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Kerala News

Protests against Minister K Krishnankutty in Valiyathura

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A protest broke out when Irrigation Minister K Krishnankutty visited Valiyathura. The residents protested over the delay in constructing sea walls. A fight broke out between the police and the residents of the area. Minister Krishnankutty reached Valiyathura at 12 noon to examine the damage caused by high waves. The residents came to the fore staging protests. The protesters demanded a permanent means of escape from sea erosion. Though the minist

National News

Doctors call for nationwide strike on Monday, Bengal protests spread

KOLKATA: The country's top association of medical professionals called for a strike on Monday as doctors' protests in West Bengal after assaults on them spread across India. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) launched a three-day protest Friday and said on Monday doctors won't provide non-essential health services. In Bengal, doctors demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology and set six conditions for the state government to withdraw their four-day-long stir that disrupted healthcare services across West Bengal. "We want

World News

Iran denies role in Gulf of Oman attacks

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign ministry Friday dismissed as "baseless" US accusations of being behind attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding Washington was trying to "sabotage diplomacy". The US had "immediately jumped to make allegations against Iran --(without) a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet. That showed it was "abundantly clear that the #B Team is moving to a #PlanB: Sabotage diplomacy -- including by @AbeShinzo -- and cover up its #EconomicTerrorism against Iran".