Kochi:Congress’ decision on Thursday to go slow on ED’s letter to Police to book former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a bribery case exposed fear in the ruling party over the fate of some of its leaders and allies who are facing charges similar to Pinarayi.Speaking after the State party discussed the issue, Congress …
Kochi: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.Jinping, who had last visited India in 2019, is expected to meet for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the summit in New Delhi.A large delegation will be accompanied by Xi including Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang …
Kochi: The Iran war is unlikely to end until after November’s midterm elections and oil prices will not fall until then, US President Donald Trump has said.Speaking while going to Texas for the party’s first-ever midterm election convention, he said that short-term economic pain was worth it to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, BBC …
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Kochi: US ally Jordan on Wednesday claimed it intercepted 18 Iranian missiles as Iran had targeted U.S. assets in the region in retaliation for American attacks on its oil tankers, media reports said. The U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had on Tuesday destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to recent attempts to attack …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday blasted media persons when they questioned him on ED’s move to book him in for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs. 3.28 crore.The media approached Pinarayi during a brief stopover at PWD guest house at Chengannur to visit the washroom while traveling from Thiruvananthapuram to Kottayam.Visibly …
Kochi: The Kerala government will take legal advice in dealing with the issue of registering FIR against Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vjayan of CPM in the bribery case as wanted by the Directorate of Enforcement, Chief Minister V D Satheesan said.Addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Satheesan said the matter needed to be considered …
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Kochi: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking to quash the summons issued to him in 2019 for allegedly in a defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A single bench of the court rejected Rahul’s challenging the ruling of a magistrate court’s order.The High Court repeated its …
Kochi: Once known for having surplus power, Congress-led government in Kerala is facing huge electricity deficit leading to power outage between 6 pm and midnight on September 7.This has put the Congress-led UDF in huge embarrassment within three months after coming to power after defeating Left government which ruled for a decade without any power …
Kochi: The ED has demanded booking former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM, daughter Veena, her husband Mohammed Riyas, MLA, for Money laundering and bribery including Rs. 3.28 crore allegedly obtained by Vijayan.A report submitted by the ED to DGP cited proof quoting former CMRL CFO P Suresh’s admission of paying a bribe of Rs …
Kochi: State-run oil marketing companies were on Monday directed by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to uniformly implement a 25-day inter-refill booking interval for domestic LPG consumers across both urban and rural areas.In a letter dated September 7, the Ministry directed Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum …
Kochi: V B Binu was elected president of the 144 year old Kottayam Public Library and chairman of Children’s Library.Following the demise of Abraham Ittycheria, the Governing body of the library on Monday elected Binu who was earlier the Vice president.Oommen C Vengal was elected vice president unanimously.Binu is a senior lawyer of Kottayam Bar.He …
Kochi: The toll in the building collapse in Delhi went upto seven while 11 people have been rescued from the debris of the 5-storey building in South West Delhi The 50 year old building, housing boys’ paying guest accommodation near Delhi University’s South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 p.m. on Sunday. Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, …
Kochi: Closure of trade routes to Pakistan has led to Islamabad losing $1.5 billion annually triggering large scale unemployment in Pakistan. Agriculture, poultry industry and exports are the major sectors affected by Pakistan which has also closed its routes to Kabul who have also hit.Closure of the Torkham and Chaman crossings over the past 10 to …
Kochi: A five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday killing one and critically injuring two others.Four patients from the building collapse were being treated at AIIMS.Renovation work and basement excavation nearby is suspected to have weakened the building, sources said.The NDRF team has also reached and rescue and relief operations are underway.Photo: …
Kochi: Egyptian television presenter 39-year-old Sarah Khalifa was among 12 others sentenced to death under narcotics charges by a court in Egypt.Nine fellow defendants have been sentenced to life imprisonment, while seven have been acquitted.Those convicted were part of a criminal gang engaged in importing ingredients used to make drugs for sale, BBC reported.Khalifa has …
Kochi: Kerala Police’s inaction against law breakers has given free hand to a criminal private bus worker to stop a car and abuse the occupants in Kochi the other day.Mohammed Ansar who was arrested for waylaying the car in the heart of the city in Kaloor on August 9 attacked Police while trying to arrest …
Kochi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) has cautioned that Pakistanwill remain a significant security concern and a potential threat in the foreseeable future.Islamabad’s defence pacts can make Pakistan overconfident to make miscalculations again, Chauhan (retd) said delivering the GB Pant memorial lecture on ‘Threats and Challenges to India’s Security’, in New Delhi …
Kochi: A Pakistani national affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was neutralized by Jammu & Kashmir Police on Saturday during Operation Ashdar.The terrorist identified as Yasir was neutralized in an exchange of fire between suspected terrorists and the troops in Ashdar Gali of Budgam area bases on intelligence input, media reports said. In a post on X, …
Kochi:Eight students of an engineering college were killed when a car collided with a stationary cargo lorry at Kaipamangalam on NH 66 in Thrissur late last night.The lorry was said to be parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam near here.All the victims died on the spot. The deceased were identified as Vishwanath of …
Kochi: HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s book, Belonging: A Journey of Love, on November 10, 2026.This was stated by the new publisher on Friday after Penguin Random House India decided not to publish the book over what it called a “particular issue”.HarperCollins India announced that the “surprising, richly told memoir seamlessly weaves …
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