Kochi: Railways will launch Vande Bharat sleeper trains this month between Guwahati and Kolkata, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishaw said, Times of India reported.The new train is expected to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the second half of January.Two Vande Bharat sleeper train sets are ready and have undergone successful trial …
Kochi: A massive blaze is feared to have claimed many lives and injured several at a bar in Switzerland’s Crans Montana, NDTV reported.The blaze struck the bar Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana during New Year’s celebrations at around 1.30 am local time (0030 GMT).Over 100 People were at …
Kochi: About three months ahead of assembly polls, the Left government has carried out a major reshuffling in Kerala Police, media reports said.Gajulavarti Sparjan Kumar, IG, Crimes, Thiruvananthapuram, has been posted as IG, South Zone replacing S Syamsundar, who has been transferred as IG, Intelligence.Putta Vimaladitya has been posted as IG Internal Security, with additional …
Kochi: A huge quantity of explosives was seized from a car in Rajasthan on New Year eve on Wednesday, Times of India reported.Around 150 kg of ammonium nitrate, 200 explosive batteries and 1,100 meters of wire were seized from the car on the Tonk–Jaipur highway during a special vehicle-checking on the Tonk–Jaipur highway.Two men travelling …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump warned Hamas would have “hell to pay” if it did not disarm soon as part of implanting phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, BBC reported.The US president’s 20-point peace plan requires the militant group to disarm, he said.Israel had “lived up to the plan 100%”, despite continuing …
Kochi: Former Prime Minister ofBangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia, 80, died due to health issues at a hospital in Dhaka, media reports said.Zia, who was the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on Tuesday morning.She was hospitalized on November 23 with pneumonia and infections in her heart and lungs.She was facing complications liver cirrhosis, arthritis, …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested former TDB member N Vijayakumar (CPM) in connection with the gold loot from Sabarimala temple in 2019 today, Deccan Herald reported.Vijayakumar, who was a member of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) in 2019 when the looting took place.Former president A Padmakumar, who was …
Kochi: Malappuram district should be bifurcated to improve access to facilities of 4.7 million people, Kerala Muslim Jamaat urged the state government, media reports said.Kerala Muslim Jamat district president Koottampara Abdurahman Darimi suggested the government consider creating a new district to ensure fairness for the 4.7 million residents of Malappuram.He said this while speaking at …
Kochi: An elderly man killed in a fire in the Tata Nagar to Ernakulam Express at Duvvada in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Monday, Hindustan Times reported.The fire took place in B1 and M2 Air conditioned bogies. The 70-year-old traveller Chandrasekhar Sundar, who was charred to death, was in B1 coach.According to preliminary …
Kochi: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar slammed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for objecting to Congress government’s action against illegal encroachments in Bengaluru, media reports said.Shivakumar advised Pinarayi to not meddle with issues in Karnataka.He described Vijayan’s remarks as a political gimmick ahead of elections.Shivakumar asserted that the land was government property intended …
Kochi: Police in Italy have arrested nine people accused of raising around €7m for Hamas over two years, BBC reported.The money, collected as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, was instead sent to the militant group.Police have seized more than €8m in assets as part of the investigation.A joint initiative between counter-terror police and financial police …
Kochi: Actor Allu Arjun is among the 23 who have been chargesheeted in the case pertaining to the stampede during a premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ claiming one life and critically injuring another, media reports said.The chargesheet was presented before the 9th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) at Nampally Court.The tragedy struck on …
Kochi: Kerala gulped liquor worth Rs 332.62 crore during Christmas days from December 22 to 25, Asianet reported. It is 19 percent more compared to the same period in 2024.Liquor worth Rs 114.45 crore was sold during December 24.Bevco had opened premium counters this year.Kerala State Beverages (M&M) Corporation Ltd (BEVCO) sells liquor on behalf …
Kochi: Dr Niji Justin of Congress was on Friday sworn in as the Mayor of Thrissur municipal Corporation amidst fight over differences over the election, media reports said.The decision over the election was taken by the party after a marathon deliberation from morning.Laly James, Niji Justin and Subi Babu were the front runners for the …
Kochi: Kochi: US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria for targeting “innocent Christians”, President Donald Trump said, BBC reported.Describing IS as ” terrorist scum”, Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”.The US Africa Command (Africom) later reported that Thursday’s attack was carried out in …
Kochi: BJP announced V V Rajesh as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram even as it took a marathon deliberation to find a candidate, media reports said. Ashanath who was elected from Karumam ward will be the deputy mayor. Elections to the mayor and deputy mayor posts will be held in all corporations across the state on …
Kochi: Traffic was disrupted near Varkala on Tuesday as a train hit an autorickshaw that fell into the railway line from Akathumuri station platform, Asianet News reported.The autorickshaw entered the Akathumuri station platform while railway authorities remained clueless on December 23.Vande Bharat train hit the autorickshaw with no one inside it as the inebriated driver …
Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) members K P Shankardas of CPI and N Vijayakumar of CPM have moved court seeking anticipatory bail in Sabarimala gold robbery cases, media reports said.The two moved to Kollam Vigilance Court seeking anticipatory bail amidst the High Court of Kerala making observations about SIT sparing the two in the …
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Kochi: Pakistan privatised loss making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at Rs 135 billion to a consortium led by a local investment company, The Economic Times reported.Investment firm Arif Habib outplayed pre-qualified parties, Lucky Cement, private airline Airblue in the bid claimed to be done transparently. Arif Habib emerged the highest bidder, offering Rs 115 billion, …
Kochi: Causing embarrassment to BJP-led alliance, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has allegedly said that all MPs and MLAs take commissions from their constituency development funds, the Hindu reported.Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) is a member of the BJP led NDA front. He claimed that the money received by him as commission was given to …
