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Kerala man buys Rs 22,000 Samsung phone that stops working in 2 months; service centre seeks Rs 10,000 despite warranty, court orders Rs 37,499 payout rejecting liquid damage blame

Samsung compensation news: A Kerala consumer commission ordered Samsung to refund a customer Rs 22,499 for a faulty mobile phone. The phone stopped working within two months of purchase and lacked effective warranty service. Samsung failed to provide evidence for liquid damage claims excluding warranty coverage. The commission awarded additional…

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The Employment Paradox: Why skilling one crore in AI will not create one crore jobs

India has spent four decades proving that education does not, by itself, create work. Kerala is the evidence. We are now about to test whether training does, and the answer will be decided not by the mission but by whether anyone has built the job at the end of it.

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Man refused to marry after turning 30, later joined a matrimonial site, but interested matches said they were already married; company ordered to pay him Rs 9000

A Kerala man who paid ₹5,800 for a 90-day M4 Marry.com subscription after struggling to find a marriage match had his account blocked before the service ended. The Kasaragod consumer commission found the termination was done without proper enquiry and ordered the company to refund ₹4,000 and pay ₹5,000 in…

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South Central 91: CM Vijay’s PM dream | Samastha cannot dictate to Muslim women

Should women be confined to their homes? Kerala’s latest controversy over a Muslim religious leader’s remarks has sparked a wider debate on patriarchy, women’s agency and reform within religious communities.

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Who is Athira Suresh, the NIT Calicut grad who left ExxonMobil for the Indian Army?

Lieutenant Athira Suresh from Kozhikode, Kerala, was commissioned into the Indian Army on September 5, 2026, after leaving her job as a Project Controls Engineer at ExxonMobil. A Civil Engineering graduate from NIT Calicut, she joins a family with three generations of military service. She trained at OTA Gaya's SSC…

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Regional Saree Drapes Beyond the Nivi Style and What Each One Was Designed to Let You Do

The Maharashtrian Kashtha: Built for Ground-Level WorkThe Kashtha, also called the nauvari because it runs nine yards, is pulled between the legs and tucked at the back, creating a dhoti-like silhouette. Women in Maharashtra who wore this drape were working, in fields, in kitchens with low chulhas, at grinding stones.…

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KSRTC driver hugs, kisses bus on final day at work; farewell leaves social media emotional

Kerala KSRTC driver Paul Kurian marked his retirement with an emotional farewell to the bus he had driven for years. After completing his final trip, the Kattappana resident hugged and kissed the vehicle, sat behind the wheel once more and later touched its tyres before leaving. Videos of the farewell…

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Wife accused husband working abroad of cruelty over son’s maintenance; Kerala HC cancelled complaint on this ground

Wife accused husband of not providing basic needs and maintenance for their 16-year-old son while he was working abroad. She had initially filed a complaint with the Judicial Magistrate first class in Changanacherry. The husband won the case in Kerala High Court. Read the article to know how.

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Why the Indian Pariah Dog Is Genetically Built for Every Climate and Terrain in India

The Oldest Surviving Landrace in AsiaThe Indian Pariah dog is not a stray that lost its home. It is a landrace, a population shaped entirely by its environment over millennia, with no selective breeding by humans. A 2017 study published in PLOS Genetics, which mapped the ancestry of dog populations…

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125 gold bars found at Bengal village woman’s home, 7 kg gold in wax found in Mumbai: DRI seizes 42+ kg foreign-origin gold worth Rs 65 crore in a day

DRI seized over 42kg of gold and 10kg of silver in nationwide operations. Twenty-five people, including five foreign nationals, were arrested during the crackdown. Smuggling networks allegedly used various methods, including body concealment and specially created cavities in vehicles. Major seizures were reported at airports in Mumbai, Kolkata and Kerala,…

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How Honeybee Swarms Reach Collective Decisions Without a Single Queen Giving Orders

The swarm that has no bossWhen a honeybee colony outgrows its hive, roughly half the bees leave with the old queen in a swarm. They land in a cluster, on a tree branch, a wall, a fence post, and wait. The queen does nothing. She does not scout. She does…

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7 Beautiful Krishna Traditions India Celebrates Differently

What does Janmashtami look like across India? In one place, thousands cheer as a human pyramid reaches a hanging pot. Somewhere else, tiny Krishna footprints are drawn from the doorway. In Udupi, a colourful procession brings Krishna’s childhood stories to life, while Kerala celebrates the festival as Ashtami Rohini. These…

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14-year-old Kerala girl losing time washing clothes by hand during her Class X exams designed a bicycle-powered washing machine for Rs 2,000 that doesn't need electricity

A 14-year-old girl from Kerala turned a household problem into a simple invention when her Class X exams coincided with her mother’s illness and family laundry fell on her and her twin sister. Remya Jose designed a pedal-powered washing machine for about Rs 2,000 that worked without electricity and later…

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Why South Indian Skincare Rituals Have Always Been Fundamentally Different From North Indian Beauty

The climate wrote the formula before anyone else didHumidity above 75 percent for eight months of the year changes what a face needs. In coastal Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and coastal Andhra Pradesh, the skin is perpetually primed, pores open, sebum active, the surface already damp before any product touches it.…

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Why Ayurvedic Adaptogens Indian Women Have Used for Centuries Cost a Fortune in Western Beauty

The dabba was never labelledShe didn't measure it. She didn't consult a dermatologist or read a clinical study abstract. Your grandmother kept a piece of shatavari root in a brass vessel, ground brahmi into coconut oil on Sunday mornings, and stirred ashwagandha into warm milk the way her mother had…

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The Malabar Giant Squirrel Is India's Most Reliable Indicator of Forest Fragmentation

A squirrel that cannot cross a roadThe Malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is the largest squirrel in India, stretching up to one metre from nose to tail tip. It spends almost its entire life in the upper canopy, leaping gaps of up to six metres between trees, and descends to…

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Photos | All the photos of Onam celebrations in the Hunter

It was vibrant, all-day celebration and feast of colour, culture and cuisine.

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5 Financial Habits of Indian Joint Families That Are Quietly Brilliant and Completely Underappreciated

1. Pooling Income Before Anyone Gets to Spend ItThe joint family's oldest financial move is also its most radical: money comes in, goes into a common pool, and gets allocated from there. Individual earners don't decide unilaterally what to do with their salary. The family treasurer, usually the eldest woman…

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Asia's largest waste-to-art pookalam to be unveiled in Keralam's Malappuram

Malappuram district is unveiling Asia's largest waste-to-art pookalam for the Onam festival. This impressive installation uses recycled plastic waste collected from households across the region. The pookalam reflects Kerala's traditional art and cultural heritage with specific motifs. It carries a strong message about waste management and personal responsibility. The public…

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Why does this Kerala temple offer Munch as prasad? Story behind viral tradition

A Kerala temple has attracted online attention for a long-standing tradition in which devotees offer Munch chocolate to Lord Murugan and receive it back as prasad. A recent video has revived interest in the practice, with some viewers sharing memories and excitement, while others questioned the custom’s religious significance and…

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The Nilgiri Tahr Is Found Nowhere Else on Earth: What Endemism Means for Its Survival in India

A mountain goat with no second homeThe Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiritragus hylocrius, occupies roughly 400 square kilometres of montane grassland called sholas, scattered across the upper Western Ghats between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. No other wild population exists anywhere else on the planet. Unlike the Himalayan Tahr or the Arabian Tahr,…

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Bank holiday today (Aug 26, 2026): Are SBI, PNB, HDFC Bank and other banks open or closed today for Eid-E-Milad and Onam?

On August 26, 2026, banks will remain closed in observance of Onam and Id-E-Milad. Customers planning visits to physical branches are advised to consult the RBI holiday calendar beforehand. While Onam is a vibrant harvest celebration honored in Kerala, Eid-e-Milad marks the significant birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, influencing banking…

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Government notifies 'Keralam' as new name for Kerala effective Tuesday

In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, the home ministry said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026, the Central government hereby appoints the 25th day of August, 2026, as the date on which the provisions of…

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Mondelez India, Amway withdraw misleading claims on products after FSSAI notices

FSSAI said several food companies, including Mondelez India and Amway India, have withdrawn or revised misleading claims on product labels and advertisements after receiving notices from the regulator. Mondelez withdrew health and nutrient comparison claims from its products and removed related advertisements from e-commerce platforms. Sapiens Labs and Kerala-based Juza…

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A ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier yet more dangerous

India is currently in the middle of its summer monsoon, but this year’s rainfall presents an interesting paradox. Much of the country has received less rain than usual so far, yet has still been hit by severe floods and landslides. In the southern state of Kerala, for example, devastating floods…

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