Kochi: Speaking in favour of the abrogation of Article 370, Salman Khurshid of the Congress, has said that it had led to the end of the perception that Jammu and Kashmir was a separate entity, India Today reported.Addressing the members of Indonesian think tanks and academia, the former Union Minister said the positive outcomes since …
Kochi: A 44-year-old man who butchered his wife in his slaughter house suspecting her fidelity was sentenced to death and slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh by a court in Malappuram, media reports said.The Manjeri Additional District Sessions Court II sent Najabuddin (alias) Babu of Kuttamboor in Narikkuni to gallows, for murdering his wife …
Kochi: The valedictory function of the two month long summer football camp organised by Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) at Newman College soccer ground and TSS ground will be inaugurated by Dean Kuriakose at IMA hall Thodupuzha at 2 pm on Saturday.A blood donation camp organised in this connection will be inaugurated by Thodupuzha municipality chairman …
Kochi: M Swaraj, 46, of CPM is the LDF candidate in the Nilambur Assembly byelection on June 19.The name of Swaraj, member of the CPM State secretariat was announced by CPM State secretary M V Govindan at a press conference on Friday.Govindan downplayed the prominence ofP V Anvar of Trinamul Congress who had won during …
Kochi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that those living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will return to India voluntarily as they are part of the Indian family, media reports said.The day is not far when they will return to India’s mainstream voluntarily, Singh said while addressing the CII Business Summit.Singh said India’s possible dialogue …
Kochi: Hamas’ Gaza chief Muhammad Sinwar was killed by the army, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, media reports said.Muhammad Sinwar was elevated to the post after his slain brother and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israel.There were reports of Muhammad getting grievously injured in an airstrike on May 14.Yahya Sinwar, …
Kochi: Hamas’ Gaza chief Muhammad Sinwar was killed by the army, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, media reports said.Muhammad Sinwar was elevated to the post after his slain brother and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israel.There were reports of Muhammad getting grievously injured in an airstrike on May 14.Yahya Sinwar, …
Kochi: Conservative Saudi Arabia has lifted a 73-year-old alcohol ban ahead of Expo 2030 and the FIFA World Cup 2034, media reports said.After imposing ban since 1952,the kingdom will allow controlled sale and consumption of alcohol in 2026.Alcohol sales will be limited to 600 places like luxury hotels, resorts and areas developed for tourists across …
Kochi: A former French surgeon, Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children, between 1989 and 2014, BBC reported.The victims include two of his nieces.The court had taken into account the fact that the former surgeon targeted unwell, vulnerable and …
Kochi: Four members of a family were found dead at their home in Vakkam in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday morning.They were found from the ceiling of their house which was locked from inside.The deceased were Anil Kumar, his wife Sheeja, and their two sons Akash and Ashwin.Anil was an employee of the Vakkom Farmers Cooperative Bank, …
Kochi: Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan has been booked for allegedly assaulting and abusing his manager Vipin Kumar in the basement of a residential complex in Kakkanad in Kochi, media reports said.Vipin accused the actor of slapping him, verbally abusing him and threatening to kill him.An FIR was registered at the Infopark Police Station following a …
Kochi: A CRPF official was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday on charges of espionage, media reports said.Moti Ram Jat, who was accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers, was dismissed from the service, the reports said.Jat was actively involved in espionage activity with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023, …
Kochi: Film maker Aryadan Shoukath, 59, of Congress has been named UDF nominee for the Nilambur by-election.The candidate of Shoukath, who is KPCC General Secretary, was cleared by Congress high command.The UDF took the decision ignoring the offer of former Left front backed Independent and Trinamool Congress leader P V Anvar to extend his support …
Kochi: The ED has filed chargesheet against CPM leaders including K Radhakrishnan, MP, and other party leaders in connection with Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank money laundering case, media reports said.Other CPM leaders named in the chargesheet filed before Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Kochi are A C Moideen, MLA, M M Varghese, …
Kochi: The Liberian container ship ‘MSC ELSA 3’ has been confirmed to have sunk off the Kochi coast earlier in the day, ‘due to flooding’, media reports said.The vessel was carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide. It had 84.44 MT of diesel and 367.1 MT of furnace oil.All …
Kochi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the Nilambur bypoll on June 19 along with byelections in five assembly constituencies of Gujarat, Punjab and West Bengal on Sunday.Resignation of P V Anvar, LDF backed Independent candidate in 2025 January following differences with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM.Anvar had won in the …
Kochi: A Liberian flagged vessel encountered a mishap leading to the fall of potentially dangerous cargo approximately southwest off Kochi.The fall of the material, about 38 nautical miles southwest off Kochi, has led the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) issuing the extraordinary alert on Saturday.The KSDMA issued the warning to the public after the …
Kochi: Shubman Gill, 25, was picked to lead the 18 member squad during the 5-Test series against England starting on June 20 at Headingley, media reports said.The selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia met at Mumbai to name Gill as the 37th skipper of the country.Wicket keeper Rishabh Pant was …
Kochi: A Jharkhand Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi of Congress in a defamation case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, media reports said.The MP-MLA court in Chaibasa inRanchi directed Rahul to appear before the court on June 26 on alawsuit initiated by BJP leader Pratap Katiyar on …
Kochi: The South West monsoon hit Kerala on time on Saturday causing widespread calamities across the state.Incidents of high velocity winds uprooted trees and electrical posts across the state.Restrictions have been imposed on tourism activities like boating, kayaking, rafting, trekking among others. Night travel in hilly areas has been prevented from 7 pm to 7 …
