Even though the Kerala government declared a holiday on Tuesday in government and educational institutions after the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha, banks were functioning normally, albeit on a quiet note.


State holiday in Kerala, but banks function as usual


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Bana Alabed, a seven-year-old Syrian girl tweeting in English with the help of her mother, became focus of the world, asking for pray and saying goodbye.


Syrian girl's tweets about war capture world's attention


Trouble erupted outside the Apollo Hospitals here on Monday after Sun TV reported that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was dead. The hospital denied the Sun TV report.


Trouble as Sun TV says Jayalalithaa dead; Apollo denies


The first night of 'Van Heusen and GQ Fashion Nights 2016' was worth remembering at Taj Land's End here, as actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Prateik Babbar donned some master pieces by the who's who of fashion industry and dazzled the ramp with their high energy.


History, heritage showcased at 'Van Heusen and GQ Fashion Nights 2016'


Amit Malviya, head of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Information Technology unit, said that he had not meant to warn journalists about "defaming" politicians.


It's journalists' interpretation if they feel threatened by my tweet: BJP leader


French authorities have warned the officials of the country's political parties of potential Russian cyber-attacks during the presidential election campaign, local media reports said.


France warns of Russian cyber-attacks during presidential campaign


Facing an acute financial crisis as their advertisement revenues have dried up due to unrest and a shutdown since early July, newspapers published in the Kashmir Valley are struggling to survive and remain in business.


Unrest sends Kashmir newspapers into financial tailspin


A Sri Lankan court on Friday issued an international arrest warrant against a journalist based in the UK on charges of contempt of court.


Sri Lankan court orders arrest of UK-based editor


An Australian Nobel Prize-winning scientist is developing a drug to counter allergies and asthma, a statement said on Friday.


New drug to suppress allergies, asthma


The CPI-M has described the Modi government as "inhuman" for being blind "to the agonies and sufferings of the people" in the wake of a massive cash chaos caused by demonetisation.


Inhuman Modi regime, CPI-M says


The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose Paris offices were targeted by the jihadists in January 2015, will launch a German edition in December.


Charlie Hebdo to launch German edition


The advertising industry's watchdog, the Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) on Monday said that it upheld complaints against 152 advertisements out of 209 in August for either misleading consumers or not able to substantiate their claim.


Complaints against 152 advertisements in August upheld: Ad watchdog


Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that the key focus of her ministry was to reduce malnutrition.


Reducing malnutrition is the key focus: Maneka Gandhi


The craze for wireless internet connection has gone up so much that almost half of the people now crave for Wi-Fi on the go even more than chocolate, alcohol and, yes, sex, show results of a new survey.


People find Wi-Fi more important than sex, chocolate or alcohol


An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced the head of the journalists' union and two board members to two years in prison each on charges of spreading false news and harbouring two people wanted by authorities, the media reported.


Egypt jails press union chief for spreading false news


Senior Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Navneet Sehgal was seriously injured when the car he was in collided head-on with another vehicle on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the state's Unnao district on Friday. Four other persons, including a senior IANS journalist, were also injured in the accident, a police officer said.


UP Principal Secretary, journalist injured in expressway accident


Senior Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Navneet Sehgal was seriously injured when the car he was in collided head-on with another vehicle on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district on Friday, a police officer said.


Senior UP official injured in Expressway crash


The demonetisation of high value Indian currency that has caused chaos "was poorly thought out and executed", the New York Times said on Friday.


Demonetisation poorly thought out, executed: New York Times


A US government spokesperson appears to have lost his temper while being questioned about the situation in Syria by a reporter from Russia Today -- a state-owned outlet.


US spokesperson loses temper with journalist over Syria questions


Newspaper offices in Manipur have shut down as there was no money to run the business following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes.


Newspaper offices shut in Manipur following demonetisation


BBC World Service will begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages including Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu and Punjabi.

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