Kochi: The Congress-ruled Kochi Corporation on Wednesday ordered get rid off BJP installed billboards welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.Modi is in Kochi to attend different functions and kick-starting of poll preparations in Left front ruled Kerala where elections are going to be held by May, The Hindu reported.Justifying the decision, Mayor V K …
Kochi: A total of 47 winners of Civil Service examination were honoured by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.All of them were the products of Kerala State Civil Service Academy which was set up in 2005 to hone young talents.He praised the academy’s performance and the state is working towards improving its …
Kochi: The International Cricket Council penalised Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand at Ahmedabad on Sunday.Singh was fined 15% of his match fee and got one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct by flinging the ball at Darryl …
Kochi: Metroman E Sreedharan exhorted Kerala and the Union to take interest in taking forward the proposed high-speed rail corridor between Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur, the Hindu reported.Launching a public awareness campaign at Malappuram on Monday, he said the Centre has neither endorsed nor rejected the proposal.Sreedharan said he would continue campaigns to raise awareness about …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the war against Iran would “end soon” even as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran contested Trump’s statement saying the IRGC will “determine the end of the war”.Warning Iran against trying “anything cute”, Trump told a news conference in Florida that the US would …
Kochi: Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar’s wife Bindu Menon has accused Ganesh of involvement in immoral activities in their house, Asianet News reported.Bindu claimed she has got evidence to prove her claim.Bindu accused Ganesh’s personal staff of misbehaving with her and the police not taking any action.She alleged that the minister’s staff tried …
Kochi: Before falling victim to the US attack, a sailor had told his father the commander of the sunken Iranian ship had ignored warnings issued by the US before hitting IRIS Dena on the morning of March 4 in the Indian Ocean.The deceased sailor told his father minutes before the frigate was struck by a …
Kochi: Host India created history by lifting the T20 World Cup three times and making the highest total of 255 losing 5 wickets beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the finals at the Narendra Modi Stadium at Ahmedabad on Sunday.India won for first time in 2007 led by M S Dhoni, in 2024 by …
Kochi: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect was acquitted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case of 2002 on Saturday, media reports said.A division bench overturned the verdict of a special CBI court in Panchkula in January 2019.The journalist was shot …
Kochi: Iran has sought apologies from neighbouring countries for attacks carried out by Tehran during its war with Israel and the United States.In his apology, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said “I must apologise on my own behalf and on behalf of Iran to the neighbouring countries that were attacked by Iran. “The interim leadership council …
Kochi: The Sri Lankan government is under pressure from the United States to detain the survivors of the sunk Iranian warship IRIS Dena and occupants of the second vessel IRIS Booshehr which docked Sri Lanka port the other day, the Hindu reported.A US submarine fired a torpedo to sink the IRIS Dena in the Indian …
Kochi: An Iranian warship IRIS Lavan docked at the southern port of Kochi in India based on a request from Tehran, media reports said.The 183-member crew has been accommodated at naval facilities, reports quoting government officials said on Friday.An Iranian frigate was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine near the coast of Sri Lanka …
Kochi: President Donald Trump said there will be no diplomatic negotiations with Iran until it agrees to an “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” media reports said. “… After that… we will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink… making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!),” Trump posted.Trump urged …
Kochi: Israel targeted “regime infrastructure” in Tehran, BBC quoted Military sources.It has also been attacking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in the armed group’s strongholds in Beirut. The IDF chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, said that the initial “surprise strike phase” had involved establishing “air superiority” and attacking ballistic missile sites, media reports said.He said there would be …
Kochi: India can buy Russian oil currently stranded at sea on a short term basis after the US Treasury Department temporarily eased sanctions, BBC reported.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the permission is for 30 days to allow oil to keep flowing in the global market.It will also help “alleviate pressure caused by Iran’s attempt to …
Kochi: Hats off to opener Sanju Samson who hit spectacular 89 to help India enter the finals of T20 World Cup beating England by seven runs at Mumbai on Thursday.Put into bat first, India made 253 for 7.For England , Jacks Rashid took two wickets each while Archer claimed one.Chasing a winning total of 253, …
Kochi: India has condoled the death of its Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, media reports said.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the Iran ambassador in New Delhi on Thursday and signed the condolence book.Khamenei died in US-Israel air strikes in Tehran on Sunday.India’s reaction comes shortly after Iran declared that it would open the Strait …
Kochi: In a major win, President Donald Trump has got the Senate’s backing in a US led attack against Iran for unregulated nuclear enrichment by Tehran, BBC reported.A bipartisan resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran has failed in the US Senate, as the strikes continue.The war powers measure …
Kochi: Assembly election in Kerala seems to be going to happen in a different mode and not like the past when it was LDF vs UDF.The emergence of a front comprising disgruntled CPM leaders in Palakkad is an indication towards this.Rebel CPM leader P K Shashiannouncing his plans to fight from Ottapalam with Congress support …
Kochi: Congress leader Imran Masood condoled the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by calling on Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, the India-based representative of Khamenei, The Hindu reported.Imran Masood, MP, described the death ofKhamenei as a “sad event”.Iran has stood with India and the two countries shared historical relations for centuries.“He was an …
