Four DPharma students at UP’s VBSP University scored 50% by writing “Jai Shri Ram” and cricketers’ names in an exam. An RTI disclosure prompted a probe, leading to a re-examination where they received zero marks. Approval for action against two teachers is pending.

Muhammed Arif ‘Naseem’ Khan resigns from Congress campaign committee during Lok Sabha elections due to MVA bloc’s decision not to field any minority candidate, upsetting minority community members. Lack of Muslim representation questioned.

Adding to this symbolism of co-existence, which is a hallmark of Kerala’s social structure, is a church named St. Joseph’s Latin Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Palayam.