Kochi: Teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa of India lost the Chess World Cup final to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen on Thursday.The two players tied up in their games on Tuesday and Wednesday making a tie-break essential to find the winner, media reports said.Praggnanandhaa beat world number 2 Hikaru Nakamura and number 3 Fabiano Caruana on his way …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping interacted briefly at the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg, media reports said.The two were snapped having a conversation before occupying their seats, the reports said.The two leaders shook hands on the stage after the briefing.However, Xi was absent during Modi’s address at the Brazil, Russia, …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Soccer School has won the Outstanding Youth Club Award for the year 2022-23 given by Nehru Yuva Kendra.The award, containing Rs 25,000 and a plaque, was given by district collector Sheeba George.Idukki Sub collector Dr Arun S Nair, Nehru Yuva Kendra district youth officer Sachin H were present. The award is aimed at …
Kochi: Jins K Joby of St Ephremes Higher Secondary School, Mannanam, will represent the country at the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) qualifiers in Sri Lanka from August 28.Maldives, Sri Lanka are the other two teams participating in the event which will pick the qualifiers for the Under-16 FIBA Asia Cup at Qatar beginning from …
Kochi: Palakkad won the 43rd Pulimoottil Kerala state sub junior football championship defeating Thrissur 2-1 at Thodupuzha.Earlier, Palakkad defeated Kannur 2-1 and Thrissur beat Kozhikode 2-1 to enter the finals.Kerala Football Association (KFA) president Nawas Meeran distributed prizes.KFA former president Tom Jose Kunnel was chief guest. KFA vice presidents Sivakumar, Davis Mookken, joint secretary Vijay …
Kochi: India created history by landing on the South pole of the moon under Chandrayaan-3 mission on Wednesday evening. A similar mission by Russia’s Luna-25 failed a few days back. Chandrayaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14. Landing module Vikram, named after father of the Indian …
Kochi: Former CPM minister A C Moideen’s house was raided by the Enforcement Directorate at Thrissur on Tuesday Karuvannur cooperative bank scam, media reports said.Houses of a few others associated with the CPM leader were also raided, the reports said.ED had questioned bank employees and others in connection with the case. The raids are sequel …
Kochi: Noted filmmaker Siddique, 64, passed away in a private hospital here on Monday evening, media reports said.He was undergoing treatment at Amrita Hospital for the last few days. Siddique was hospitalized on July 10 for non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. He was recommended for a liver transplant when he suffered a heart attack on Sunday and …
Kochi: Puthuppally assembly constituency in Kerala will go to bypolls on September 5, the Election Commission of India said.The death of former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on July 18 necessitated the election, media reports said.Oommen Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen is the front runner as Congress-led UDF nominee.The rival CPM-led LDF, which is ruling six …
Kochi: Bringing an end to speculations, parliamentary membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been restored, media reports said.The Supreme Court had stayed his conviction by a Gujarat court in a 2019 defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remarks, the reports said.His return was made possible after the Lok Sabha secretariat issued a notification in …
Kochi: In a major relief for former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case and restored his Parliament membership.A court in Surat in Gujarat had on March 23 convicted Rahul for two years over his ‘Modi’ surname remarks made during 2019 Lok Sabha sabha elections leading to his …
Kochi: In a sustained move against terror outfits, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached an Arms and Physical training Centre of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), media reports said.The action was taken under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. With this, the NIA has so far attached sixArms Training centres and 18 …
Kochi: The selection of the Idukki district team for the Kerala State Sub junior football championship will be held at three places in the district at 9 am on August 6.The venues are Thodupuzha Soccer School, Kumily Government High School and Adimali Government High School.Those born between January 1, 2010 and December 2011 are eligible …
Kochi: The BJP has filed a police complaint against Kerala Speaker A N Shamseer accusing him of hurting religious beliefs of Hindus, media reports said.The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is planning to lodge complaints against him at all the police stations in the state. They are also planning to approach the President and Kerala Governor seeking …
Kochi: Beware boozers, do not exceed your limits, else you will be booked by Kerala excise department even if you are a tourist.Some tourists from Karnataka were booked by Kerala Excise sleuths for keeping “excess beer” bottles, media reports said.The tourists were at the hill station of Paruthumpara in Idukki when they were held, media …
Kochi: People queued up before shops to buy rice as shortage of rice sent a panic wave in the US after India imposed a ban on export of non-basmati white rice, media reports said.People were buying rice in large quantities to stock up the grain to counter its shortage in the coming days, the reports …
Kochi: In a startling revelation, the National Investigation Agency has claimed to have unearthed plans by suspected IS supporters to trigger explosions in Kerala, media reports said.The agency said that it had foiled possible terror attacks on places of worship and some leaders, the reports said.The NIA arrested Ashif alias Mathilakath Kodayil Ashrad in Sathyamangalam …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, 79, passed away in the wee hours of today. A seasoned Congress leader, Chandy was suffering from cancer for the last few years. He was undergoing treatment in Bengaluru. Last year he was taken to Germany for treatment.The two time chief minister Chandy’s political life began in his …
Kochi: In a major relief to Malayalam online journalist Shajan Skariah, the Supreme Court on Monday prevented his arrest under SC/ST Act over making alleged defamatory remarks against P V Sreenijin, MLA of the CPM, media reports said.The division bench headed by the Chief Justice said the news reports broadcast by Skaria’s YouTube channel Marunadan …
Kochi: The ruling BJP government’s move to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has left the mainline political parties on a slippery track in Kerala where the Muslim League has resolved to remain with the Congress by skipping a seminar called by CPM against UCC at Kozhikode on July 15.The League’s decision in this regard came …
