Kochi: Actor Shwetha Menon won the election and has been chosen as the first female president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). She contested for the post of president against Devan. Her dramatic win comes almost a year after the Mohanlal-led committee resigned over the explosive Hema Committee report, which exposed sexual allegations, …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made several major announcements during his Independence Day 2025 speech on Friday, August 15, Hindustan Times reported.Delivering the longest ever speech of 103-minute by any Prime Minister, Modi announced that India will launch ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ mission to “expand, strengthen, and modernise” national security shields.Modi also announced big-ticket Goods and Services …
Kochi: Train services through Kottayam will be regulated from August 16 to September 13 for demolition of a about seven decades old footbridge in the railway station, Manorama reported.The preliminary phase of work is scheduled from August 16 to 31. The bridge was constructed in 1956 when the station came into existence for metre gauge …
Kochi: In a major setback to the LDF government in Kerala, a special court on Thursday observed that the Chief Minister has no legal standing to interfere in anti-corruption inquiries, the Hindu reported.The Inquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), Thiruvananthapuram, slammed the VACB for giving a clean chit to Additional Director …
Kochi: Fortysix people, including two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel died in a massive cloudburst at the remote Chishoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, NDTV reported.Several people are believed to be trapped under earth, officials said, adding that over 160 people have been rescued so far. “Administration has immediately swung …
Kochi: Actress Minu Muneer was detained by Tamil Nadu police in connection with alleged trafficking of a woman aspiring to become an actor into a sex racket, Manorama reported.Minu, who accused a few actors of sexually abusing her, was taken into custody by Tamil Nadu Police from Aluva in Ernakulam district.Minu was accused of trying …
Kochi: BJP’s move to remind people of the horrors of the country’s partition on the eve of Independence Day has triggered a political war between the Saffron party and left parties in Kerala which is going to Assembly polls in a few months, media reports said.Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar had directed state run universities …
Kochi: The BJP has accused the Congress of including the name of party leader Sonia Gandhi, in voters’ list before becoming Indian in 1980, NDTV said.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that the Congress colluded with the Election Commission then to commit voter fraud by making Sonia a voter before getting citizenship 45 years back, …
Kochi: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID, do make a person an Indian citizen, media reports said.The court made the observations while denying bail to a man, allegedly coming from Bangladesh, facing charges of living in India with “forged and fabricated documents” for …
Kochi: One Rameez of Aluva was arrested for abetment to suicide of his lover Sona Eldhose, 23, near Muvattupuzha, Manorama reported.Police are planning to book Raneez’s relatives who were at their house where Sona was kept in captivity and assaulted.Police have acted based on the dying declaration left behind by Sona.Sona was found hanging from …
Kochi: Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in a reported Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, BBC quoting the broadcaster said.Correspondents al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were in a tent when they were hit, the reports said.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it had targeted Anas al-Sharif, …
Kochi: A Thiruvananthapuram- New Delhi Air India aircraft with many political leaders made an emergency landing at Chennai due to technical snags on Sunday, media reports said.MPs K C Venugopal, UDF Convenor Adoor Prakash, Kodikunnil Suresh, of Congress and K Radhakrishnan, CPM, Robert Bruce were on board.There were reports of the aircraft having a close …
Kochi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced that there are only six national parties and 67 state parties in the country. These parties were after the ECI delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties who failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six years since 2019. The …
Kochi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced that there are only six national parties and 67 state parties in the country. These parties were after the ECI delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties who failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six years since 2019. The …
Kochi: India and the US had to reach a common ground on the US Tariff issue, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has said.Talking to reporters, he quipped that he would “privately” offer PM Modi some advice on handling Trump.Both are friends of mine. There is a basic understanding in the relationship between India and the US. …
Kochi: The Indian Air Force confirmed shooting down six Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor carried against Pakistan backed terror attack at Pahalgam killing 26 people on April 22, media reports said.Five fighter jets and a large aircraft was downed in a Mid Air attack, media reports quoting Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said.The large …
Kochi: Sending feelers to getting closer to take on the US jointly, China has extended warm welcome to India to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summitat Tianjin city from August 31, NDTV reported.Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the Summit will be the largest in scale …
Kochi: BJP in Kerala is in a soup over the attacks on Christians in North India with BJP leaders directly coming under the range of fire of Bishop of Thrissur which sent Suresh Gopi of BJP to Lok Sabha, media reports said.With the Saffron party planning big gains in the local bodies and Assembly polls, …
Kochi: Israel is planning to implement its cabinet’s decision to take control of Gaza City, in the north of the enclave, for the first time during this conflict, BBC reported.About 75 per cent of Gaza city is already under the control of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).The UN estimates some 87% of the territory is …
Kochi: A man ended his life by jumping from a bridge of Kochi Metro today, On Manorama reported.Nizar, son of Kunjumoideen of Malappuram, jumped from the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) overhead track between SN Junction and Vadakekkota stations near Tripunithura.He was first rushed to a private hospital in Tripunithura from where he was referred …
