Kochi: A special NIA court in Mumbai acquitted all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, media reports said.The accused included former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit were absolved by the court saying that the prosecution ‘failed to prove the case’.The provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act …
Kochi: Rapper Vedan has been booked for rape on the basis of the complaint of a young doctor, media reports said.Thrikkakara police registered the FIR under 376 (2) (n) for allegation of raping a woman multiple times from August, 2021, to March, 2023.The complainant accused him of backing out from his promise to marry her.In …
Kochi: A woman allegedly linked to a banned terror outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), was nabbed by Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of Gujarat at Bengaluru on Wednesday, Deccan Herald reported.The accused, Shama Parveen, 30, is the fifth suspect arrested in connection with their suspected links to AQIS.The Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh …
Kochi: A Muslim cleric has landed in trouble as the police have filed an FIR against him for allegedly making objectionable and inflammatory remarks against Dimple Yadav, MP, of Samajwadi Party, media reports said.Maulana Sajid Rashidi was booked for making the alleged remarks against former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s wife during a televised debate, an …
Kochi: In a major development, Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, 37, escaped the gallows as her death sentence issued by a Shariat court in Yemen was overturned, Times of India reported.The report quoted a statement from the office of Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A P Abubakker Musliyar said.“The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously …
Kochi: Rape and murder convict, Govindachamy nabbed hours after he jumped the high security Kannur Central Jail from his hideout in Kannur on Friday, media reports said.He was convicted for raping and murdering 23-year-old Sowmya in a moving train between Thrissur and Shornur in Kerala in 2011.He was perched on stairs of a well behind …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has raided 35 premises and 50 companies linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group (RAAGA Companies) in a money laundering case related to the Yes Bank loan fraud case, media reports said. The CBI had registered two FIRs in this regard and ED had got inputs from SEBI, the National …
Kochi: The Bombay High Court on Monday set free 12 persons who were convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case that killed 180 people and injured many, media reports said.Absolving them in the July 11, 2006,case, a division bench of the court observed that the prosecution had “utterly failed” to prove the case against …
Kochi: Even as India is inching close to launching bullet trains, it has failed to ensure safety of travellers who lodge complaints on Railmadad on issues like excess charge as it happened on board a train to Vaishnodevi, media reports said.Agents of the blacklisted catering company zeroed in on the passenger who was pulled down …
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 …
