Kochi: The Union Government on Friday pleaded to the Supreme Court to permit only the relatives of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya to negotiate with the victim’s kin for clemency of Nimisha who is on a death row.The Attorney General R Venkataramaniargued that involvement of others in the negotiations will not be fruitful.Appearing on behalf of …
Kochi: A Hindu boy, who married a Muslim, has accused his in-laws of coercing him to embrace Islam illegally in Gadag in Karnataka, Times of India reported.In his police complaint, Vishalkumar said he and his lover Tahashin registered their marriageon November 26, 2024 under the Special Marriage Act in Gadag,without informing anyone.However, his mother-in-law and …
Kochi: A railway ticket examiner Akhil Joseph, 35, was arrested with 2.63gm of MDMA and 3.76 gm of hashish oil on Wednesday, Manorama reports said.Residing at Edappally in Ernakulam,Joseph was arrested near Bolgatty Palace by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) led by ACP K A Abdul Salam.Akhil was under the anti-narcotics cell’s radar …
Kochi: There are reports of the Yemen authorities postponing the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya who was sentenced to capital punishment for killing her Yemeni business partner in 2017, according to Asianet News.The Union government has confirmed the reports even as her family has not got any intimation in this regard, the report said.India’s …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister has appealed to the Prime Minister to save murder accused Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from death penalty in Yemen on July 16, media reports said.In his letter, Pinarayi Vijayan urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use diplomatic channels with Yemen to avert Nimisha’s execution.Hailing from Kollengode in Palakkad, Nimisha was …
Kochi: A man allegedly shot dead his daughter Radhika Yadav, a national level tennis player, Gurugram’s Sushant Lok today, media reports said. The accused Deepak Yadav fired five bullets out of which three hit her. According to police the man was arrested and has allegedly confessed to killing his daughter. The police said the complaint was …
Kochi: The Delhi Police has strongly opposed the bail pleas of 2020 Delhi riots accused including former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, media reports said.According to the reports, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the accused including Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were preparing to divide the nation on religious lines. Those …
Kochi: The 24 hour called by the Left Unions and others against the BJP-led central government’s “anti-labour” policies turned out to be ‘anti people’ as thousands of families were deprived of their livelihood in Kerala on Wednesday. While the strike did not make any impact in other parts of the country, it made it miserable …
Kochi: A senior Railway official and wife were booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with their disproportionate sources of income, media reports said.Cases were registered against R Raja Sekhar, office superintendent, South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad division, and wife Navaneetha for possessing assets worth Rs 1.5 crore.The possession was unearthed by …
Kochi: Unsubstantiated reports of move to execute Indian nurse, Nimisha Priya, of Kerala on July 16 for murdering a Yemeni national are making rounds, media reports said. Nimisha Priya, who had gone to Yemen in search of a job in 2008, got embroiled in the murder of her Yemeni business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi in …
Kochi: An Israeli women’s group has accusedHamas of using sexual violence as “part of a deliberate genocidal strategy” during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, the BBC reported.The report of the legal and gender experts called Dinah Project is based on a review of evidence including first-hand testimony from a survivor of an attempted …
Kochi : The Kerala High Court on Monday flayed Ex MLA R Rajesh of CPM for his alleged recent facebook post questioning the Court’s handling of university related matters, media reports said.In his post of July 5, Rajesh had accused the “bench handling university cases of having leanings towards the Sangh parivar.”The court has taken …
Kochi: One of the key conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Tahawwur Hussain Rana was a trusted agent of the Pakistan army, sources told India Today TV.Rana, who is in NIA custody in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, told the Mumbai Crime Branch that he and his friend David Coleman Headley had attended several training sessions with …
Kochi: The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad arrested Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, 70, and wife for allegedly masterminding mass illegal religious conversions, on Saturday, Times of India report said.ADGP (law and order), Amitabh Yash said, “Jamaluddin, orchestrated a religious conversion network. People including minors were lured into conversion through romantic relationships, force or allurement.”“…Financial scrutiny …
Kochi: After busting country’s Level-4darknet-based narcotics traffickingby Edison of Muvattupuzha, the NCB has arrested a resort owner and wife for allegedly trafficking drugs within the country and abroad, media reports said.The couple Deol, owning Sunset Valley Resort in Panchalimedu, Idukki, and Manju were accused of trafficking ketamine to Australia.According to the NCB, Deol is a …
Kochi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth over ₹34 crore of Kannada actor Ranya Rao, 32, accused of gold smuggling and money-laundering.The agency accused her of carrying out an “orchestrated” and “well-structured” operation with her associates for smuggling gold into India.She was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with 14.2 kg …
Kochi: A man accused of posting derogatory content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian armed forces on social media was denied bail by Allahabad High Court on Wednesday. The court observed that the freedom of speech guaranteed under the Constitution does permit anyone to disrespect high dignitaries and create disharmony among citizens, reported …
Kochi:In a shocking incident, a father killed his daughter at Omanapuzha in Alappuzha, in Kerala, media reports said. Angel Jasmine, 28, was killed by her father Francis (alias) Jismon using a bath towel last night. The accused has been taken into police custody. The family of the accused told police that Angel died after suffering …
Kochi: Malayaam actor Minu Muneer was arrested on Tuesdayfor allegedly making defamatory remarks against actor and filmmaker Balachandra Menon.She was arrested by Infopark Cyber Police and released in Kochi.Muneer had levelled allegations that Menon had sexulually harassed her during the shooting of film ‘Dhe Ingottu Nokkiye’Minu was arrested on the allegations of defaming Menon through …
Kochi: Allahabad High Court rejected bail plea of a 62-year-old man accused Ansar Ahmad Siddique of sharing a “Pakistan Zindabad” post on Facebook, media reports said. Rejecting the plea, the court said the judiciary’s tolerance of anti-national acts is contributing to their rise. The court held that Siddique’s act was “disrespectful to the Constitution and …
