Kerala

The demand was reiterated by the NSS in a statement after an extraordinary director board meeting on Saturday. The NSS had carried out a 'Nama Japa Yatra’ or public procession with prayers to Lord Ganesha in the state capital. 

Soon after he returned from the US, he remained indoors followed by a basic ayurvedic rejuvenation therapy at his official residence. After his foreign trip, he has drastically cut down on his public functions, but regularly visits the state party headquarters and chairs the weekly cabinet meetings.

Chandy, 79, had not been keeping well for quite some time and was staying in Bengaluru since November last year.  He was ailing from throat cancer. As a mark of respect, the Kerala government has declared a public holiday on Tuesday. Also, a two-day mourning will be observed in the state.

In his address at an international conclave organized here by the ILO, Pinarayi Vijayan said that through this conclave, they will be commemorating the century-old history of the ILO's association with India, and Kerala's contributions in upholding its objectives and principles.

Refuting the charge, AICC general secretary K.C.Venugopal said that the leaders of political parties have been invited. Both the national secretaries of CPI(M) and CPI are among the invitees.

Vijayan, in a Facebook post on Sunday, said that the movie was created to demonise Kerala and to communally divide the state. "From the trailer of the movie, it can be gathered that the movie has taken up the Sangh Parivar propaganda that positions an uncompromisingly secular land like Kerala as a hot bed of terrorists," he wrote.

Some of India's top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat are protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, seeking action against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of women grapplers.

"Developing both the physical connectivity and digital connectivity are essential to ensure the progress of the entire nation based on the goal of "Ek Bharat, Sresht Bharat" (One India, Great India). Irrespective of caste, creed and colour people from all sections of the society are getting the benefits of digital and physical connectivity," said Modi.

Governor Khan, who was in the city, told the media that he would have stayed back had there been official programmes. Since there are no official programmes in Kochi, I am returning," he said. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive in the city at noon and at 5.30 p.m. he will take part in a 1.8 kms long road show through the.

A reason why Surendran is upbeat is the response to the trial run of the Vande Bharat train on Monday when it travelled from here to Kannur and returned. Thousands arrived at the various railway stations where it stopped and pro-Modi slogans were heard.