Kochi: Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, who slammed his Islamic State flag bearing rented vehicle into the New Year celebration at New Orleans killing 15 people has been identified as a U.S. Army veteran, media reports said.Jabbar drove the pickup truck steering around a police blockade and slammed into revelers. He got out of the vehicle …
Kochi: Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Tuesday expressed regret over the violence in the state and tendered apology for ethnic unrest that erupted on May 3, media reports said.Addressing a press conference, he said “This entire year has been very unfortunate… Many people lost their loved ones. Many people left their homes. I feel …
Kochi: Railways in Kerala are not addressing the problems of the public who are fleeced by the porters and booking staff while visiting different stations in Kerala for sending parcels, the affected public said.There is no system through which a common man could send cargo hasslefree without undergoing alleged harassment from parcel booking staff and …
Kochi: Congress leader Uma Thomas, MLA, was seriously injured after tripping down during an event in Kochi on Sunday, media reports said.She was rushed to a hospital where she is currently on a ventilator, hospital authorities said.She sustained head and lung injuries, with signs of blood clots. Further investigation is on by the doctors who …
Kochi: Torching of effigy (pappanji) in Fort Kochi parade ground and New Year rally have been cancelled in view of the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh of Congress.These are the programmes directly organised by the Cochin Carnival committee.However, the torching of pappanji organised by Galla de Fort Kochi at Veli ground about two …
Kochi: A CBI Special Court on Saturday convicted 14 persons including former Uduma MLA K V Kunjuraman of CPM in the killing of two youth Congress leaders in Periya in 2019, media reports said.Six of the convicted were important CPM leaders. The court acquitted 10 accused as the prosecution failed to prove their complicity in …
Kochi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 92, of Congress died last night in a hospital in New Delhi, reports said.He was admitted to the hospital following health complications.Singh was the 13th Prime Minister and remained in the post from 2004 to 2014. He was the architect of taking the country through the paths of globalisation …
Kochi: Congress in Karnataka would have won women’s support through its free travel scheme for the women in government buses, but it has lost the support of those who have become victims of the scheme despite paying full fare.The Shakti scheme has encouraged a large number of women to make unproductive trips at the cost …
Kochi: Railway passengers continue to face torture in booking tickets through IRCTC on Thursday after Christmas holidays due to a massive outage, tweets posted by public said.Tweets addressed to the Prime Minister, Railway Minister among others flayed the BJP government’s inability to provide a user-friendly flawless app.The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), launched …
Kochi: Malayalam screenplay writer, director, journalist, M T Vasudevan Nair (MT), 91, passed away at a private hospital tonight, reports said.MT, who was in the hospital for the last 11 days due to health issues, suffered heart and kidney problems leading to his death.MT started his career as a sub editor in Malayalam publication Mathrubhum …
Kochi: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will be the new Governor of Kerala in place of Arif Mohammad Khan who has been shifted to Bihar, media reports said.Arlekar, 70, is the 23rd Governor of Kerala. He has been the Governor of Bihar and Himachal Pradesh. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa and a …
Kochi: Two crew members of caravan were found dead inside the caravan at Karimbana Palam near Vadakara in Kozhikode district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Manoj, the driver and Joyal, the cleaner of the vehicle which lay idle at the site from Sunday.The vehicle is owned by a Malappuram native. They were returning to …
Kochi: Noted film personality Shyam Benegal, 90, passed away on Monday, media reports said.Benegal redefined film direction, screenwriting and documentary filmmaking among others in his own way.He had received several awards including 18 National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan among others.Benegal started his career …
Kochi: Indians were the second largest group to gain US citizenshipduring November 2023 and October 2024, media reports said.A total of 49,700 Indians were naturalised making up 6.1% of new citizenship granted by the US, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) department said.Mexico with 13.1% stood ahead of India .Naturalisation is the process to …
Kochi: The arrest of terror suspects in West Bengal on Sunda has armed the BJP to accuse the Trinamool Congress of failing to maintain Law and Order in the state, media reports said.Javed Munshi, the alleged operative, of the Tehreek-e-Mujahideen was arrested in a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the West …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Municipal chairperson Sabina Bijnu inaugurated Elamdesam block level competition organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra in association with Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS).TSS Director P A Salimkutty presided.Coach Amal V R delivered welcome address. Shino Alvin Jose, former national star Rahul S were among those who spoke.Thodupuzha traffic police Sub Inspector I Shashi Gopalan distributed …
Kochi: The trial court has rejected the plea of the survivor of the 2017 actress abuse case to conduct the final hearing in the open court, media reports said.The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court rejected the prayer made on December 12 by the survivor who said she had no objection in the public knowing about the …
Kochi: Kerala government has been directed by the National Green Tribunal to reimburse expenses incurred by Tamil Nadu in clearing biomedical waste dumped by Kerala in Tamil Nadu, media reports said.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone in Chennai held Kerala’s local self-governance department accountable.Tamil Nadu had moved the tribunal with a prayer seeking direction …
Kochi: In a relief of temples in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed Kerala High Court’s guidelines on the use of elephants during temple festivals in the state, media reports said.Considering the pleas of the managements of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu temples, a division bench of the Apex court ruled that any directions contrary to …
Kochi:At a time when cancer cases are constantly going up, Russia has come out with claims of developing a new vaccine for the disease, media reports said.Media reports quoting news agency TASS said the vaccine will be available for the public in early 2025 free.Pre-clinical trials suggest the vaccine inhibits tumor growth and the spread …
