India. He visited Ahmedabad as well.
- Telangana government announces a special casual leave for women employees on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
- PM Modi inaugurated a new Metro line, the Mysore expressway and several projects on his visit to Bangalore.
- Karnataka election 2023: BJP appoints CM Basavaraj Bommai as chairman of the poll campaign committee.
- An opposition delegation got attacked in the state of Tripura.
- Joshimath disaster was due to environmental issues and
- CBSE exams started for both classes 10 and 12.
- Karnataka Congress working President R Dhruvanarayan.
- Non-BJP parties meet in J&K; decide to meet EC for an early election, and press for statehood.
- Child Adopted By Same-Sex Couple Need Not Be A Homosexual: CJI DY Chandrachud.
- Mics switched off in Parliament whenever we raise Adani issue, says Mallikarjun Kharge.
- NGT Directs NHAI To Pay 2 Crore Compensation For Violation Of ‘Green Highway Policy,2015’.
- Manipur govt withdraws from SoO agreement with Kuki groups.
- Punjab govt cancels 813 gun licenses in the state.
- Rumblings in Karnataka BJP over Yediyurappa’s call on son’s candidature.
- The budget session of the parliament was hit with controversies on Adani, Rahul Gandhi etc.
- Bulldozer Targets Men Accused Of Murder In Madhya Pradesh.
- PM addresses India Today conclave.
- Locals throng Yelahanka lake after the civic body breathes life into it.
- Auto Rickshaw strike in Bangalore over Bike Taxi issue.
- In the OROP case, CJI refuses to accept a ‘sealed cover’.
- Over 70,500 ILI, and SARI cases reported in K'taka since January.
- India’s tit-for-tat move, barricades for security outside UK mission removed.
- Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years in jail in ‘Modi surname’ defamation case, gets bail to appeal.
- Opposition unites behind the Congress.
- Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as MP of Lok Sabha.
- Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2023 without any discussion.
- Siddaramaiah slaps supporters amidst a crowd outside his house.
- Devanahalli Congress leaders resign en masse over Muniyappa's candidature.
- Sanjay Raut was ousted as Parliamentary leader of Shiv Sena.
- Congress holds Sankalp Satyagraha against the Modi govt for ousting Rahul Gandhi.
- Left-Congress alliance wins Haldia dock polls, TMC draws a blank.
- Karnataka Congress releases candidate list for the state elections.
- 'Bangalore Not For Bachelors': Housing Society's Bizarre Rules Leaves Internet Raging.
- ISRO’s successful LVM-3 launch with OneWeb, how the agency is firming up its reputation in commercial launches.
- Bengaluru civic body bans sale of meat ahead of Ram Navami.
- Karnataka Election 2023 is to be held on May 10, and results are to be declared on May 13.
- Bengaluru to become India's first multi-modal transport hub airport, join ranks of Heathrow and Zürich.
- Indore Temple tragedy kills 35 people.
- FSSAI circular to rename curd label backfires.
- Kumarakom to host G20 Meeting on the weekend.
- Kerala is not to get Vandebharat express as per the Railway Minister.
World/International
- US Attorney General Merrick Garland testified in US Senate.
- After 4 months stuck in a South Korean airport, a Russian is still not free.
- Primary for Chicago Mayoral Elections held.
- Pentagon Chief arrived in Iraq, two decades after the Invasion.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited India to attend a meeting of his counterparts from the Quad countries. He later skipped the G20 meeting in Delhi.
- Japanese PM visited Kyiv to show support for Ukraine.
- The battle of Bakhmut shows Ukrainian resistance despite Russian advances.
- Paul Ryan criticised Tucker Carlson on his Jan 6 claims.
- UK Counter-terrorism programme submits its report.
- Lukashenko backs Xi’s peace plan as he appeals for Chinese investment in Belarus.
- No joint communique after G-20 Foreign ministers’ meet,
- Sputnik vaccine creator strangled to death in Moscow.
- Pak Ex-PM Imran Khan was tried to be arrested by Islamabad police due to a warrant issued by the Lahore court. He responded with calls for protests against his arrest.
- India sent 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port.
- Israel conducts an air raid on a Syrian airport.
- US Senate appoints Indian Origin Arun Subramanian as New York district judge.
- Republicans slam Fox News' Tucker Carlson over Capitol riot clips.
- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall.
- Protecting ‘two-thirds of the world’s oceans: UN High Seas Treaty.
- E. Jean Carroll is suing Trump for defamation after he denied her rape claim.
- House and Senate have voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19.
- Joe Biden uses his first veto on a retirement plan bill.
- Chinese President Xi begins his third term. Li Keqiiang steps down as the premier.
- Intl Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin.
- Palestinian health officials say at least six Palestinians were killed and two dozen others were wounded in an Israeli army raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
- O Panneerselvam ‘expels’ Erode East candidate after he joins EPS camp. AIADMK loses Erode East constituency as Elangovan wins Erode East.
- China-brokered talks help Saudi Arabia, and Iran to renew ties after a 7-year rift.
- Biden appoints two Indian-American CEOs to Advisory Committee.
- Israelis rally against judicial reforms in the largest-ever demonstration. It was rolled back after large protests.
- Biden issues executive order on background checks.
- Women can now swim topless in Berlin’s swimming pools.
- Ron DeSantis hit with an ethics complaint from Trump super PAC.
- US Senate recognises McMohan line as an international boundary.
- The US confirms Eric Garcetti as the Ambassador to India.
- Oman announces visa-free entry for over 100 countries.
- G-20 meet at Amritsar: farm unions and teachers are protesting.
- In the operation to arrest Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, Internet was suspended in Punjab.
- Turkey approves Finland's NATO bid.
- Vladimir Putin visits the occupied city of Mariupol.
- Major UN report says 'urgent' action is needed to combat climate change. IPCC is considered the planet's most authoritative assessment of the state of global warming.
- Japan to invest in Indo-Pacific to counter China.
- Indian High Commission is attacked by Khalistani separatists in London, where even the Indian flag was brought down. MEA invokes Vienna Convention after pro-Khalistan protestors take down the flag at Indian High Commission, London:
- North Korea fired SRBM ahead of US-South Korea drills.
- France’s government survives no-confidence votes and controversial pension reforms will move ahead.
- Indian consulate was attacked in San Francisco.
- Earthquakes in Afghanistan yet had an impact on Pakistan and India.
- Xi Jinping visits Putin in Moscow and suggests a peace plan.
- 19 killed in retaliatory US strikes on Iran-linked group in Syria after US bases were targetted.
- Biden notifies US congress about the US air strike.
- Honduras establishes diplomatic ties with China and severs them from Taiwan.
- Biden approves aid for tornado hit Mississippi state.
- 'Reservation To Muslims Was Unconstitutional': Amit Shah After Karnataka Govt Scraps It.
- Air India and Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collided mid-air, and two officials were suspended in Nepal.
- Netanyahu fires defence minister after his call for a pause on the judicial overhaul.
- Benjamin Netanyahu halted Israel's judicial reform amid a backlash that created one of the worst domestic crises in the nation's history.
- At least 3 children and 3 adults were killed in the Nashville school shooting.
- Pakistan-origin Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland's 1st Muslim leader, vows to revive independence.
- Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules.
- Pope Francis was hospitalized for a respiratory infection as per a Vatican spokesman.
Technology
- India leads the country with the most internet bans.
- Florida bloggers are required to register with the state to write about the governor.
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi visited Iran for high-level meetings.
- Dominion Systems filed a lawsuit against Fox News for peddling fake news on the 2020 elections.
- US and EU to increase their defence industry output.
- Mehul Choksi is free to fly anywhere after being removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices.
- India asserts the potential of digitalization at the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries
- Bangalore witnessed a spike in Static shocks.
- Pritzker Prize 2023: David Chipperfield wins ‘Nobel of architecture’.
- The India-France joint military exercise was held.
- Twitter API crashed temporarily.
- Finance Ministry brings crypto assets under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
- Indian educational degrees to be recognised in Australia.
- Hubballi Railway Station in Karnataka Enters Guinness World of Records.
- Vladimir Putin's elite army using Pornhub to recruit soldiers for war: Report.
- Internet was suspended in Punjab. India cuts internet to 27 million as Punjab police hunt Sikh separatist.
- IT Service Firm Accenture cuts down 19000 jobs.
- Rahul Roy Chowdhary is the new Grammarly CEO.
- Germany to phase out all types of combustion engines by 2035.
- Rahul Gandhi changes his Twitter bio after getting disqualified.
- ISRO launches its heaviest payload yet.
- Tik-Tok CEO was summoned by the US Congress.
- UPI fees were increased to Rs 2000 for transactions.
- Bengaluru to become India's first multi-modal transport hub airport, join ranks of Heathrow and Zürich.
- G-pay, PayTM and Phone Pe to enable credit cards to be used for UPI.
Business and Finance
- Cooking Cylinders in India cost more.
- Karnataka CM announces 17 per cent salary hike to Govt employees.
- Union Ports, Shipping & Waterways & Ayush, Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated first B2B Global Conference & Expo on Traditional Medicine under Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Guwahati.
- UK signs a trade deal with the EU which was pending for a long time.
- Russia's oil and gas revenue reportedly tanked in February as price caps and sanctions ate into export earnings.
- Kochi airport announces summer schedule, 1,484 services weekly.
- Indian imports from Russia hit a record high.
- Raghuram Rajan has said that India is reverting back to the Hindu rate of Growth.
- RBI Governor speaks at Federal Bank K P Hormis foundation day in Kochi.
- Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway two-way toll is expected to be around Rs 250.
- PhonePe gets a payment aggregator license of $1 T annual payment value.
- The US is looking to bail out Pakistan.
- Silicon Valley Bank has failed and it might be given a bailout by the USA.
- New York-based Signature bank fails.
- Naatu Naatu wins Oscar for Best Song. Indian film Elephant Whispers wins the best Documentary film.
- ED Summons UAE-based Lulu Group Chairman Yusuff Ali for Questioning.
- Swiss central bank says it is ready to provide support to Credit Suisse.
- Foxconn to invest in Karnataka.
- Two ex-Delhi Jal Board officials were sentenced under the ED case.
- Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2023 without any discussion.
- Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024.
- Hindenberg releases a report on Jack Dorsey.
- Elon Musk values his Twitter at $20 less than half the price he bought it.
- The Twitter account of BBC Punjabi was suspended.
- KMRL to invite new tender for Phase 2 of Kochi Metro.
Sports
- ISL saw massive clashes in KBFC vs Bengaluru FC playoff as KBFC abandoned the match midway due to the decision by the referee.
- Kerala Blasters fined rs 4 crore and handed a 10-match suspension to head coach Ivan Vukomanović.
- ATK Mohun Bagan wins Hero ISL 2022-23 by beating Bengaluru FC in penalties.
- IPL 2023 commenced with Gujarat Titans beating Chennai Super Kings by 4 runs.
- Kane Williamson was ruled out of IPL 2023 with an injury.
- Indian football team wins the Hero tri-nation cup.
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