Kerala Tourism to push for driver facilities in star-rating norms for hotels and resorts
Move follows a protest by drivers demanding properly maintained washrooms at luxury hotels
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No ban on Jagannath movie, artists must enjoy creative liberty, says Supreme Court
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Trump’s attorney general pick faces possible Republican roadblock
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Algeria elects first-ever woman speaker of parliament
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