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 …
Kochi: India advised its citizens toavoid deserted areas in Ireland where a six-year-old girl was abused by minors outside her house, Wion News reported.The Indian Embassy in Ireland issued a safety advisory after the girl of Indian origin was brutally assaulted by a group of boys between 12 and 14 years and an 8-year-old girl …
Kochi: Actor Shwetha Menon on Thursday moved the Kerala High Court seeking a stay of a lower Court order directing the police to book her on charges levelled by a social activist, media reports said. The social activist had approached the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court seeking criminal action against her for doing objectionable roles …
Kochi: Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon was booked for doing roles having alleged vulgar and obscene content, media reports said.She was booked under Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, for making financial gains.The Ernakulam Central police registered a first information report (FIR) against her for doing roles in movies having alleged vulgar and …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has suspended toll collection at Paliyekkara toll booth on the Mannuthy – Edappally National Highway 544 for four weeks.A division bench of the court gave the ruling while hearing the petition of a social worker Shaji Kodankandathu praying to stop collection of the toll due to ongoing construction of the underpasses …
Kochi: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has busted a gang allegedly involved in anti national activities, the New Indian Express reported.They were conspiring to incite communal tension as part of waging a war against India. The arrests were part of a probe into radical online networks linked to Pakistan.The UP ATS first detained Ajmal …
Kochi: In a well deserved victory led meticulously by maiden captain Shubman Gill, India beat England by six runs in the fourth and final match to level the 5-test series 2-2 at Oval today.The fourth Test at Old Trafford ended in a draw.Mohammed Siraj registered a five-wicket haul in the second innings as England were …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Mondayslammed the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his defamatory remarks about the Indian army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra on December 16, 2022, Times of India reported.A division bench of the court said that a “true Indian won’t make such statements”.“How do you get to know …
Kochi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, 81, died today, media reports said.The former Union Minister, who founded Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, was under treatment at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for over a month and his condition had turned critical over the past few days.Soren’s son and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren shared the news …
Kochi: Violating the long term arrangement, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir prayed at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, BBC reported. Ben-Gvir led 1,250 Jewish prayers at the compound, which is known by Jews as the Temple Mount, in occupied East Jerusalem. Jews are allowed to visit the site but not pray. A statement …
Kochi: Multifaceted Malayalam writer M K Sanu, 97, passed away due to pneumonia at Ernakulam on Saturday.Sanu who was also a critic, academic, biographer, journalist, orator, social activist and human rights activist had authored 36 books, at least.A permanent member of the International Body for Human Rights, he was the founding member of the Mithram, …
Kochi: Former Premier H D Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna, ex MP, was sent to Life Imprisonment and fined Rs 10 lakh in a rape case by a court on Saturday, media reports said.Delivering the verdict, the Special Court in Bengaluru directed to pay a compensation of Rs 7 lakh to the complainant.Revanna broke down …
Kochi: A Kerala-based charitable outfit has been booked by ED for receiving Rs 220 crore from abroad allegedly violating the Foreign Regulation Act (FCRA), media reports said. The Directorate of Enforcement is probing the alleged violations of FCRA by Kunhammed Musliyar Memorial Trust in Kasargod and its NRI chairman Ibrahim Ahmad Ali. ED sleuths searched …
Kochi: Two Kerala nuns were today granted bail by a NIA court in Chhattisgarh after they were arrested for alleged human trafficking and forced religious conversion on July 25.Sisters Preethi Mary and Vandana Francis, along with Sukaman Mandavi, were taken into custody at Durg railway station based on a complaint of Bajrang Dal activists.The activists …
Kochi: Malayalam actor and mimicry artist Kalabhavan Navas, 51, was found dead in a hotel room where he was in Chottanikkara here on Friday, On Manorama reported.He was found motionless by the room boy.He was rushed to the nearby hospital where he was declared dead.Navas had planned to vacate the room as he was done …
Kochi: A 72-year-old man was arrested for impregnating a minor in Thamarasserry in Kozhikode in Kerala, media reports said.The girl complained of stomach ache following which she was taken to hospital where a medical test confirmed her pregnancy.After taking a statement from the 12 year old girl the accused,who lived near the victim’s house, was …
