Kochi: A Thiruvananthapuram City Court granted conditional anticipatory bail torape accused Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly. The Additional Sessions Court directed Eldhose to appear before the investigation team before October 22. The court warned him against making any attempts to influence the case by persuading or threatening the complainant or witnesses. The accused argued that the …
Kochi: Veteran Communist VS celebrated his 99th birthday today. Born on 20th October 1923, the former Chief Minister Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan entered politics through Trade Union activities and joined CPI in 1940. Achuthanandan, who was incarcerated for over five years and later was underground for more than four years, is one of the surviving leaders …
Kochi: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjunn Kharge became supremo of the party polling 7,89 votes beating his rival Shashi Tharoor who managed to get over 1000 votes triggering a debate over drain of votes. Kharge, who becomes first president from a non Gandhi family in 24 years, was an unannounced party nominee who polled over 84 …
Kochi: Shehan Karunatilaka of Sri Lanka won the Booker Prize 2022 for authoring The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Receiving the trophy for the 50,000 pounds prize (Rs 46.62 lakh) from Queen Consort Camilla in London, he thanked his countrymen for their support. The satirical book on Sri Lanka dwells about a dead war photographer. …
Kochi: Taking exemption to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan’s alleged threat to sack ministers, the CPM PolitBuro has sought President’s intervention in the matter. In a resolution, the party said that the Governor has no power to sack ministers and urged the President to stop the Governor from making anti constitutional statements. With regard to …
Kochi: The NIA court has sent five leaders of the banned Popular Front of India to three days custodial interrogation. Karamana Ashraf Moulavi, Abdul Sattar, Yahya Koya Thangal, K Mohammad Ali and C T Sulaiman are those sent to NIA custody. The investigating team prayed for their custody based on the information seized from their …
Kochi: Outstanding bowling by Mohammad Shami helped India bounce back to beat Australia by six runs despite unfavourable conditions in the warm-up match for T20 World Cup at Gabba in Brisbane in Australia today. Despite losing the toss and asking to bat first, India scored 186 for 7. K L Rahul made 57 in 33 balls …
Kochi: Asian champions Sri Lanka were shocked by the young Namibia by crushing the islanders by 55 runs in the opening match of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia today. Despite losing the toss and being forced to bat first, Namibia played splendidly and did not show any fear or lack of confidence before …
Kochi: Rape accused Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly has gone underground after he was booked under different charges even as the CPM is keeping mum to let the matter rot further. The party feels that the more the MLA delays to quit, the better it would be for the left government. The CPM state Secretariat discussed …
Kochi: A police officer has been found guilty of delaying action against a Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly in a physical and mental abuse case filed by a woman who was his acquaintance. A departmental enquiry conducted against the Kovalam police station SHO found that he tried to persuade the complainant to withdraw the complaint by …
Kochi: Kerala boasts of having the first elected communist government in Asia in 1957 when E M S Namboodiripad formed a Left government after the formation of the state. It is irrefutable that the state is blessed to have selfless leaders like EMS, A K Gopalan, K R Gouri, T V Thomas, P K Vasudevan …
Kochi: The Supreme Court today gave a split verdict on the issue of ban imposed on Hijab by educational institutions in Karnataka which was upheld by the High Court. In his verdict, Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the Karnataka High Court ruling banning all religious dresses, while Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia opposed it. The matter would now …
Kochi: In a major relief to train passengers in North Kerala, unreserved tickets are availablei n seconds without standing in queues. As part of digitalisation of Indian Railways, Palakkad division has introduced a QR code facility for the passengers who are in a hurry to buy tickets without wasting their time standing in queues. This …
Kochi: India sealed the ODI series against South Africa 2-1 by beating the visitors by seven wickets in the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi today. Winning the toss, India sent in South Africa to bat first and got the desired result by crushing South Africa by bundling out them for 99 in 27.1 overs. …
Kochi: Congress leader Eldhose Kunnappilly, MLA, in Kerala has been booked under non bailable charges after a woman levelled allegations of physical and mental abuse against him. The woman, who was his acquaintance, accused Eldhose of taking her to Kovalam on September 14 and assaulting her after an argument broke out between them and Eldhose …
Kochi: Two women fell victims to human sacrifice carried out by a husband and wife in pursuit of prosperity and happiness in their family near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, media reports said. Padma of Ponnurunni and Roseline of Kalady were lured by an agent Mohammad Shafi (alias) Shihab of Perumbavur and taken to …
Kochi: It is Big B’s birthday today. The evergreen actor Amitabh Bachchan, who turns 80, is as active and enthusiastic as he was while working in his maiden hit film Zanjeer. His decision to quit a petty job in Calcutta to try his luck in films was the turning point in his life. It all …
Kochi: A vegan crocodile, believed to be around 75 years, was found dead in the Anantha Pura Lake temple pond in Manjeshwaram taluk in Kasaragod on Sunday. People offered food to fulfill their wishes after the morning and afternoon pujas at the temple dedicated to Sri Padmanabha Swamy, media reports said. There is a common …
Kochi: Diplomatic baggage gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh has claimed that Kerala Chief Minister’s former Principal Secretary M Sivasankaran and an accused in some cases had married her in a temple in Chennai. She claimed that he tied mangalsutra, a necklace around her neck and applied Sindoor, a red powder on the hairline, marking the …
Kochi: Samajwadi party founder and three time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, 82, passed away in a private hospital in Gurgaon today, media reports said. Born on November 22, 1939, Yadav was on life saving drugs. The demise of the three-time Chief Minister was announced by his son and former Chief Minister, Akhilesh …
