The Union Cabinet has approved changing Kerala’s name on the Kerala government’s proposal, on Tuesday. The decision comes ahead of the Kerala assembly elections which are likely to be held in April-May.

A third-year resident doctor from Nagaland posted at the AIIMS Gorakhpur was allegedly subjected to racial slurs, stalking and physical assault by three men near the institute’s premises on Sunday evening, news agency PTI reported.

The Supreme Court of India had earlier expressed “serious concern” over the steep hike in airfares and additional charges imposed by private airlines during festive seasons and holidays. Air ticket prices during Holi are on the rise, especially in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru routes.