Kochi: India defeated South Africa by seven wickets to level the 3 match ODI series 1-1 at Ranchi today. South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. They made a strong 278 for 7 with R Hendricks hitting 74 and A Markram 79. Mohammad Siraj was the most successful bowler for India taking three …
Kochi: The country has witnessed perhaps the biggest narcotics seizure worth Rs 1,978 crore in Mumbai, media reports said. Drugs worth Rs 502 crore were seized soon after narcotics worth Rs 1,476 crore were seized the other day from a consignment of fruits imported allegedly by Vijin Varghese, Managing Director, Yammito International Foods. Vijin of …
Kochi: Taking Suo Motu case over the bus mishap claiming 9 lives at Vadakkencherry, the Kerala High Court today directed the Road SafetyCommissioner and Transport Commissioner to appear before the court tomorrow. The court allowed them to appear online if they were not in position to present physically. The court said the accident was terrorising …
Kochi: A former police officer killed 34 people and wounded 12 with a gun and knife in at a daycare centre in Thailand. The accused identified as Panya Kamrab, fled the scene in a pickup truck after committing the crime. The accused ended his life after killing his family in Nong Bua Lamphu province after …
Kochi: A daring effort of a Kerala youtuber Shihab Chottur, 31, to attain the rare feat to reach Mecca on foot, walking 8,640 kms in February, 2023, has suffered a setback as Pakistan has reportedly refused visa even as Shihab has taken the matter lightly without blaming Pakistan. Punjab Shahi Imam Mohammad Usman Rehmani Ludhianvi …
Kochi: Nine people including five school students were killed when a tourist bus collided with a KSRTC bus and rolled over at Wadakkancherry on the national highway in Palakkad on Wednesday night. The tourist carrying 42 students and five teachers of Baselios Vidyanikethan School in Mulanthuruthy in Ernakulam in Kerala was on a sight-seeing trip …
Kochi: The CBI has summoned Kerala Chief Minister’s former Principal Secretary M Sivasankar to appear before it in connection with the Life Mission housing scam tomorrow. The central agency has directed him to appear before it at its Kochi office at 10.30 am. This is the first time CBI is summoning him in the case …
Kochi: An event organised to express solidarity with the incarcerated journalist Siddique Kappan in Kozhikode today was cancelled as per police direction, media reports said. The function was cancelled after the police got reports of a possible clash and suggested the organisers suspend the seminar planned at Kozhikode town hall. M K Raghavan, MP, of …
Kochi: Elon Musk has finally decided to proceed with his plan to buy Twitter which had sued him for backing out of the deal to acquire the social media platform. Musk has agreed to pay the remuneration for acquiring Twitter just before the matter was to be heard in court. In a letter to the …
Kochi: South Africa won the third T-20 by 49 runs at Indore tonight to wind up the series losing to India 1-2. India won the toss and sent in South Africa to bat first and amassed a total of 227 for three. Rossouw hit a century and Q de Kock 68. India’s bowlers failed terribly. Deepak …
Kochi: Election of Congress chief has fuelled factionalism in the party in Kerala where the Congress chief K Sudhakaran’s open support for Mallikarjun Kharge has disturbed Shashi Tharoor, MP. Sudhakaran’s stand has annoyed Tharoor’s supporters who are all set to start their campaign in the state. Tharoor had been taking all criticisms in right spirit, …
Kochi: Senior CPM leader and former CPM Kerala state secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was cremated with full State honour at Payyambalam beach in Thalasserry in Kannur district in North Kerala today. The 69-year-old Balakrishnan, who was battling with cancer, passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on October 1. The body was kept at his …
Kochi: India clinched the T20 series against South Africa 2-0 beating the Proteas by 16 runs in the at the Barsapara stadium in Guwahati on Sunday. The visitors won the toss and sent India to bat first. India openers played a responsible innings and laid a strong foundation to make the job easy for the …
Kochi: Senior CPM leader, former CPM state secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, 69, passed away in Chennai tonight, media reports said. Kodiyeri, who was a CPM politburo member, was undergoing treatment for cancer at a private hospital in Chennai, the reports said.He was taken to Chennai on August 29 after his health deteriorated. Born on November 16, 1953, …
Kochi: The 137-year-old Congress is all set to elect a new chief after a gap of about a quarter century during which Sonia Gandhi remained at the helm setting a new record of being the longest serving party president for about a quarter century. The last election was held on January 3, 1997 when Sitaram …
Kochi: The Madras High Court today upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to ban RSS march on Gandhi Jayanthi day on October 2, but ruled that the march could be held on November 6. Admitting the State government’s plea that the march might trigger communal clashes in the backdrop of ban on PFI and arrest …
Kochi: A Thiruvananthapuram court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of the KSRTC workers who allegedly bashed a person who went to renew his daughter’s concession ticket. Rejecting the plea of the five accused, the Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court said it would send a wrong message across the society. The prosecution argued that the accused who …
Kochi: A ban on the proposed RSS march on Gandhi Jayanti day across Tamil Nadu by the state government overlooking court permission is likely to help the Sangh Parivar. The government issuing the ban ignoring the Madras High Court’s permission will arm the BJP and similar outfits to take full advantage of the situation through …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister’s former principal secretary M Sivasankar has been made sixth accused in the Dollar smuggling case. An amount of Rs 1 crore seized from the locker of another accused Swapna Suresh was the bribe money received by Sivasankar in the Life Mission housing scam, the chargesheet filed by the Customs said. Swapna …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has directed those arrested for unleashing violence and causing destruction during the illegal hartal to pay Rs 5.20 crore to getting bails. The court ruled that the amount should be paid in two weeks failing which the amount be recovered by attaching the properties of the accused, media reports said. The …
