Kochi: One of the masterminds of the 2019 Pulwama attack was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), media reports said.Hamza Burhan, known as ‘Doctor’, was designated as a terrorist by the Union Home Ministry in 2022.Burhan, 23, sustained multiple bullet injuries after he was attacked in Muzaffarabad by unidentified assailants.Burhan went to Pakistan …
Kochi: Two teenagers killed three men when they opened fire outside the Islamic Center of San Diego in California on Monday.Bodies of the teenagers aged 17 and 19, were found inside a vehicle parked on a nearby street. Police believe the suspects died from self-inflicted gunshot, media reports said.The shooting outside the largest Islamic centre …
Kochi: The CBI on Saturday arrested a Biology teacher Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, from Pune in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, Times of India reported.According to the CBI, Mandhare had been appointed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an expert and she had access to Botany and Zoology question papers.Mandhare conducted special …
Kochi: Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second-in-command of the terror outfit Islamic State, was killed by the US and Nigerian forces, Donald Trump announced on Saturday, India Today reported.With the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, the global operations of the IS are now greatly diminished, he said.Trump said the operation was “meticulously planned”, calling it a …
Kochi: The CBI has arrested a Chemistry lecturer P V Kulkarni who has been accused of being the key man behind the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, the Hindu reported.Kulkarni had access to the question papers as he was allegedly involved in the examination process on behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA).Manisha Waghmare, a beauty …
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 …
