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 …
Kochi: A couple were taken into custody by Pudukad police in Thrissur on Sunday in connection with the unnatural death of two newborns one of which is believed to have been murdered, media reports said. The two Bavin and Aneeshs who did not enter into a wedlock were taken into custody after the man walked …
Kochi: In a disturbing incident, an 18 month-old-baby infant escaping from Iran with his family went into a coma after a tourist picked him up upside down before banging him on the floor in Moscow airport, Times of India reported.It happened at Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport that has left the 18-month-old boy sustaining serious head …
Kochi: In a disturbing incident, an 18 month-old-baby infant escaping from Iran with his family went into a coma after a tourist picked him up upside down before banging him on the floor in Moscow airport, Times of India reported.It happened at Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport that has left the 18-month-old boy sustaining serious head …
Kochi: In a Church blast, 22 people were killed and 63 others injured in Damascus in Syria on Sunday, BBC reports said. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest after using an automatic weapon to fire at the faithuls at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila during a service on …
Kochi: Three sitting judges and two retired judges of the Madras High Court were among the passengers and crew who escaped a possible train mishap in Salem in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, media reports said.The Erode–MGR Chennai Central Yercaud Superfast Express hit a 10-foot-long piece of rail track and came to a halt as its …
Kochi: Six persons from Tamil Nadu were arrested in Malappuram for allegedly trafficking a nine month old infant to a woman for Rs.1.5 lakh, Asianet reportedThe baby’s mother Keerthana, step father Siva, buyer Aadi Lakshmi, intermediaries Senthil and Prema Latha were arrested.The buyer told Police that she bought the infant for adoption.The actual price demanded …
Kochi: In a hit and run case, the accused sped away after allegedly hitting a cop engaged in vehicle check at Thodupuzha in Idukki district near here.Sub-Inspector E M Muhammed sustained injuries on Saturday afternoon. The official of the Kalloorkad Police Station in Muvattupuzha was admitted to a private hospital in Thodupuzha, media reports said.The …
Kochi: A newly wed woman of Indore killed her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, 29, while celebrating their honeymoon at Meghalaya, media reports said.The accused Sonam, 25, surrendered before the police and confessed to her role in the crime, Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) I Nongrang said on Monday.She surrendered before the police in Ghazipur, Uttar …
Kochi: Leading Oncologist V P Gangadharan has received a threatening letter to kill him and family if Rs 8.25 lakh was not paid in lieu of the death of a girl treated by the doctor, media reports said.The letter was received on May 17 at Lakeshore Hospital issuing death threats accusing the doctor of alleged …
Kochi: Six people were injured after a man attacked a weekly peaceful demonstration organised in seeking release of Israeli hostages by Hamas in an outdoor mall in Boulder in Colorado, BBC reported.The suspect, identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of Egypt, shouted “free Palestine” while throwing Molotov cocktails on demonstrators, the reports said.Soliman, whose visa …
Kochi: As part of unearthing information about alleged sharing of classified information by a CRPF personnel with Pakistani intelligence officers (PIOs), the NIA on Saturday carried out searches at 15 locations spread over 8 states, The Times of India reported.NIA claimed to have seized several electronic gadgets and sensitive financial documents, along with other incriminating …
Kochi: Eight RSS workers were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Thrissur court for murdering a DYFI activist Biju, 31, on May 16, 2010, at Kumbalangad, Wadakkanchery, in Thriisur in Kerala, media reports said.Delivering the verdict, the Thrissur Additional District and Sessions Judge III slapped a penalty of Rs 1,44,000 on each of the convicts.The …
Kochi: A 44-year-old man who butchered his wife in his slaughter house suspecting her fidelity was sentenced to death and slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh by a court in Malappuram, media reports said.The Manjeri Additional District Sessions Court II sent Najabuddin (alias) Babu of Kuttamboor in Narikkuni to gallows, for murdering his wife …
Kochi: A former French surgeon, Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children, between 1989 and 2014, BBC reported.The victims include two of his nieces.The court had taken into account the fact that the former surgeon targeted unwell, vulnerable and …
Kochi: A CRPF official was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday on charges of espionage, media reports said.Moti Ram Jat, who was accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers, was dismissed from the service, the reports said.Jat was actively involved in espionage activity with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023, …
