Kochi: The rightist BJP scripted a new chapter in the political history by making a hat trick to win the Lok Sabha polls equalling the feat of country’s first Premier Jawaharlal Nehru. However, there is no scope for the saffron party to bask over the victory as it runs short of numbers to prove majority …
Kochi: The BJP on Tuesday shocked the political pundits when its action star Suresh Gopi proved his heroics by establishing an inimitable lead of over 72,000 votes in the cultural capital of Thrissur Lok Sabha seat. Upsetting the exit polls predictions carried out by a leading Malayalam daily and others, Gopi even disturbed his opponents …
Kochi: In a daring and exemplary effort, a woman overpowered a chain snatcher by pulling him down from the two wheeler at Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said. The young Ashwathy dragged Anil Kumar, 40, onto the road when he tried to snatch her three sovereign gold necklace on Saturday evening. Ashwathy held Anil’s shirt and two …
Kochi: The Police arrested a woman for allegedly swapping her blood in place of her son who is accused of driving the car that killed two persons in Pune a few days back, media reports said. She is accused of conspiring with him in changing the blood sample collected to test alcohol content, media reports …
Kochi: A woman, who was part of the Air India Express cabin crew in the Muscat- Kannur flight, was arrested for smuggling 960 grams of gold in her rectum, media reports said. She was nabbed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 28 in Kannur International airport.The Kolkata native Surabhi Khatun was produced …
Kochi: One of the two cops allegedly involved in a bribery case in Valanchery police station in Malappuram has been arrested while a hunt was on for the other, media reports said. Sub Inspector Bindulal P B (48) was arrested by Tirur DySP P Shamsu based on a tip off from district police chief.Station House …
Kochi: Former US Republican President Donald Trump, 77, has been convicted by a New York jury in a hush money case involving a porn star, media reports said. Trump is the first former US President to be convicted in a case. However, he can still contest the presidential election to be held in a few …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat on a 45-hour meditation at Dhyan Mandapam at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on Thursday evening. The meditation will end in the evening of June 1.This is the place where Swami Vivekananda meditated 131 years ago. After the end of the final phase of Lok …
Kochi: In a blow to the Congress, senior partyParliamentarian Shashi Tharoor’s former staff was arrested in a gold smuggling case at the Delhi airport, media reports said. Shiv Kumar Prasad was nabbed for allegedly smuggling 500 gm of gold on Wednesday.Prasad was arrested along with another person for receiving whom Prasad had reached the airport. …
Kochi: Estranged Aam Aadmi Party MPSwati Maliwal today opposed granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Private Secretary Bibhav Kumar who was arrested for allegedly assaulting her, media reports said. Maliwal told a Delhi court which was hearing a bail plea of Bibhav that allowing bail to him would be a security threat to …
Kochi: Two doctors in Pune were arrested for allegedly manipulating the blood sample of a teenager who is accused of driving the Porsche car allegedly killing two persons the other day in Pune, media reports quoting Pune Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said. Dr Ajay Taware, head of the forensics department and Dr Shrihari Harnor were …
Kochi: Fish perished in large numbers in the Periyar river and private farms in the area due to pollution triggering a protest against the government in the region on Wednesday, media reports said.Farmers and political parties protested against the Pollution Control Board (PCB).The protesters clashed with police.The people prevented the chief engineer from entering his …
Kochi: Eldhose Kunnappilly, MLA, of Congress has been chargesheeted in an alleged sexual assault and attempt to murder case in a court in Neyyattinkara in Thiruvanthanthapuram, media reports said. Two of his friends are also co accused in the case.The charge sheet said the MLA sexually assaulted the complainant multiple times. The first assault allegedly …
Kochi: Quashing nomination of four members to Kerala University senate by the Governor, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday upheld two members sent by the Left Government, media reports said. The single bench of the court directed the Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to carry out fresh appoinments to the senate considering the cases of those …
Kochi: Setting at rest speculations on Kerala Chief Minister’s family trip abroad, an RTI reply has said that the visit was not government sponsored, media reports said.Government officials, or security staff did not accompany Pinarayi Vijayan and family during the visit, the RTI said.His son-in-law and PWD Minister Mohammad Rias, and Transport Minister K B …
Kochi: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahiandied in a helicopter crash while returning after after returning from a dam opening ceremony on the Azerbaijan border on Sunday, Iranian media reports said. The mishap occurred due to fog while crossing mountain terrain, the reports said. The Bell 212 helicopter lost contact approximately 30 minutes …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld a trial court verdict sentencing Muhammed Ameer-Ul-Islam to death for raping and murdering Jisha in Perumbavoor in 2016.The High Court rejected the plea of migrant worker Islam from Assam challenging the verdict of the trial court and setting him free in the case.Claiming him innocent, Ameerul had …
Kochi: A youth who was engaged organ trafficking racket for the last five years wasarrested here, media reports said.The Thrissur native Sabith Nasser was nabbed at Nedumbassery Airport while coming from Iran via Kuwait. Sabith promised financial help to people in need of money and took them abroad to remove their organs in a hospital …
Kochi: Over 15 hours after the crash of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, there are no reports about the president, media reports said. The helicopter carrying the president and eight others met with an accident while returning from Azerbaijan on Sunday, the reports said. The mishap occurred in northwest Iran. The others in …
Kochi: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s helicopter met with an accident in a mountainous area on Sunday, media reports said. The helicopter made a “hard landing” after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country while returning from a visit to Azerbaijan, the reports said. Raisi …
