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 …
Kochi: Grassroot football fest conceived by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was kicked off at Thodupuzha Soccer School in Thodupuzha in Idukki. Former national coach Sajeevan Balan inaugurated the event for those in the age group of Under 8, Under 10, Under 12 and Under 16 on May 11, 12 and 13. The event is backed …
Kochi: Passengers on board Kochi-bound flight escaped miraculously as the plane landed safely due to fire in one of its engines in Bengaluru, media reports said.The fire was noticed about five minutes afterthe Pune-Bengaluru-Kochi Air India Express 1132M took off from Bengaluru on Friday night.The passengers were evicted through the emergency exit.The fire brigade rushed …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal AssistantBibhav Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police today for allegedly assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal inside Kejriwal’s house the other day, media reports said.Swati accused Bibhav of slapping her many times and kicking her in the stomach and pelvic area when she had gone to the Chief …
Kochi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has finallyadmitted that its leader Swati Maliwal, MP,was misbehaved by Bibhav Kumar who isthe Personal Secretary of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said thatChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take strict action against Bibhav Kumar who allegedly assaulted Maliwal at Chief Minister’s residence where she had …
Kochi: Fourteen people were killed and more than 70 injured after a heavy billboard fell on them in a storm in Mumbai on Monday, media reports said. The billboard crashed down on a fuel station crushing vehicles on the ground. The area where the hoarding was erected was under Maharashtra government’s Police Housing Division. Police …
Kochi: Former Bihar deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi of BJP passed away in a hospital in New Delhi, media reports said. Modi, 72, was suffering from cancer and was under treatment in the AIIMS. Modi had announced about his illness on the X on April 3. Born on January 5, 1952, to Moti Lal Modi …
Kochi: The BJP today claimed Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwalof Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had alleged that she was assaulted by Delhi Chief Minister’s personal assistant, media reports said. Reports said that calls purportedly made PCR by Swati Maliwal from the Chief Minister’s residence, alleging Bibhav Kumar assaulting her. Swati has not made any official statement …
Kochi: In a blow to the ED, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case until June 1 in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, media reports said. The Apex court directed Kejriwal to report before the police on June 2. A Division Bench has discouraged …
