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A case was registered by Katpadi Police

Special police teams analysed CCTV camera footage and mobile phone signals, before tracing the boy at a hideout in Bengaluru

How are the CEC and ECs appointed? Why did the Supreme Court intervene in appointments? What did the Anoop Baranwal judgment prescribe? Who was on the appointment panel prescribed by the Supreme Court? What protection does a CEC have against removal?

What are the students demanding? How has IIT-Bombay responded? What questions have faculty members raised?

Of the 44 reserved seats in the State, the party had won 32 in 2016 Assembly elections, while it could manage only eight seats 10 years later

While the liver and one of the kidneys were allocated to end-stage patients undergoing treatment at KIMSHEALTH hospital, the other kidney was allocated to an end-stage renal patient at Government Medical College Kottayam

Venugopal alleges that post of Chief Election Commissioner was a reward that was handed over to Gyanesh Kumar for doing BJP’s bidding when he was still in service

The two Election Commissioner, both appointed by the government under the new 2023 law, have raised questions about changes to electoral rolls, centralised control and the Election Commission’s decision-making process

Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh says the govt.’s aim is to see that tourists coming to the State are treated with a wholesome Keralam experience, marking a shift from the approach of promoting a few places and products separately through destination-focused packages and products

PCI criticises Bengal Police’s FIR against Maktoob Media for its reporting on alleged exclusion of Muslim IAS and IPS officers from meetings during Amit Shah’s visits to the State.

Police say there is no permission for the protest, warn of stern action against those violating Section 30 of the Police Act

The book Seven Shades of Love published by Penguin Random House India brings together 57 poems

Days after reports of rift within EC, it announces several steps to address SIR concerns; new voters seeking inclusion in rolls after SIR need not submit declaration with Form 6; it extends deadline for filing claims and objections in Delhi and Maharashtra

Simultaneous inspections cover 70 hotels, restaurants and other eateries in all 28 districts; finds several serious violations, including unhygienic kitchens, improper storage of food, use of unauthorised artificial colours and flavour enhancers, and prolonged storage of cooked food in poorly maintained freezers

The court holds ‘personal law may determine whether a marriage has been contracted’, but cannot create an exception to a criminal law where Parliament has provided none, dismissing a petition seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against a man for rape under the BNS and the POCSO Act

The External Affairs Minister says smaller groupings are supportive of UN and will push for its reform