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Crew from Singapore-flagged oil tanker evacuated, given medical aid

Kochi, Jun 13 (UNI) A crew of the Singapore-flagged oil tanker Eagle Veracruz was evacuated by the Indian Navy's Seaking helicopter after receiving an alert message of a medical emergency on Friday.
The 41-year-old Indian seafarer was successfully recovered from the vessel and safely transferred to a hospital at Kochi for further treatment.
Following the alert message from IFC IOR (Information Fusion Centre, Indian Ocean Region), the Indian Navy's Sea King helicopter from INS Garuda, Kochi, was immediately launched.
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Kochi, Feb 9 (UNI) Doctors at Amrita Hospital have developed and patented a novel brain-scan analysis technique that enables clearer and more accurate identification of seizure origins, marking a major advance in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.

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Thiruvananthapuram BJP Councillors invited for PM's reception

09 Feb 2026 | 12:31 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors here have been invited to attend a special reception hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on February 12, party sources said on Monday.

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Centre treating rise in paddy production as liability is anti-farmer: Kerala CM

09 Feb 2026 | 12:22 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a sharp attack on the union Government for terming the increase in paddy production as a burden on the public exchequer, saying such a stance amounted to an open challenge to farmers and reflected hostility towards the State.

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Kerala BJP President seeks exemption for State on MSP bonus issue

09 Feb 2026 | 11:57 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (UNI) Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar has appealed to the Central Government to exclude Kerala from the reference on discontinuation of bonus over and above the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy and wheat, pointing out that the State’s agricultural situation is fundamentally different from that of surplus-producing States. .

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Stalin commissions Tata Motors next gen JLR car manufacturing facility at Ranipet

09 Feb 2026 | 11:15 AM

Chennai, Feb 9 (UNI) In a significant step towards promoting indigenous "Make in India, For the World" manufacturing, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) car manufacturing facility at the SIPCOT complex at Panapakkam village in Ranipet district on Monday.

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