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Kerala polls: 78% voter turnout recorded in final phase, counting on Dec 16

78.64 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the third and the final phase of the local body polls concluded in Kerala on Monday, according to the State Election Commission

Kerala govt to move Supreme Court against farm laws: minister

The Kerala government will not implement the contentious farm laws and will move the Supreme Court against them this week itself, Agriculture Minister V S Sunilkumar said

Top headlines: RBI panel under fire, AstraZeneca says Covid shot successful

A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, and more top headlines of the day

LDF govt puts on hold controversial Kerala Police Act amendment

The Left Democratic Government in Kerala put on hold implementation of the controversial amendment to the state Police Act citing criticism from various quarters

Kerala govt grants Rs 20 lakh aid for education of children of prisoners

The Kerala government has granted a fund of Rs 20 lakh as financial assistance for the education of children of jail inmates

Kerala set to receive central funds for literacy drive after 10 years

After a gap of 10 years, Kerala is getting ready to receive the central funds for literacy programmes as the state is now part of the union government's literacy drive "Padhna Likhna Abhiyan"

BS READS: How Kerala shot itself in foot in battle with Adani for Trivandrum airport

The state govt made allegations it couldn't substantiate and drew parallels that were summarily dismissed while seeking to cancel Adani's contract

Gold smuggling case: Court grants ED 7-day custody of suspended IAS officer

A court granted Enforcement Directorate seven-day custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, arrested by the agency probing the money trail in the Kerala gold smuggling case

Kerala gold smuggling case: Suspended IAS officer taken into ED custody

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, facing probe in the Kerala gold smuggling case, was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate, soon after a court rejected his anticipatory bail petition

Kerala govt's proposal to amend Police Act evokes mixed response

The Kerala government's decision to amend the Police Act to curb cyber attacks against women and children, has evoked mixed response

No Confidence Motion against LDF defeated in Kerala, CM attacks Congress

The no-confidence motion moved by the Congress-led UDF against the Left government in Kerala was defeated by 87-40 votes on Monday

Top headlines: Future Retails averts default, airport privatisation, more

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of top events which made the headlines today

UDF moves no-confidence motion against Vijayan govt, a first in 15 years

The opposition Congress-led UDF Monday moved a no- confidence motion against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in Kerala, raising a slew of allegations including the gold smuggling case.

One-day Kerala assembly session on August 24 to take up no-trust

Amid the pandemic, Kerala Assembly will convene for a day on August 24 for passage of the Finance Bill and strict health protocol would be followed, Speaker P Sreeramakrishan said on Friday

Thiruvananthapuram airport privatisation: Kerala govt calls all-party meet

The central government has approved the proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public-private partnership

Work together to build a new India by strengthening secularism: CM Vijayan

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has urged people to move towards a day "when our nation emerges as a spectrum of pluralism"

Low-key Independence Day celebrations in Kerala amid Covid-19 pandemic

The 74th Independence Day celebrations in Kerala on Saturday were low-key due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kerala set to tap post-Covid potential with investor-friendly legislations

As many as 54 projects with a total investment of Rs 25,000 crore presented before the investors from India and abroad at the two-day event got underway within months

Kerala govt's support sought for boosting pearl spot farming

Chennai headquartered Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture has sought the state government's support to boost aquaculture production

Landslide in Kerala's Idukki: 18 dead, search resumes for 50 missing

NDRF, Kerala Police, Fire Force, locals and volunteers are carrying out the massive search exercise