Savithri Sreedharan, drama artiste, has been selected for the Nilambur Balan drama award for 2008. A five-member jury selected Savithri for the award for her notable contribution in the field of Malayalam drama for more than five decades.

President Pratibha Patil led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the 60th anniversary of his martyrdom by offering floral tributes at his 'samadhi' at Rajghat here Wednesday. Besides Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his Cabinet colleagues and Leader of the Opposition L.K.

A new political party `Malayali Desiya Munnani' was launched here on Wednesday to 'protect' the interests of Keralites.

The Centre Wednesday announced liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the sectors of civil aviation, petroleum and natural gas, mining in titanium, industrial parks and development projects, besides commodity exchanges and credit information companies.

The Vasco da Gama Research Institute, housing rare documents and manuscripts, among which are documents from 1498 when Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrived in Kozhikode in Kerala, will be formally declared open here on February 3.

Bruna onboard the Indian Empress, Monoca Harbour. King Fisher Calendar January 2007. Swimwear by Shantanu Goenka

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The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Central government for not implementing its decision of July 2006 to issue pictorial warning that smoking is injurious to health on cigarette packets from February 1, 2007. A bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice R.V.

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Vitamin E may help prevent physical decline in aged people over 65, a new study in the US has said.

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The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a "huge revolution", Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday.

The 59th Republic Day parade, showcasing India's military might and cultural diversity, made every citizen's heart swell with pride as the smartly-turned out soldiers and the state-of-the-art weaponry marched down the majestic Rajpath.

Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Grand Master Viswanathan Anand and renowned mountaineer Edmund Hillary have been chosen for Padma Vibhushan among 13 people who were named for the nation's second highest civilian award on the eve of the Republic Day.

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Navya Nair, Remya Nambeesan and Mukta--all three are reported to be busy. They have given importance to two activities-acting and studying. Navya presently in Tamil is studying for MBA at the Indira Gandhi Open University.

The shooting of Sathyan Anthikad's new untitled film with Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in lead roles has started in Kochi. The film is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirwad Cinemas.

Women in Kerala are able to be educated and have the opportunities that education affords them such as participating in politics, keeping up to date on news, reading religious texts, etc. Every Kerala girl or woman above the age of six can read and write. Women are largely educated and daughters are thought to be as prized as sons.