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<news:title>Palakkad: Hotel owners hold protest march against gas price hike</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/cpim-rebel-kunhikrishnan-hopes-for-5000-vote-win-in-payyanur</loc>
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<image:caption>CPI(M) rebel candidate V Kunhikrishnan</image:caption>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/tanur-boat-accident-justice-v-k-mohanan-commission-submits-final-report-with-safety-recommendations</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice V K Mohanan commission submits report</image:caption>
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<news:title>Tanur boat accident: Justice V K Mohanan Commission submits final report with safety recommendations </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/trump-jokes-us-navy-will-take-on-cuba-on-the-way-home-from-iran</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala DGP Ravada V Chandrasekhar on vote counting day preparation</image:caption>
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<news:title>Tight security in place across Kerala for vote counting day: State Police Chief </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/us-warns-shipping-firms-they-could-face-sanctions-over-paying-iranian-tolls-in-strait-of-hormuz</loc>
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<image:caption>US warns shipping firms</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T08:01:03.442Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over paying Iranian tolls in Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/international/houghton-house-where-ruins-whisper-of-john-bunyan</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T06:51:52.974Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Houghton House: Where ruins whisper of John Bunyan</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/12-yr-old-student-of-pvt-boarding-school-in-keralas-kollam-assaulted-warden-cook-arrested</loc>
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<image:caption>Student was assaulted in Kollam, Kerala</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T06:27:26.427Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>12 yr old student of pvt boarding school in Kerala's Kollam assaulted; warden, cook arrested</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/iuml-has-not-backed-any-cong-leader-for-cm-post-muneer</loc>
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<image:caption>IUML leader Dr M K Muneer</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T06:02:03.698Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IUML has not backed any Cong leader for CM post: Muneer</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/bail-denied-to-accused-in-pfi-anti-national-activities-case</loc>
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<image:caption>PFI activist Shahul Hameed</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T05:32:30.900Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bail denied to accused in PFI anti-national activities case</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/nia-court-to-complete-framing-of-charges-against-2010-hand-chopping-case-accused-on-may-15</loc>
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<image:caption>T J Joseph, professor of Newman College in Thodupuzha in Idukki district,</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T05:08:30.106Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/minister-sivankutty-cautions-public-against-digital-scams-online-loan-apps</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T04:58:24.469Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Minister Sivankutty cautions public against digital scams, online loan apps</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/lightning-strike-damages-house-in-thrissur-injures-three</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T04:55:30.139Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Lightning strike damages house in Thrissur, injures three</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/union-home-cooperation-mini-amit-shah-laid-the-foundation-stone-and-inaugurated-various-dairy-infrastructure-and-cooperative-initiatives-in-ladakh</loc>
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<image:caption>Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah today inaugurated various dairy infrastructure and cooperative initiatives for the Union Territory in Leh, Ladakh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T15:37:51.316Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Union Home &amp; Cooperation Mini. Amit Shah laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various dairy infrastructure and cooperative initiatives in Ladakh</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/kerala-hotel-body-calls-statewide-strike-on-may-6-over-lpg-price-hike</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala hotel body calls statewide strike on May 6 over LPG price hike</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T14:38:49.700Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala hotel body calls statewide strike on May 6 over LPG price hike</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/woman-dies-of-suspected-amoebic-meningoencephalitis-in-kerala</loc>
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<image:caption>Amoebic meningoencephalitis</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T14:32:28.064Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Woman dies of suspected amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/exit-polls-show-ldf-udf-positioned-neck-and-neck-in-kerala-min-balagopal</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerala FM K N Balagopal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T14:27:19.630Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Exit polls show LDF-UDF positioned neck-and-neck in Kerala: Min Balagopal</news:title>
<news:keywords> Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal , Exit polls , Kerala</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/two-deaths-in-separate-elephant-attack-instances-at-kerala-temples</loc>
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<image:caption>Two deaths in separate elephant attack instances at Kerala temples</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:39:36.645Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two deaths in separate elephant attack instances at Kerala temples</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/national/repolling-in-15-polling-stations-in-bengal-on-saturday-ec</loc>
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<image:caption>Election Commission of India office</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T13:36:32.309Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Repolling in 15 polling stations in Bengal on Saturday: EC</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/economy/market/jet-fuel-price-for-intl-airlines-hiked-by-5-pc-second-straight-monthly-increase</loc>
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<image:caption>Jet fuel price for intl airlines hiked by 5 pc, second straight monthly increase</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:43:48.432Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jet fuel price for intl airlines hiked by 5 pc, second straight monthly increase </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/kerala/rsp-to-reveal-view-on-cong-cm-candidate-only-if-asked-after-poll-results-shibu-baby-john</loc>
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<image:caption>RSP state secretary Shibu Baby John</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:36:52.925Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RSP to reveal view on Cong CM candidate only if asked after poll results: Shibu Baby John </news:title>
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<image:caption>Excise duty on diesel exports cut to Rs 23/ltr, ATF exports to Rs 33/ltr</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:23:59.497Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Excise duty on diesel exports cut to Rs 23/ltr, ATF exports to Rs 33/ltr 	</news:title>
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<image:caption>Trump and Iran war</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Commercial LPG cylinders</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:13:24.037Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder </news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/economy/business/bagmane-prime-office-reits-3405-crore-initial-public-offering-to-open-on-tuesday-may-05-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>(L-R) Ms. Neha Agarwal, Managing Director &amp; Head - Equity Capital Markets, JM Financial Institutional Securities Limited , Mr. Asheesh Mohta, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone ,Mr. Shashank Bagmane, Non-executive Director, Bagmane Prime Office REIT Mr. Hugh Andrew, Chief Executive Officer, Bagmane Prime Office REIT , Mr. Ashay Shah, Chief Financial Officer, Bagmane</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T04:07:48.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bagmane Prime Office REIT’s ₹3,405 crore Initial Public Offering to open on Tuesday, May 05, 2026</news:title>
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<image:caption>Reliance Retail Acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s Anomaly, Accelerating Expansion of Its Beauty Portfolio</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ms. Isha Ambani, Executive Director, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Priyanka</image:caption>
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<news:title>Reliance Retail Acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s Anomaly,  Accelerating Expansion of Its Beauty Portfolio</news:title>
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<image:caption>A cruise boat carrying 35 to 40 passengers overturns in the Bargi river, in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, Thursday, April 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:53:04.317Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>4 dead, 15 rescued, several missing as tourist boat overturns in Bargi dam reservoir in Jabalpur</news:title>
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<image:caption>Mamata Banerjee on Thursday landed up at the Sakhawat Memorial School in South Kolkata, the counting centre for the Bhabanipur assembly segment.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Mamata reaches Bhabanipur’s counting centre EVM strong room, alleges tampering of vote machines</news:title>
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<image:caption>Akasa Air</image:caption>
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<news:title>Akasa Air pilot suffers heart attack during ground training; dies</news:title>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/crime/up-judge-duped-of-rs-2399-lakh-on-haj-pretext-2-held</loc>
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<image:caption>Cyber fraud- Representative image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:24:18.230Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UP judge duped of Rs 23.99 lakh on Haj pretext; 2 held</news:title>
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<image:caption>Father, mother and sister of Nithin Raj</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T17:08:09.819Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BDS student death: Father unhappy with violence during April 28 hartal</news:title>
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<image:caption>Cole Thomas Allen taking a selfie in his hotel room, clad in his armored attire, just before the shooting incident.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:43:38.473Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' gala agrees to remain jailed for now</news:title>
<news:keywords>US Trump attack</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://english.metrovaartha.com/news/states/bjp-leader-murder-case-six-convicts-awarded-death-sentence</loc>
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<image:caption>The convicts- Ravi, Vijay alias Mailari, Dhanraja, Bhima alias Bharat, Salim, and Gangadhar Gowli</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:31:33.165Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BJP leader murder case: Six convicts awarded death sentence</news:title>
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<image:caption>People gather at the Taj Mahal on a cloudy and rainy day during the summer season, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, April 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:26:38.842Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Assembly elections 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T15:05:04.751Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Another Exit poll predicts big BJP win in Bengal, Assam; return of DMK in TN, dead heat in Kerala</news:title>
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<image:caption>K C Venugopal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:51:05.837Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Monalisa Bhonsle marriage in Kerala.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:48:45.828Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hajj pilgrims= Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:35:22.018Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Haj pilgrims to pay Rs 10K more due to high ATF prices; govt says protected them from larger burden</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hajj air fare hike</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>VD Satheesan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:29:42.326Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IUML hints at Satheesan for CM role, sparks reaction from SNDP leader</news:title>
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<image:caption>Jail- Representational image</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T13:45:40.078Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala: Former assistant labour officer gets 4 years RI in 2012 bribery case</news:title>
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<image:caption>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:12:21.891Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India's IT is 'Information Technology', Pakistan's is 'International Terrorism': Rajnath</news:title>
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<image:caption>Election Commission introduces QR code</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:07:00.754Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>India, Italy to boost defence industrial framework for co-production of military hardware</image:caption>
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<image:caption>India, Italy to boost defence industrial framework for co-production of military hardware</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T12:04:52.040Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India, Italy to boost defence industrial framework for co-production of military hardware</news:title>
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<image:caption>Digital population count: Self-enumeration for Census to begin in Maharashtra from May 1</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New York Mayor Mamdani with King Charles (L) and the Kohinoor diamond (R)</image:caption>
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