Kochi: Popular Front of India (PFI) has called a hartal from dawn to dusk in Kerala protesting against national wide raids and arrest of PFIleaders across the country by central agencies and police. At least 100 leaders of the Islamic outfit were reportedly arrested during the raid carried out by NIA, ED and police of …
Kochi: Despite Prime Minister’s tall promises of making railways competitive, trains services in Thiruvananthapuram division are operated in inefficient manner. The Tirunelveli-Palakkad Palaruvi Express (16791) was running 40 minutes late on September 21. The train started from Tirunelveli on time and arrived at Kollam Junction on time at 04.15 am.The ghost of lethargy gripped the …
Kochi: In an embarrassment to the Congress, Veer Savarkar’s picture appeared in the flex board erected in connection with the Bharat Jodo yatra led by Party leader Rahul Gandhiat Athani near Aluva near Kochi in Kerala. As the matter surfaced, the state Congress swung into action and replaced the image with that of Mahatma Gandhi …
Kochi: Australia beat India by four wickets in 19.2 overs in the first of the three T-20 matches at Mohali today. Winning the toss, Australia put India into bat with the host making a brilliant 208 losing six wickets. Hardik Pandya hit a glorious 71 not out and K L Rahul 55. Surya Kumar made …
Kochi: Four employees of the debt-ridden Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) were suspended for assaulting a person who had visited the bus stand with his daughter to renew her concession in Thiruvananthapuram today.Police have also registered case against the accused. Aryanad unit station master A Mohammad Sharief, duty guard of Kattakada depot S R …
Kochi: The SNC Lavalin case has been postponed to another day as the three-member constitutional bench headed by the Chief Justice could not consider the case as it was preoccupied with another important case today. The case was fifth in the list of the cases to be considered. The bench headed by the Chief Justice …
Kochi: Over two lakh people in Kerala are suffering from Alzheimers out of the 5.3 million people affected by it in the country. Situation is grim in Kerala where the number of elderly people is higher compared to the other states, Senju Joseph, Director, Best Dementia Care told thenewsskerala.com. More than 16 percent of the …
Kochi: Differences have surfaced in the crisis ridden Congress over the candidature of party presidentship with two senior MPs in Kerala opposing the nomination of Shashi Tharoor, media reports said. Kodikunnil Suresh, MP, said that it was Tharoor’s unilateral decision to contest, the reports said. While K Muralidharan, MP, said those who had allegiance with …
Kochi: Mata Amritanandamayi Devi’s mother Damayanti amma passed away at Amritapuri today, media reports said. She was 97 and was suffering from age related ailments, reports said. Her husband Sugunanda pre deceased her. Kasturi Bai, late Subhagan, Sugunamma, Sajini, Suresh Kumar, Sateesh Kumar, Sudheer Kumar are her other children, reports said. Rishikesh, Shaji, Rajini, Geeta, …
Kochi: In a major relief for former premier Imran Khan, a High Court in Pakistan has absolved him from Anti terrorism charges for allegedly making remarks against cops and the female judge. The division bench of the Islamabad High Court directed to drop charges against Khan as his remarks would not attract provisions of Anti …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of making intervention seeking extension of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor. Addressing reporters at Thiruvananthapuram, Khan said Pinarayi wrote three letters and visited in person to recommend for his candidature. The Advocate General was sent to give legal advice in support of Pinarayi with the …
Kochi: Karnataka today rejected all the three rail projects suggested by Kerala citing environmental reasons. The Kanhangad-Kaniyur and Thalassery-Mangaluru railway projects were rejected as they were not beneficial to Karnataka and also they would cause harm to ecology, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters in Bengaluru after his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister. Kerala …
Kochi: Kerala is witnessing an unprecedented political crises following the Governor Arif Mohammad Khan falling out with the Left government on different issues including his security. The state is looking forward to know more about the letters the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had written to the Governor who is going to bring them before public …
Kochi: Auto driver Anoop, 30, won the Rs 25 crore bumper promoted by Kerala government in connection with the Onam festival. Anoop bought the lottery last night from Bhagavati Lottery Agency, Pazhavangadi, run by his relative. A native of Sreevaraham in Thiruvananthapuram, Anoop will get Rs 15.75 crore after all deductions. Anoop was planning to go …
Kochi: A total of 1,200 gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sold to the public through e-auction in connection with his 72nd birthday, media reports said. The Ministry of Culture began the auction through web portal http://pmmementos.gov.in on Saturday and will conclude on October 2, the reports said. A statue of Lord Ganesha, …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan tonight met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Thrissur on Saturday. They held parleys for about thirty minutes in the house of an RSS activist in Thrissur. The Governor left after the discussion. The meeting assumes significance as the Governor and the Chief Minister are engaged in a fierce war …
Kochi: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chief Mukesh Ambani offered prayers at Sree Krishna Temple at Guruvayur near Thrissur today, media reports said. Ambani, who reached the temple at about 5 PM pm, offered Rs 1.51 crores as offering to the temple. Mukesh was accompanied by his younger son Anant’s finance Radhika Merchant, RIL director Manoj …
Kochi: Endangered Asiatic cheetahs are back in India after a gap of seven decades from 1952 when they were declared extinct. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released three of the eight big cats imported from Namibia in Africa into Kuno National Park near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh coinciding with his 72nd birthday today, media reports said. …
Kochi: Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) floated by former Congress Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will merge with the BJP on September 19 in Delhi. He and a few MLAs will join the party in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda. Singh had recently met the Prime minister and Home Minister. Capt Singh had …
Kochi: One of the greatest tennis players, Roger Federer, 41, is quitting professional tennis following fitness problems and a series of surgical interventions. He will quit top-level tennis after the Laver cup in London this month, media reports said.He has won 20 Grand Slam titles and number one in five seasons. He has not played …
