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I.N.D.I.A weak: NC

Kochi: I.N.D.I.A bloc is currently “on life support”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, Hindustan Times said.Internal infighting in Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) is weakening its ability to challenge the BJP, Abdullah, whose National Conference is a part of it, told Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi.Abdullah said …

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Russia backs Kabul

Kochi: Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was combating terrorist organisations and had curbed opium production, India Today reported.Justifying Moscow’s decision to recognise the Taliban regime in Kabul, Putin asserted that the Taliban was acting against terrorism which dismissed Pakistan’s narrative that the Taliban was fuelling terrorism in Pakistan.Speaking exclusively to …

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Dispute on Jayakumar appointment

Kochi: Left government’s decision to appoint K Jayakumar, 73, as President and member of the Board was legally challenged by a fellow IAS officer Ashok, Manorama reported.Moving the Thiruvananthapuram District Court, Ashok argued that the appointment violates Section 7(iii) of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act.The act disqualifies any person holding an office of profit …

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Loudspeakers not needed in religion:HC

Kochi: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea by Masjid Gousiya to permit use of loudspeakers at the mosque in Gondia district in Maharashtra, Times of India reported.Delivering the verdict, the Nagpurbench of the Bombay High Courtsaid loudspeaker is not essential to practise a religion.Quoting Supreme Court ruling,the court amplified sound cannot infringe on …

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JeM train women in PoK

Kochi: Five thousand women of Pakistan terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are reportedly getting trained to carry out suicide missions as claimed by JeM chief Masood Azhar, India Today reported.The women’s Jamaat-ul-Mominat, headed by Masood Azhar’s sister Saeeda, is aimed at reinforcing the terrorist group’s presence.Masood Azhar revealed it in a recent social media post detailing …

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Imran Khan is in solitary confinement

Kochi: Incarcerated former Pakistan premier and country’s cricket world cup winning captain, Imran Khan, 73, has alleged “mental torture”, media reports quoting his sister Uzma Khan said.Uzma, who met the fast bowler in Adiala prison in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, quoted Imran saying his solitary condition is “worse than physical abuse.”Imran was very angry, she said, …

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Sonia Gandhi fights panchayat polls

Kochi: Sonia Gandhi of BJP is contesting from Nallathanni ward in hill station of Munnar in the local bodies elections in Kerala, Manorama reported.Daughter of a Congress leader Durai Raj, Sonia Gandhi,34, got the name as her father’s respect for former Congress President.Things changed when she migrated to the saffron party after marrying Subhash who …

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Pak’s expired flood relief to S Lanka

Kochi: After sending outdated humanitarian aid to flood ravaged Sri Lanka,Pakistan is in the midst of embarrassment.Articles including medical supplies, food packets, and essential items sent to Sri Lanka were found expired, media reports said.Colombo has conveyed its displeasure to Islamabad through both formal and informal diplomatic channels.Sri Lankan officials said the shipment raised questions …

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Pinarayi others get ED notices

Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others were issued notices by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for issue of bonds of Rs 466 crore allegedly violatingForeign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), Economic Times reported.Former state finance minister Thomas Isaac, Pinarayi’s former principal secretary K M Abraham were among those issued the show cause notices.KIIFB, which …

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Cop evades prosecution on rape case

Kochi: A Station House Officer (SHO) has evaded prosecution even after allegedly raping a woman about a decade back in Kerala.Though the accused DySP A Umesh has been suspended following media fury, no FIR has been filed against him, media reports said.The accused Umesh is currently serving at Vatakara, Kozhikode Rural, after grave allegations surfaced.The …

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DP files FIR against Sonia, Rahul

Kochi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition were among those named in the fresh FIR registered by the Delhi police in the National Herald case, media reports said.The Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a new FIR in the case after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters filed a complaint …

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Tough Zebra crossing rule

Kochi: The Kerala Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) will cancel driving licences of drivers who violate Zebra crossings regulations, media reports said.The MVD has given powers to enforcement officers to cancel the driving licences as per the Kerala High Court directives.The department stressed the need for respecting pedestrians and their movement on the road.Apart from cancelling …

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Sexual allegations Probe begins against Mamkootathil

Kochi: Amidst local body polls, Congress is in the middle of trouble after police started probe on a sexual abuse allegations by a woman against Congress leader Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, in Kerala, media reports said.The probe on the matter began after the complainant met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and filed a complaint against the …

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Speculations on Imran Khan rife

Kochi: Reports are circulating in the media speculating about the whereabouts of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.Three of his sisters who insisted on meeting Imran were “brutally” beaten by the police.Several reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan claimed that Imran has been mysteriously killed inside Adiala Jail, Times of India reported.The World Cup winning team’s …

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Padmakumar in SIT custody

Kochi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold robbery case took Ex MLA and former TDB president A Padmakumar into SIT custody for questioning on Wednesday, media reports said.Earlier, Padmakumar was produced before the Inquiry Commissioner and Special Vigilance Judge, Kollam, who remanded Padmakumar to custody of SIT which had sought his custody …

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