Day: February 11, 2021

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Global meet on gender equality gets underway in Kerala

8:28 pm February 11, 2021

Kozhikode: The International Conference On Gender Equality (ICGE)got underway here on Thursday with Kerala Social Justice and Women and Child Development Minister K K Shailaja emphasising the need to promote social entrepreneurship in a big way for the uplift of marginalised sections. Inaugurating the second edition of ICGE, Shailaja said the South Asia’s first Gender […]

HCL s TechBee Programme offers early career opportunities to 12th pass out students in Kerala

8:13 pm February 11, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: HCL has launched in Kerala its early career programme TechBee, a work-integrated higher education programme which contributes to the Skill India mission of the government. Students also earn a degree from leading universities that HCL has partnered with as part of this programme, HCL Technologies Corporate Vice President Srimathi Shivashankar said. The programme offers […]

Nun convicted in Abhaya murder case moves HC seeking suspension of sentence

8:03 pm February 11, 2021

Kochi: A nun convicted in the Sister Abhaya murder case moved the Kerala High Court on Thursday,seeking to suspend the sentence pending disposal of the appeal filed against the verdict of the Special CBI court,Thiruvananthapuram, awarding her life sentence. In her plea, Sister Sephy, who has challenged her conviction before the high court last month, […]

Myanmar protesters gather in Japan against coup at home

7:51 pm February 11, 2021

Tokyo: Thousands of people from Myanmar sang songs and waved glow sticks as they gathered in Japan’s capital on Thursday to protest the military coup in their home country. Many of those in front of United Nations University in downtown Tokyo wore red in support of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose elected government was deposed in the February 1 takeover. Some clutched […]

HC declines to interfere with East Kidwai Nagar redevelopment project

7:42 pm February 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the East Kidwai Nagar redevelopment project saying it was in tune with the Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) approved by various statutory authorities. The high court also said it cannot reassess the project in the absence of any specific challenge to the permissions for it. It, however, said that there was a […]