Kochi: Indian women lifted the hockey gold cup beating Olympic runners-up China 1-0 in the finals of the Asian Games after a wait of 44 years in Japan Friday.Lalremsiami struck the decisive goal in the 10th-minute helping India get a direct entry to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.India last won the gold at the Asian …
Kochi: Flydubai Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchha, who was attacked by his co-pilot of Oman in the Dubai-Tel Aviv aircraft in an alleged bid to take control of the aircraft, said he opened the cockpit to save 182 passengers on Wednesday.Smit Machchhar said as he was lying on the ground injured and was still being …
Kochi: All is not well in Congress in Kerala where senior Congress leader Adoor Prakash, MP, is stuck to his criticism of Chief Minister V D Satheesan of Congress-led front.Whatever he had said against Satheesan was based on his own experience and not under the guidance of anyone, Prakash told reporters.The Congress led front has …
Kochi: Differences in groupism-ridden Congress have surfaced in Kerala with senior party leader Adoor Prakash, MP, on Thursday flaying Chief Minister V D Satheesan openly for not informing him about key decisions of the government.Prakash, who is the Convenor of the Congress-led front, accused Satheesan of “keeping Prakash in the dark about important government decisions.”Addressing a …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Flydubai Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar who fought off an apparent hijack attempt on Flydubai. Modi said described Captain Smit as a “her”. India is proud of him, Modi posted on X.The pilot and passengers foiled attempt by the accused pilot who attacked Capt Smit in a bid …
Kochi: A woman was abducted and raped by a two of the five criminals hired by the wife of a person with whom the raped woman had eloped from Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu.The victim and her lover were staying in a room in a lodge at Thrissur from where the criminals had abducted the victim …
Kochi: A total of 150 passengers, most of them jews, and crew of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv escaped a possible accident after a pilot was stabbed on Wednesday.The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the attack, Israeli officials have told local media.The Flydubai plane signalled emergency two hours after it took …
Kochi: The Kerala Police have rejected jailed Reporter Channel promoter Anto Augustine plea seeking a date after October 5 to appear for questioning in connection with allegedly abusing Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan.The Police had summoned him to appear on September 28 when Anto failed to appear, Asianet news reported.Reporter Broadcasting Company managing director Anto …
Kochi: Kerala Vigilance department has prepared a list of 1,600 corrupt officials in different departments of the state government as part of project zero.The Vigilance Department is keeping surveillance on 250 staff who are under its red category, Vigilance Director Manoj Abraham told Asianet news.The majority of the suspected corrupt officials are in the Revenue …
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Kochi: The Indian Army on Wednesday eliminated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Hashim Moosa who was a key associate of slain LeT commander Sulaiman Shah who was involved in the Pahalgam attack in October 2024 that claimed 25 innocent lives.The suspect, a Pakistan-based LeT terrorist, identified as Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, was neutralised in an encounter …
Kochi: Release of five British youth arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism on bail has irritated US President Donald Trump.The British youths who are suspects in the alleged RAF Fairford terror attack plot in Gloucestershire were released on bail for insufficient terror materials seized from them, media reports said.The Counter-terror police said that …
Kochi: Senior RSS pracharak and veteran cultural activist M A Krishnan, 97, passed away here on Tuesday. He was born in 1929 in Ivarkala village of Kollam. Widely associated with the development of several cultures, he also conceived and guided initiatives such as Amritabharathi, Bala Samskara Kendram, Bala Sahithi Prakashan, International Sri Krishna Kendram and …
Kochi: Kerala has informed the High Court of Kerala that an FIR cannot be registered against Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vjayan, son-in-law Mohammed Riyas, MLA, in alleged money laundering case without an investigation.The government made its position in response of a notice served by the court while hearing a petition filed by a lawyer expressing concern …
Kochi Eight tourists from Kozhikode were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of St. Anne’s Church at Pallivasal near Munnar in Idukki, media reports said. Four tourists scaled the holy cross and captured photos of the surroundings which were posted on social media, while four others, including a juvenile, took pictures and shared them on …
Kochi: Kerala government is planning to dissolve Waqf Board as many of its members were legally not qualified to occupy their posts. The rulings of the Supreme Court and High Court of Kerala imposing restrictions on its members have led the government to wind up the Board.The government is planning to issue notification to dismiss …
Kochi: The bank strike called for three days from Monday has been called off by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU).The UFBU deferred the strike following a last minute meeting with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), India Today reported. A joint committee of the IBA and UFBU will be set up to look into the …
Kochi: A suspected Pakistani group”Team Blackleets”, on Sunday hacked the official website of the General Administration Department of the Keralam government.The website was hacked in the morning, and a Pakistani flag was posted on it, media reports said.A message hailing Pakistan was found posted on the website.”We are Pakistani hackers. Every day, many websites have …
Kochi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday rejected allegations that the ECI was divided on matters related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The decision on revision of electoral rolls was taken with the “unanimous approval” of all three commissioners, the ECI said in a statement after a meeting of the Chief Election …
Kochi: Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi there is no constitutional basisfor Opposition’s proposed move to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.Disagreements within the three-member Election Commission (EC) are actually a healthy sign of democratic decision-making, Rohatgi told NDTV’s Shiv Aroor in an exclusive interview.The Indian Express had reported that the two Election Commissioners sent …
Kochi: Iran has made a new offer to the United States to find a final resolution to the nearly seven-month-long war.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Washington that the offer is towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting broader talks to end the conflict.“We have introduced a plan to the United States …
