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Naval officer gets 7 years RI

Kochi: A naval officer was sentenced to multiple punishments including seven years of Rigorous Imprisonment.The military court fined Commodore Sreekumar Pillai Rs 75 lakh and terminated him from service for corruption.Pillai, who served as the commanding officer of INS Zamorin at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, will face additional two years of imprisonment if …

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ED suspects alleged hawala deals by Veena T

Kochi: Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has stumbled upon matters against former Kerala Chief’s daughter Veena T in cases including hawala transactions.The ED has seized a diary which shows Veena sending 349 lakh Dirhims (Rs 85 lakh) to Dubai.The diary was seized during ED raids at places including that of Veena and CMRL promoters as part …

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ED raids 3rd time in Money Laundering case

Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement is raiding eight locations in Kerala in connection with the money laundering case of CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T.This the third edition of raids being conducted by the ED to collect evidence pertaining to Veena getting money from CMRL without providing any service, Asianetnews.com reported.A four member team …

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Kochi: Over 200 terror suspects linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Shahzad Bhatti-led network were arrested ahead of Independence Day,Home Minister Amit Shah said.“The Modi government thwarted its plans for subversive attacks by arresting more than 200 operatives,” Shah said in a post on the X.Over 80 FIRs were registered and more than 200 were arrested under …

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Congress in soup on National Song

Kochi: Congress is in soup after videos of Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge allegedly disrespecting the National Song during its rendition at Congress office on Independence Day went viral.The videos showed fuming at playing of the national anthem despite she and Kharge allegedly showing their displeasure at the rendition of Vande Mataram despite both of them …

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DVAC nabs Tahsildar taking Rs 10 lakh bribe

Kochi: A Land Revenue Tahsildar was arrested red handed on Friday for accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a person for settling a fake dispute tailored by the official.Joseph Anthony of Kanayannur Taluk in Ernakulam was arrested by Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption sleuths at Kadavanthra with two of his agents Kannan …

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Court rejects ball plea of 2 TISS students

Kochi: Two students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) were denied anticipatory bail by a Mumbai court for allegedly shouting slogans in backing jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.The court observed that the charges that the students had shouted slogans in support of Khalid and Imam besides recovery of electronic devices, weighed …

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Cops intensify search for Ayanki

Kochi: History-sheeter Arjun Ayanki’s brother Akhil and two others were arrested by policeon Friday as part of move to capture fugitive Arjun who threw challenges to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and police officials.In a Facebook post, Ayanki slighted Chennithala’s recent warning on a crackdown on goons threatening police officers.Police are hunting for Arjun who is …

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Boy kills grandparents, 5 teachers in Bangkok

Kochi: A 14-year-old boy shot himself dead before killing seven people by opening fire at them at in Bangkok.The student killed his grandparents and five teachers before taking his own life, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters, BBC reported.Thirty people were injured in the firing out of which condition of nine of them were …

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HC asks release Udayanidhi on station bail

Kochi: Udhayanidhi Stalin, former Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with alleged remarks purportedly on popular actor Trisha.The senior DMK leader was arrested for his alleged controversial remark on Trisha addressing a public rally in Thanjavur, the Hindu reported.A leading actor, Udhayanidhi, who is Leader of the Opposition in Tamil …

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Udhayanidhi Stalin held

Kochi: Former Tamil Nadu minister and actor Udhayanidhi Stalin of DMK was detained by police on Tuesday for remarks about actor Trisha, media reports said.Udhayanidhi made the alleged controversial remarks against Trisha during a Cauvery rights protest at Thanjavur.“… Did I say something wrong? Did I take something anybody’s name except the Chief Minister?”, he …

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Court acquits Ex WFI Chief

Kochi: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomarwere acquitted on Monday by a Delhi court in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) court delivered the judgement.Six noted wrestlers had accused Brij Bhushan Singh, former, BJP MP, ofharassing …

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HC grants bail to 9 CPM workers

Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Monday granted bail to nine Left activists accused ofattacking Directorate of Enforcement sleuthswhile collecting evidence against Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vjayan’s daughter Veena T in a money laundering case on May 27.Kiran P S., Jeevan, Anil Kumar, Sreejith, Nishad, Siddharth S, Shefeek, Nandhu G R, Rahul A Rajan were …

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CPM workers planned to kill sleuths: ED

Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has informed the High Court of Kerala CPM workers had plotted to kill their sleuths during a raid in connection with a money laundering case against Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T on May 27.Opposing the bail pleas of the accused, the ED told the High Court …

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Heavy rains claim 4 lives in Kerala

Kochi: An intense low-pressure over central India triggered widespread rain across Kerala with the weather Department sounding a red alert in eight districts in the state where four death have been reported.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared a Red alert in Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod, the Hindu reported.An orange alert …

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