Kochi: Five persons were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday in connection with alleged irregularities and a paper leak linked to the NEET UG-2026 examination, Times of India reported.The case was registered on Tuesday following a written complaint from the Department of Higher Education under the Union Education Ministry regarding alleged …
Kochi: A 30-year-old judicial officer Aman Kumar Sharma was found dead in his residence in South Delhi on Saturday, media reports said. Police suspect it as a case of suicide.His body was found inside the bathroom of his Green Park home.Sharma, was serving as Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in North-East Delhi …
Kochi: Convicted for evidence tampering, former Kerala Minister advocate Antony Raju’s plea seeking relief was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday.According to LiveLaw.In the Apex Court rejected Raju’s plea seeking suspension of his conviction in the evidence tampering case dating back to 1990.A division bench of the Court rejected his plea challenging the Kerala …
Kochi: Congress on Sunday flayed its coalition partner Trinamool Congress (TMC) accusing it of killing Congress worker Debdeep Chatterjee Asansol in West Bengal in a poll violence.Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday blamed “TMC goons” for the death of Debdeep Chatterjee Asansol.Rahul said his party will not bow before India’s non-violent tradition.Chatterjee was …
Kochi: Gunshots were fired at an event organised by US President Donald Trump who was rushed to safety on Saturday night.The incident happened at a dinner organised for the White House Correspondents by the President and First Lady Melania Trump at Washington Hilton.The President appeared to be part way through a conversation when he was …
Kochi: A 28 year old NRI groom, Sabir Sheikh, was among those booked in connection with the marriage of a 16-year-old minor at Thrikarippur in Kasaragod in Kerala, Asianet News reported.The girl’s father, Adachakai Juma Masjid secretary, Padana panchayat member P K Thajudèen, the cleric who solemnized the marriage Ustad Rahmatullah were the others booked …
Kochi: Nida Khan, one of the accused in the sexual harassment and religious coercion case linked to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik, failed to get interim bail from a court on Monday, Live Law reported.Nida Khan, whose anticipatory bail citing her pregnancy among others, has been posted by the Nashik District Court for next hearing …
Kochi: A restaurant owner Arshadwas arrested for allegations of acts intended to provoke communal disturbance at Alappuzha in Kerala, NDTV reported.Proprietor of Mehar Mandi & Grills in Cherthala, Arshad allegedly circulated Vishu greetings cards featuring images of Lord Krishna with offerings of chicken during Kerala’s New year day, police said.The offence carries a punishment of …
Kochi: Farmaan Khan has been booked Farmaan Khan the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly marrying an underaged Kumbh Mela fame Monalisa Bhosle, media reports said.The Madhya Pradesh police have registered the case against Khan forallegedly marrying the minor.According to Madhya Pradesh police, Monalisa was only 16 years old when Khan …
Kochi: Nine policemen were sentenced to death by a court in Madurai in Tamil Nadu for custodial death of a trader P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Thoothukudi district.Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh, and policemen Murugan, Samadurai, Muthuraja, Chelladurai, Thomas Francis, and Veilumuthu were sent to gallows, NDTV reported.Observing that this …
Kochi: Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) has suspended noted director Ranjit its different outfits after he was booked in an alleged sexual abuse case, Asianet News reported.FEFKA Director’s Union and FEFKA Writers unions suspended him.FEFKA Director’s Union general secretary Ranji Panicker, General Secretary G S Vijayan said.The film maker Ranjit was arrested last night …
Kochi: A US journalist Shelly Kittlesonhas been kidnapped in Baghdad by an Iran-backed militia among others on Tuesday, BBC quoting Iraqi and US officials said.One suspect was arrested escaping in a vehicle which overturned while being chased by security forces.The suspect had ties to an Iranian-aligned militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state …
Kochi: Noted Malayalam film director and scriptwriter Ranjit was arrested on the basis of a harassment complaint lodged by a young actress against him, Kerala Kaumudi reported.According to the complaint the accused had allegedly harassed the actress of his new film on the set of Ranjith’s new film.The arrest was made at the direction of …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Tuesday ordered the issue of a notice to the Priest (Thantri) Kandaruru Rajeevaru of Sabarimala temple while hearing the plea of prosecution opposing bail granted to him in the temple gold robbery case.The High Court also stayed the Kollam vigilance Court’s observations giving a clean chit to Thantri’s …
Kochi: A terror suspect was killed when he drove his vehicle into a Jewish temple in the US on Thursday afternoon, BBC quoting officials said.The suspect’s vehicle went into flames after he drove it through the doors of Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Michigan.Security guards at the temple fired as he approached the temple.The …
Kochi: Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar’s wife Bindu Menon has accused Ganesh of involvement in immoral activities in their house, Asianet News reported.Bindu claimed she has got evidence to prove her claim.Bindu accused Ganesh’s personal staff of misbehaving with her and the police not taking any action.She alleged that the minister’s staff tried …
Kochi: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect was acquitted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case of 2002 on Saturday, media reports said.A division bench overturned the verdict of a special CBI court in Panchkula in January 2019.The journalist was shot …
Kochi: Kerala government has filed petition in the High Court of Kerala challenging the verdict of trial court’s December 8, 2025, verdict acquitting actor Dileep and others in the 2017 actress gang rape case, Bar and Bench reported.Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court convicted six others to 20 years rigorous imprisonment which is the minimum …
Kochi: A Bangladesh national and seven other terror suspects were arrested from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal for allegedly plotting a major terror conspiracy in India backed by groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh, NDTV reported.Six were arrested from garment units in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district and two from West Bengal, sources said.Officials said that the …
Kochi: Ram Bhawan (50), and his wife Durgawati (47)were given capital punishment by a special POCSO court for sexually abusing 33 poor minor boys for a decade and selling their videos on the dark web in Uttar Pradesh, Times of India reported.The court in Banda sentenced the former government engineer and wife describing the case …
