Kochi: The US struck Iran for the eighth consecutive day with Tehran showing no sign of let up.The US hit intensively on Sunday after two US soldiers were killed in and another went missing following an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan.Iranian media blamed US for attacking a nuclear power plant under-construction in …
Kochi: Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan shared the 72nd Best Actor National award for their films Brahamayugam and Chandu Champion respectively. Mammootty is winning it for the fourth time. The first one was for Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha in 1990, Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan in 1994, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in 1999.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the …
Kochi: A private space firm Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched six payloads into low-Earth orbit aboard Vikram-1 to become the country’s maiden outfit developed orbital launch vehicle.The Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace carried four payloads beside two satelliteson the 23-metre-tall, 1.7-metre-diameter launch vehicle which lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 11.30 am as part …
Kochi: Metroman E Sreedharan was honoured by Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s premier transportation university in Vadodara.The prestigious Institute honoured the noted engineer as the Guest of Honour at their 4th Convocation Ceremony. The University celebrated his monumental contributions to the country’s public transport and infrastructure development. The convocation event was attended by Union Civil Aviation …
Kochi: About 500 people, most of them Rohingyas of Myanmar, were killed when two boats capsized in the bay of Bengal.The Times of India quoting a statement from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said the boats had left Myanmar’s Rakhine state towards the end of …
Kochi: Balochistan’s announcement of freedom has unnerved China which has invested billions of dollars in the Gwadar Port and major mining ventures part of the CPEC projects.A purported letter issued in the name of the “Republic of Balochistan” has gone viral with global attention shifting to Pakistan’s restive southwestern province.The reports claim that Baloch separatists …
Kochi: Argentina entered the finals of the FIFA World Cup beating England in a dramatic semi-finals in Atlanta to lock horns with Spain in the finals on Sunday.Argentina shattered England’s dreams of reaching the finals after a gap of 61 years in 1966.England went up in the match by shootingthe first goal by Anthony Gordon …
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Kochi: Kerala High Court on Wednesday restrained the State Waqf Board from taking any major decisions until the controversy regarding its present constitution is resolved. A Division Bench observed that the Board is not constituted in accordance with Section 14 of the Unified Waqf Management, LiveLaw.in reported. Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act 1995 due to …
Kochi: Not knowing the difficulties of power cuts for about ten years during the Left front government, the people have started getting the pinch of power cuts which are back with Congress-led front coming back to power in Kerala.Blaming it on low rainfall and El Nino effect, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has announced …
Kochi: Spain entered the FIFA World Cup final beating France with a convincing semi-final victory at Dallas Stadium.Luis de la Fuente led Spain qualified for the final due the fascinating goals by Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro.Oyarzabal opened the scoring from the penalty spot midway through the first half following a lapse from France left-back …
Kochi: NASA astronaut Anil Menon of Indian roots has embarked on a space mission of eight-months to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with two Russian cosmonauts.The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted-off at 8:17 pm on Tuesday and is expected to dock at the orbital lab after a little over …
Kochi: Kerala DGP Ravada A Chandrasekhar has sought clarifications on the SIT report on brutality by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security guards against Youth Congress workers in 2023 at Alappuzha.There are reports that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has evidence against ADGP M R Ajith Kumar for falsifying records and suppression of action against …
Kochi: Iran attacked on Tuesday two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one Indian mariner and wounding nine others, two of them seriously, media reports quoting United Arab Emirates’ Defence Ministry said.The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mohammad Javad Hosseini, of the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi and …
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Kochi: Incarcerated BJP leader R Sugathan on Tuesday took oath of office as councillor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation inside the Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur as per High Court of Kerala’s direction.Sugathan who is under preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), took oath insidethe prison library hall at 11 a.m.Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V …
Kochi: The US is reinstating its blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, beginning “immediately”, the US President Donald Trump said.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through Hormuz for the cost of “safety and security” , BBC reported.He said the …
Kochi: Former Kerala Minister K T Jaleel was booked by Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for allegedly humiliating schoolchildren during a programme in Mannarkkad in Palakkad.The Commission registered a suo motu case against the former MLA based on video clippings of Jaleel showed him allegedly punishing a child during the event on …
Kochi: High Court of Kerala on Monday permitted BJP Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor R Sugathan to take oath of office inside the Viyyur Central Prison where he is held under preventive detention.The oath will be administered by V V Rajesh, Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation at 11 a.m on Tuesday.The court allowed accredited mediapersons to cover the ceremony …
Kochi: A court on Monday convicted Chenthamara, 61, for murdering his neighbour Sudhakaran and mother Lakshmi in Palakkad on January 27, 2025.The Additional District and Sessions Court-IV, Palakkad will pronounce the sentence on July 15.Chenthamara killed the two while on bail while serving double life imprisonment for killing Sudhakaran’s wife Sajitha in August, 31 2019, …
Kochi: A massive blaze in a bar in Bangkok late on Sunday killed 27 people and left eight critically injured.The blaze started near the stage of the bar and then spread rapidly engulfing the room with smoke in Chatuchak district, BBC reported.Firefighters arrived after midnight and quickly extinguished the fire.They found the bodies of most …
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more accused in the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in 2022.Those arrested were Naushad, 32, of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada and Abdul Nasir (41) of Somwarpet in Kodagu district, media reports said.The total number of accused arrested in the Nettaru murder case …
