Kochi: The crisis-gripped Congress in Rajasthan is struggling to make Rajesh Pilot Chief Minister in place of Ashok Gehlot who had announced his decision to fight the party president election. With Pilot all set to take over charge, suddenly situation changes as the Gehlot faction publicly opposed Pilot’s candidature even as Gehlot feigned ignorance over …
Kochi: Senior Congress leader Aryadan Mohammad, 87, passed away at a hospital in Kozhikode on Sunday. Aryadan was in the ICU for the last few days for treatment of infection. Aryadan Mohammad was in Congress from 1952 and remained with it for the last seven decades. He became minister four times and was elected to …
Kochi: India won the T20 series against Australia 2-1 by winning the final match by six wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Winning the toss India decided to ball. Batting first Australia made 186 for 7 in 20 overs.T David hit 54 and Green 52 for Australia. Axar Patel took 3 …
Kochi: Six days after attacking and abusing a father, his daughter and her friend, four employees of the sinking KSRTC are evading arrest with the police not getting any hint of their whereabouts even as the Kerala High Court has expressed concern over the matter. Mohammad Sharif, Station Master, S R Suresh Kumar, duty guard, …
Kochi: Police raided a hypermarket at Thana in Kannur following reports about some of its promoters alleged links with Popular Front of India (PFI) activities, media reports said. The police seized computers, mobile phones and other articles. The police also raided a cloth shop at Prabhat junction. The raids are on in different places including …
Kochi: Even as decks are cleared for the coronation of Sachin Pilot as the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan, supporters of the present Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are divided on the matter. Even as Gehlot is a formidable candidate for the post of party presidentship, the presence of Shashi Tharoor and Maneesh Tiwari has made …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ruled that the state government should decide how it was going to recover the losses suffered by the KSRTC from the sponsors of the hartal called by the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Friday. The court directed the government to give a report before October 17 when the …
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that the PFI had plotted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Patna in July and planned to target some key people and places in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said. The outfit had organised a training camp to launch an attack during Prime Minister’s visit to Patna, the ED …
Kochi: A total of 157 cases were registered, 170 arrested and 368 persons taken into preventive custody for violence carried out during the PFI hartal in Kerala called to protest against the arrest of its leaders by the NIA. Kottayam topped with 87 arrests, Wayanad 22 and Malapuram only 19. The areas with zero arrest …
Kochi: Popular Front of India (PFI) has called a hartal from dawn to dusk in Kerala protesting against national wide raids and arrest of PFIleaders across the country by central agencies and police. At least 100 leaders of the Islamic outfit were reportedly arrested during the raid carried out by NIA, ED and police of …
Kochi: Despite Prime Minister’s tall promises of making railways competitive, trains services in Thiruvananthapuram division are operated in inefficient manner. The Tirunelveli-Palakkad Palaruvi Express (16791) was running 40 minutes late on September 21. The train started from Tirunelveli on time and arrived at Kollam Junction on time at 04.15 am.The ghost of lethargy gripped the …
Kochi: In an embarrassment to the Congress, Veer Savarkar’s picture appeared in the flex board erected in connection with the Bharat Jodo yatra led by Party leader Rahul Gandhiat Athani near Aluva near Kochi in Kerala. As the matter surfaced, the state Congress swung into action and replaced the image with that of Mahatma Gandhi …
Kochi: Australia beat India by four wickets in 19.2 overs in the first of the three T-20 matches at Mohali today. Winning the toss, Australia put India into bat with the host making a brilliant 208 losing six wickets. Hardik Pandya hit a glorious 71 not out and K L Rahul 55. Surya Kumar made …
Kochi: Four employees of the debt-ridden Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) were suspended for assaulting a person who had visited the bus stand with his daughter to renew her concession in Thiruvananthapuram today.Police have also registered case against the accused. Aryanad unit station master A Mohammad Sharief, duty guard of Kattakada depot S R …
Kochi: The SNC Lavalin case has been postponed to another day as the three-member constitutional bench headed by the Chief Justice could not consider the case as it was preoccupied with another important case today. The case was fifth in the list of the cases to be considered. The bench headed by the Chief Justice …
Kochi: Over two lakh people in Kerala are suffering from Alzheimers out of the 5.3 million people affected by it in the country. Situation is grim in Kerala where the number of elderly people is higher compared to the other states, Senju Joseph, Director, Best Dementia Care told thenewsskerala.com. More than 16 percent of the …
Kochi: Differences have surfaced in the crisis ridden Congress over the candidature of party presidentship with two senior MPs in Kerala opposing the nomination of Shashi Tharoor, media reports said. Kodikunnil Suresh, MP, said that it was Tharoor’s unilateral decision to contest, the reports said. While K Muralidharan, MP, said those who had allegiance with …
Kochi: Mata Amritanandamayi Devi’s mother Damayanti amma passed away at Amritapuri today, media reports said. She was 97 and was suffering from age related ailments, reports said. Her husband Sugunanda pre deceased her. Kasturi Bai, late Subhagan, Sugunamma, Sajini, Suresh Kumar, Sateesh Kumar, Sudheer Kumar are her other children, reports said. Rishikesh, Shaji, Rajini, Geeta, …
Kochi: In a major relief for former premier Imran Khan, a High Court in Pakistan has absolved him from Anti terrorism charges for allegedly making remarks against cops and the female judge. The division bench of the Islamabad High Court directed to drop charges against Khan as his remarks would not attract provisions of Anti …
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan today accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of making intervention seeking extension of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor. Addressing reporters at Thiruvananthapuram, Khan said Pinarayi wrote three letters and visited in person to recommend for his candidature. The Advocate General was sent to give legal advice in support of Pinarayi with the …
