Kochi: The sexual abuse case registered against Director Balachandra Kumar turned out to be fictitious. The police moved the Kerala High Court seeking permission to close the case as there was no evidence to prove the allegations. The case was registered after a woman accused Kumar of abusing her in the house of a lyricist …
Kochi: The CPM has alleged that the Governor has become a tool in the hands of the centre to create problems for the Left government in Kerala. In an article in party mouthpiece Deshabhimani, party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that the Governor’s decision to stay the appointment of the wife of Chief Minister’s private …
Kochi: Amidst controversy raging over the appointment of Priya Varghese in Kannur University, it would be shocking to note that the country’s top institution IISc, Bangalore, is globally ranked 172. India’s second best IIT, Mumbai, is ranked 172, IIT Delhi 174, IIT Madras 250, IIT-Kanpur 264, IIT Kharagpur 270 and goes the list,according to the …
Kochi: An arrest warrant pending against Bihar’s new Law Minister Karthikeya Singh of the RJD has jolted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who feigned ignorance about the case. Singh and many others are facing arrest in an abduction case with the intention to eliminate a builder. A court had on July 14 issued an arrest warrant …
Kochi: Kerala High Court expressed strong concern over the KSRTC failing to honour the direction of the court to pay salary by fifth of every month. The court directed Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to first pay the salary and talk to the unions to settle disputes raised by the employees. The management said …
Kochi: The Congress party is known as a testing ground for groupism since its inception at the national level. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose defying Mahatma Gandhi and contesting the party presidential poll and winning it is history. Congress in Kerala redefined the meaning of groupism as the state witnessed the highs and lows in the …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan tonight stayed the appointment of Priya Varghese in Kannur University as it became controversial. Priya was appointed bypassing all other aspirants who had secured much higher marks than her. She was placed on top rank in the interview which led to the dispute. The governor said that he would …
Kochi: Former Union Minister K C Venugopal was questioned by the CBI in New Delhi in connection with the solar rape case. The complainant told CBI that the incident took place in May 2012. She alleged that Venugopal, who is a Rajya Sabha member now, raped her in the house of the then Kerala state …
Kochi: Kerala cabinet gave its nod to the bill to curtail the power of Governor in appointing the Vice Chancellors in the state universities. The cabinet decided that the government would decide the Governor’s nominee in the Search Committee that appoints the Vice Chancellors. The size of the Search Committee would swell from three to …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has not stayed the Enforcement Directorate probe against the KIFFB, but has asked the investigation agency to submit a written reply to the allegations made by the petitioners. The court did not issue an interim stay on the investigation despite repeated pleas by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) …
Kochi: Football lovers in the country are dejected as the country may not be able to host the Under 17 women’s World football cup from October 11 due to world body FIFA’s riders on AIFF. The FIFA suspended all programmes of the FIFA due to the influence of a third party in the administration of …
Kochi: Murder of a CPM leader in Palakkad has triggered speculation on the perpetrators’ political identity even as CPM has put the blame on RSS. While a witness, having affiliation with the CPM, alleged that the killers were CPM activists while some accused the BJP of behind the murder. Shahjahan, 40, was killed last night …
Kochi: The US President Joe Biden described India as an “indispensable and strategic” partner and congratulated the country on 75 years of independence. Stressing on “Mahatma Gandhi’s enduring message of truth and non violence” that led to the end of colonial rule, he said the two countries would work together to address global challenges in …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the 75th Independence day from the 17th century Red Fort today. He spoke about what the citizens should do for the future development of the country which included striving to end misogyny and fight corruption and nepotism. Modi said India can become a developed economy in …
Kochi: Within a fortnight of the visit of US house Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, a US Congressional delegation has reached the island.It was an unannounced visit of the five members of the Congress to the island where they would stay until Monday.Pelosi’s visit had infuriated China which carried out a series of missile launches …
Kochi: Cricketer turned politician and former Pakistan Premier Imran Khan is unable to resist praising India and this time it is the foreign policy. Imran Khan commended India’s independent foreign policy and praised the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at a public meeting held at Lahore. Imran hailed the confidence of India in buying oil …
Kochi: After making controversial statements on Kashmir, former Kerala Minister K T Jaleel, MLA, withdrew his post on Saturday. In a Facebook post he announced his decision to withdraw his controversial post, which he again claimed was misunderstood. Jaleel said that he was doing it for the unity of the country and social harmony. Jaleel …
Kochi: Former LDF Minister K T Jaleel, MLA, has said that his facebook post on Kashmir has been misinterpreted even as Union Minister Prahlad Joshi demanded the Left government to act against him. Taking strong objection to Jaleel’s controversial remarks on Kashmir, Joshi said “they are against the country’s interests”, media reports said. With his …
Kochi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been diagnosed with Covid 19 infection for the second time. This was disclosed by Party General Secretary Jayaram Ramesh who is also incharge of media communications, media reports said. As per covid protocol Sonia Gandhi is in isolation, he said. The 75-year-old leader was affected by Covid 19 in …
Kochi: The appointment of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s private secretary K K Ragesh’s wife as associate professor in Kannur University has turned controversial for getting the job despite poor marks. This points towards blatant violation of the laid down norms in the appointment of Priya Varghese, the Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) said, quoting …
