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Kerala
- CPI-M leader Ananthalavattom Anandan Passed away.
- 19th-century sketch put up online by an Israeli Prof draws attention to the dying community of Cochin Jews.
- Kerala CM inaugurates various projects backed by CIAL- Inauguration of Cargo terminal, DigiYatra, Airport Emergency Services & Launching of T3 expansion, Golf tourism, PIDS & Aero Lounge.
- Karuvannur Bank Fraud grabs headlines in the state.
- Kerala to get its first night street- Manaveeyam Veedhi.
- Massive rains were received across the state.
- The capital Trivandrum saw extensive waterlogging for a day.
- Kerala has successfully managed to mitigate the Nipah disease outbreak.
- Multiple trains were delayed in Kerala due to Vandebharat.
- BJP chief, 5 others asked to appear before the court in an election bribery case.
- Police Case Against Suresh Gopi for Protests.
- In a major reshuffle, Divya S Iyer is the new MD of Vizhinjam port, and 5 districts get new collectors.
- LJD merges with RJD in Kerala.
- JDS state meet held. No decision yet on joining NDA.
- Vizhinjam port: political wrangling over credit for seaport breaks out in Kerala before the govt-sponsored event to receive the ship.
- MEC and several IHRD Colleges implement Gender Neutral Uniforms.
- Kerala to hold Grand celebrations for Kerala Day.
- Heavy rains pound Thiruvananthapuram, flooding neighbourhoods and sending citizens scrambling for higher ground.
- Murder of Kochi youth in Goa: Fourth arrest recorded.
- IUML and Samastha at loggerheads with each other.
- Malayalam actor Kundara Johny no more.
- HC intervenes, Sabarimala-bound vehicles adorned with flowers, and leaves will soon be a thing of the past.
- 17 passengers injured as Sabarimala-bound bus overturns in Kerala.
- PN Mahesh is the new Sabarimala priest.
- Legendary leader V S Achudanandan turns 100 years old.
- TDB prevents RSS activities on temple premises.
- Shashi Tharoor lands in soup over the IUML rally.
- Kerala High Court Allows CISF Personnel To Rejoin Duty After Reporting Late Due To Covid-19 Home Quarantine.
- Kerala Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Misbehaving With Malayalam Actress Over Window Seat In Flight.
- Lab tests confirm 24-year-old Pala native died due to food poisoning.
- The attack and bomb blast in Kalamassery Convention Centre were deemed a terror attack.
- Dominic Martin is held responsible for the attack after he surrendered to the Police.
- Supplyco yet again sees a commodity shortage.
- Kerala CM visits convention centre, injured at Kalamassery Medical College.
- Cases were filed against those who spread misinformation about the attack.
India
- BJP issues show cause notices against eight senior leaders.
- Congress government has destroyed roots of state: Top quotes of PM Modi from Rajasthan rally.
- Khalistan Radicals Stop Indian Diplomat In UK From Entering Scotland Gurudwara.
- The Bihar Caste Survey has been released with 27% Backward Classes and 36% Extremely Backward Classes.
- RJD leader says quota will help women with ‘bob cut hair’: Why socialist parties have used ‘parkati mahilayein’ to oppose Bill.
- Gandhi Jayanthi and Lal Bahadur Shashtri's birthdays are celebrated.
- 2016 Pathankot blast suspect shot dead in Pakistan.
- Delhi Police raids journalists associated with ‘Newsclick’ in UAPA case. Indian journalists protested against the Government's actions.
- Kerala CM condemns Delhi Police action against news portal NewsClick, calls it ‘fascist method’.
- Sikkim is facing flash foods where 22 soldiers were washed away in heavy rain.
- Security personnel walked 5 km carrying the injured Maoist on their shoulders to save his life.
- Sexual literacy programme held at six Delhi government schools.
- Manipur journalist bodies serve legal notice to editors' guild over reports.
- 10 Bajrang Dal Activists Including Women Injured in Stone-pelting in Hazaribagh.
- School teacher orders Muslim student to slap Hindu classmate in UP's Sambhal, arrested.
- JNU to install CCTV cameras to check on 'anti-national' graffiti.
- Nitin Gadkari takes the Sky Bus in Sharjah.
- NCP's Praful Patel makes confusing remarks in defection to BJP.
- UDF received no performance report of MPs from election strategist: KC Venugopal.
- Sikkim flash floods: 53 killed as 27 bodies recovered from Teesta river.
- Former BJP minister slams alliance with JD(S) in Karnataka.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's security cover upgraded to Z category.
- 654 suicides & 50,000 resignations in 5 years — the crisis stalking India’s CAPFs.
- Congress- National Conference alliance sweeps Ladkh Municipal Council elections.
- BJP fractures on JDS alliances.
- Elections to five states announced in India. 5 states to go to polls from Nov 7 to Nov 30; Results on Dec 3.
- SC refers Electoral bond cases to the Constitutional Bench.
- Rajasthan poll date changed from November 23 to November 25 due to 'large scale weddings'.
- Congress party takes a pro-Palestinian stance.
- BJP fields MPs to contest in elections.
- Men jailed for India 'house of horrors' murders freed.
- Prenups inavlid in India as per Delhi HC.
- India’s top court stops short of legalizing same-sex marriage in landmark LGBTQ ruling. Recognises the Legislature to enact laws on the same.
- SC's order opens the door for a fair stipend for MBBS interns in Kerala.
- Elections- Ticket distribution in the states creates massive ruckus within BJP and Congress.
- BJP revokes suspension of MLA Raja Singh ahead of Telangana elections.
- Medical supplies, disaster relief materials- India sends planeload of aid to war-torn Gaza.
- Wagh Bakri scion Parag Desai, 49, dies after attack by street dogs.
- IKEA asked to pay Rs 3000 for not allowing to carry shopping bags.
- 10 die of heart attacks after the ”Garba” dance in India’s Gujarat during the period of Navratri.
- Court sends AAP MP to judicial custody till Oct 27 in Delhi excise policy case.
- BJP MP accuses TMC's Mahua Moitra of taking cash & gifts to ask questions in Parliament.
- Azam Khan, wife and son convicted for forgery.
- Manipur CM Biren Singh says weapons, drugs and cash were seized from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA.
- 12 Killed In Road Accident In Karnataka's Chikkaballapur, Chilling Visuals Surface.
- Right To Marry Person Of Choice Protected Under Constitution, Not Even Family Members Can Object: Delhi High Court.
- Mukhtar Ansari gets a 10-year jail term in the Gangster Act case.
- Can't regulate political alliance over plea to restrain parties from using acronym INDIA: EC.
- Maratha Quota takes a violent turn across Maharastra.
World/International
- New York declared a state of emergency after floods.
- US government averted shutdown for forty-five days.
- Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left as per Armenia's government.
- Turkey Thwarts Attack on Police Headquarters in Ankara.
- US, ex-President Jimmy Carter turns 99.
- US General Mark Miley resigns with a scathing attack against Donald Trump.
- Miley said he would tell the Chinese general if the US launched an attack.
- Maldives gets new leader Mohamed Muizzu.
- Trump fraud trial happened in New York.
- Kosovo called for Serbian troops to withdraw from the border.
- Five Republicans and entire Democrats voted McCarthy out.
- Russian attack on a shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48.
- Hamas made a surprise attack on Israel on October 7th.
- Israel declares 'state of war' against Palestine after Hamas launches surprise attack.
- Egyptian officials said that intelligence was shared with Israel which was ignored.
- 'Stay close to safety shelters,' MEA advises Indians in Israel amid 'war' with Hamas and started Operation Ajay.
- A massive earthquake rocked Afghanistan with over 5,000 dead.
- Over 22 Americans died in Israel. Few Hostages rescued.
- Russia-China called for a ceasefire in the fighting,
- Israel orders 'siege' of Gaza, starts air and ground attacks.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman says 'Saudi stands by Palestinians'
- Governor Newsom defeats Californian Caste Discrimination Bill.
- Australian reporter Cheng Lei was released from China after three years of detention over espionage charges.
- Israel bombs Syrian airports in Damascus and Aleppo.
- Plane With US Arms Reaches Israel.
- US cities beef up security for pro-Israel, pro-Palestine protests.
- Thai deaths in the Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields.
- US intelligence suggests Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack on Israel.
- The first flight under Operation Ajay carrying 212 Indians from Israel lands in Delhi.
- Sec. Anthony Blinken visits Israel, and pledges support.
- 6,000 bombs weighing 4,000 tonnes dropped by Israel in Gaza so far; 3,600 Hamas targets attacked.
- UN staffers killed in Gaza as the organization calls for emergency funding.
- Israeli Military used White Phosphorous- A banned chemical weapon in Gaza.
- Israeli military informed the U.N. that all 1.1 million northern Gaza residents should evacuate south within 24 hours
- Israeli troops have carried out local raids over the past day in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces.
- Teacher Killed, Two Injured in France School Stabbing on Global ‘Day of Jihad’.
- India supports the establishment of the independent state of Palestine: Foreign Ministry.
- Trump endorsed Hezbollah gets, flak from Israel.
- Australians voted No in a referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver.
- USS Eisenhower will join the USS Ford off-coast Israel.
- Israeli citizens call for the resignation of PM Netanyahu.
- Top Hamas Man Behind Infiltration Attack Killed as per Israel.
- MSNBC suspends Muslim anchors amid Israeli war in Gaza.
- Statue of Equality of B R Ambedkar inaugurated in the US.
- Afghanistan hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake - its third in a week.
- A Boy killed in an anti-Muslim knife attack, say US police
- The largest temple opened in New Jersey, US.
- Centrist coalition under Donald Tusk wins in Poland.
- South Africa's Ramaphosa slams ‘Israeli occupation’.
- India Dubs Hamas Strikes On Israel As 'Terror' Attacks But Reaffirms Long-Held Position Of Sovereign Palestine.
- Israeli PM denies reports of 'ceasefire' amid re-opening of Gaza-Egypt border.
- Iran claims Hamas is willing to release hostages if Israel ends airstrikes on Gaza.
- The new PM of New Zealand is Christopher Luxon.
- Israel acting 'beyond scope of self-defence', says China.
- Biden postpones trip to Colorado, does surprise Israel trip.
- Massive Gaza Hospital attacks turn the tide in the Middle East.
- Gaza Health Ministry says 500 killed in Israeli airstrike on hospital. Israel and the US DoD deny the Israeli role in the same.
- Donald Trump gets gag order in election meddling case.
- Brussels shooting: Two Swedes killed in terror attack; Football match postponed.
- Putin in China met Xi and called the end to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. But nothing on Ukraine.
- Indians can now visit Thailand without a visa for the next six months.
- Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership.
- Palestinians' Abbas cancels planned Biden meeting after Gaza hospital strike.
- Ukraine’s special forces use daring raids and distraction tactics in a bid to free Crimea.
- Biden says humanitarian aid will flow from Egypt to Gaza.
- US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians.
- US promises $100M to Gaza and the rest of Palestine as aid.
- Hezbollah drones attacked two US military bases in Syria hours after Biden's departure from Israel.
- United Nations officials are warning that millions of Palestinians face dehydration and are at risk of waterborne disease in an escalating water crisis as Israel continues to withhold essential supplies.
- Both Hamas and Vladimir Putin want to annihilate neighbouring democracies: Joe Biden.
- Donald Trump was fined $5,000 for violating a gag order in a New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment.
- 17 aid trucks enter Gaza as per WFP director Cindy McCain.
- Cohen says he was tasked to 'reverse engineer' asset values.
- China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after a two-month disappearance.
- Chinese Ex-Premier Li Keqiang passed away.
- Canada recalls 41 diplomats from India.
- UN Day Commemorated.
- Iceland PM joins women’s strike: Why the ‘world’s most gender-equal country’ is protesting inequality.
- Qatar is in talks with Hamas to release the hostages.
- Massive shooting kills 18 in the US state of Maine.
- Putin’s troops are forced to regroup as they suffer losses in Ukraine.
- ‘Everything is destroyed’: Civilians trickle out of Avdiivka as Russian assault leaves Ukrainian town in ruins.
- US airstrikes Iranian proxies in Syria.
- A suicide drone likely launched by an Iran-backed group was downed near a US base.
- BRI summit held in Beijing.
- IDF announces expansion of ground operation in Gaza after heavy round of airstrikes.
- India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report.
- Actor Michael Perry Passed away in Los Angeles.
- Trump pledges to reimpose Muslim ‘travel ban’ at Jewish gathering if he gets elected as US president again.
- Bhutan decides to settle its disputes with China.
- Donald Trump calls voter fraud 2020 elections in Las Vegas speech.
- Mike Pence drops out of US Presidential race in GOP.
- Mike Johnson, a Trump-backed Congressman is the new speaker of the House of Representatives.
Technology
- Kochi-Vizhinjam tracks to be doubled for better connectivity.
- Kerala to issue new RC books.
- Fake GPS signals sent 20 aircraft off course in Iranian airspace.
- Two new debit card, credit card rules applicable from October 1, 2023
- Karnataka to fine Rs 10000 for carpooling.
- Astronomers captured the first direct evidence of black hole spinning.
- IBM to make Kochi Centre its primary hub in India.
- Kerala CM Flags Vizhinjam port Ship.
- India proposes barring pilots and flight attendants from using perfume.
- Air India Kochi-Gatwick Flight Cancelled Due to Technical Glitch.
- IBM India to upgrade Kochi software lab
- Microsoft closed $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal.
- IAF to induct Astra-missiles by end-2023.
- Google produces its Chromebook laptops in India.
- KTU to revise B Tech curriculum, focus on skill-based education.
- KSEB to reinstate former contracts to avert power shortage.
- Vandebharat Sleeping Trains to be introduced.
- Finland-Estonia pipeline damaged.
- The Supreme Audit Institutions G20 conference emphasised the need for a common international audit framework relating to AI.
- Bengaluru Metro's full Purple Line opened on Oct 9.
- Solar Mission Aditya L1 corrects trajectory as it moves closer to the Sun.
- Regular trains in Kerala witness increased travel durations due to Vandebharat.
- KSEB to set up new 800 MW hydroelectric power plant in Idukki.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook does surprise trip to China.
- Thiruvananthapuram Airport Closure on October 23: Flights at Kerala Airport to Be Suspended for Five Hours due to Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
- Aim for Indian space station by 2035, Indian on Moon by 2040: PM Modi to scientists.
- Manorama Conclave held in Kochi. Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated Manorama News Conclave
- Kerala cabinet gives nod to IT Park in Kannur, Rs 285 cr for edu complex in Pinarayi.
- Frequent disruptions and lack of 3rd vessel hit Ro-Ro ops.
- PM Modi Flags Off Country's First RapidX Train - Namo Bharat.
- Kerala CM inaugurates International Students Summit in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Severe drought grips the Amazon rainforest.
- ISRO Launches First Developmental Test Flight To Demonstrate Performance Of Crew Escape System.
- IIM Kozhikode to set up a new campus in Kochi.
- NCERT panel recommends replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks.
- India’s new national EV charging standard for bikes and scooters.
- Kochi Metro Rail has Become the Next Best Destination to do Pre/Post-Wedding Shoots.
- Drunk driving, scooter stunt: MVD to suspend Kozhikode man’s license.
- Elon Musk deploys Starlink in Gaza for internet access to Aid agencies.
- Kochi Water Metro won the award for Best Green Transport Initiative.
- From malaria research to clean water — Subra Suresh & Ashok Gadgil won the top science award.
- Indians can now visit Thailand without a visa for the next six months.
Nobel Prize 2023- Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win Nobel prize for medicine.
- Nobel Prize In Physics 2023: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Kraus And Anne L'Huillier Win the Nobel For the Study Of Electron Dynamics.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for the discovery of quantum dots.
- Iranian Woman Nargees Muhammed receives Nobel Peace Prize.
- X Introduces Video and Audio Calling Features a step-by-step Guide on How to Use It.
- Claudia Goldin Wins 2023 Economics Nobel Prize for Work on Women's Labour Market Outcomes.
Business and Finance
- No pay hikes for Accenture employees in India, Sri Lanka; firm blames macro environment.
- Credit card bad debt doubles to 18% for state-run banks: RBI Financial Stability Report
- Two new debit card, credit card rules applicable from October 1, 2023
- Surging crude may take CAD past 2% of GDP for India.
- World Bank decreases growth forecast for East Asia.
- Karuvannur Bank Fraud grabs headlines in the state.
- The first ship arrives in Vizhinjam. It received a massive welcome in the state.
- Employment and consumer sentiments vary with caste and religion in India says research.
- Donald Trump is out of the Forbes 400 America list.
- Kerala seeks refund of money spent on NH development or remove curbs on borrowings.
- Ranbir Kapoor Summoned By ED In Mahadev App Case.
- Global Hunger Index 2023: India slips four more ranks, lands at 111 out of 125 countries.
- RBI holds the repo rate at 6.5%, and the inflation focus continues; the FY24 GDP forecast is unchanged at 6.5%.
- RBI asks Bank of Baroda to suspend new customer onboarding on its mobile app.
- China’s young people are quitting their jobs and throwing ‘resignation parties’.
- Rs 2,000 Note Exchange: Bank Deadline Ends.
- The US-Qatar freezes $6 B funds were part of a prisoner swap to free five American citizens.
- US President Biden approves emergency military aid package to Israel worth $8 billion.
- China has assisted Sri Lanka over debt worth $4.2 billion.
- Akshay Kumar Joins Shah Rukh Khan And Ajay Devgn For Another Vimal Ad After Backlash,
- LuLuFin opens 4 forex counters at Cochin International Airport.
- A tentative agreement last week ended a nearly 150-day strike.
- Ram Mandir Trust receives Rs 500 from overseas. Expect Rs 3000 more as per the Trust.
- CIAL declares 35% profit.
- Microsoft closed a $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal.
- TCS to hire 40,000 campus recruits in FY24: Company COO confirms.
- 4% DA hike approved for Indian government employees from 7th Pay commission.
- UNC announces hike in JRF for research scholars.
- AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes was criticized after posting a shirtless massage photo on LinkedIn.
- Ajay Goel quits Byjus and re-joins Vedanta as CFO.
- The price of Onion shoots up in India. India imposes an export ban.
- World Bank Signs Agreement to Provide Additional Funds for Post-Disaster Recovery in State of Uttarakhand.
Sports
- Inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup match sees empty stand, invites protests.
- India defeated all teams played till now in the World Cup.
- Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique guided Pakistan to highest successful run chase in World Cup history.
- South Africa scored 400 runs, the highest-ever World Cup total.
- CWC 2023: Goa CM Posts Video Of Thousands Of Fans Chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' In Ahmedabad Stadium goes viral.
- Team England faces five consecutive losses for the first time in History.
- Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time.
- Prime Minister Modi Says India Will Bid for 2036 Olympics.
- IOC Votes to Include T20 Cricket at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- The Netherlands upset South Africa.
- Rohit Sharma issued three traffic challans for speeding on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
- Sachin Tendulkar to flag off Kochi Spice Coast Marathon on Sunday.
- Beloved Sri Lankan Cricket Super Fan 'Uncle Percy' Passes Away Aged 87.
- ED summons CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in Delhi liquor policy case.
Hangzhou Asian Games 2022
- Amid Opposition criticism, Kerala govt announces cash prizes for 2022 Asian Games medallists.
- India held a record of 107 medals in the Asiad.
- Indian para-athletes create history, bag 111 medals in Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
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