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‘Headed to Sri Lanka’, intercepted in India — ‘Afghan’ heroin worth Rs 1,200 cr seized by NCB, Navy

Trafficking of Afghan heroin to India via Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean has exponentially increased in last few years, says top NCB officer. Intelligence inputs led to interception.

Colonial St. George’s Cross dropped for Chhatrapati Shivaji’s seal on Indian Navy’s new flag

This is the fourth time since 1950 that the naval ensign has undergone a change.

New book traces story of Parukutty Neithyaramma, the unsung female icon of Cochin kingdom

Published by Penguin India, ‘Destiny's Child’ by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat will be released on 15 April on ThePrint’s SoftCover.

After Reddit post & flood of testimonies, ‘celebrity’ Kerala tattooist held for ‘serial sex abuse’

Multiple women have accused Kochi-based Sujeesh P.S., who runs ‘Inkfected’ tattoo studio in Cheranalloor, of rape and sexual assault. The tattooist’s family calls cases ‘fake’.

These are top 5 Indian airports where the most amount of smuggled gold was seized in 2019-20

According to government data, gold smuggling fell marginally in 2019-20 compared to the previous fiscal.

How Lakshadweep has managed to be India’s only territory without coronavirus

The union territory, which is an archipelago of 36 islands, has even requested the central government to allow schools to reopen.

698 repatriated Indians arrive from the Maldives on naval ship INS Jalashwa

Inspector General of Police Vijay Sakhare said all arrangements are in place to facilitate the safe stay of those repatriated, comprising 440 Keralites.

20 Dubai-bound passengers detained at Kochi airport after UK national tests +ve for COVID-19

This takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kerala to 20 so far.

High-rise apartment complexes in Kochi’s Maradu brought down by controlled implosion

The Supreme Court in September 2019 had directed that the apartment complexes be demolished because it violated Coastal Regulation Zone norms.

It’s time airports began evaluating the risks of flooding

Several airports around the world are built on low lying marshes with flat, undeveloped land.

On Camera

Negative campaigns by BJP, Congress aren’t just bad for democracy. It hurts Dalits, Muslims

The politics of fear impacts voting behaviour and has consequences on marginalised communities, particularly Muslims and Dalits. It hurts them in terms of long-term policy measures.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.