Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced on Saturday that June welfare pensions have begun, but it will take time for all 62 lakh beneficiaries to receive funds. He dismissed as "baseless" the KPCC chief's claim of non-payment allegations
21 June,2025 10:19 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | mid-day online correspondentA 29-year-old man, Savad, was arrested Saturday in Tamil Nadu for allegedly misbehaving with a woman on a state bus in this central district. Police noted this isn't his first time; he was jailed two years ago for a similar offence on another bus in Ernakulam
21 June,2025 03:27 PM IST | Thrissur | PTIWhen the matter came up for hearing before a division bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji on June 3, the court directed the government to file an affidavit regarding the state's stand in respect of its earlier position that it was contemplating to enact a law on the subject
20 June,2025 02:52 PM IST | Kochi | PTIKerala Ministers R Bindu and V Sivankutty have condemned Union Minister Amit Shah's reported comments against English, calling his views "restrictive and narrow-minded." Bindu, the Higher Education Minister, stressed that English is vital for global communication and online interaction, and discouraging its learning would limit children's growth
20 June,2025 02:34 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT