Thiruvananthapuram

American

[thee-roo-vuh-nahn-thuh-poo-ruhm] / ˌθi ru vəˌnɑn θəˈpu rəm /

noun

a city in and the capital of Kerala state, in S India: Vishnu pilgrimage center.

Thiruvananthapuram British

/ ˌθɪruːvəˈnæntæˌpuːrɑːm /

noun

the local official name of Trivandrum

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"Cases are rising but deaths are falling. Aggressive testing and early diagnosis have improved survival - a strategy unique to Kerala," said Aravind Reghukumar, head of infectious diseases at the Medical College and Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, the state's capital.

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The jet first landed on 14 June at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala where it was diverted after it ran into bad weather during a sortie in the Indian Ocean.

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The F-35B landed on 14 June at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala where it was diverted after it ran into bad weather during a sortie in the Indian Ocean.

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But they were unable to repair it, and a fortnight back, the UK ministry of defence said they had deployed a team of 14 engineers "to Thiruvananthapuram airport to assess and repair the F-35B aircraft".

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Video footage shared by Indian news agencies ANI and PTI showed a British Royal Air Force Airbus landing at Thiruvananthapuram to drop the team of technical experts.

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