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 …
Kochi: Kerala government gave nod to appeal against a trial court acquiring actor Dileep in the actor abuse case of 2017, media reports said.The trial court had acquitted Dileep observing that the prosecution failed to prove charges against him.The Director General of Prosecution has issued orders in this regard, Asianet News reported.The appeal will be …
Kochi: Kerala became the first state in the country to conduct a heart transplant poor 22-year-old woman from Nepal in a district level government hospital on Monday, Manorama news reported.The woman with cardiac sarcoidosis had come to Kerala after coming to know about health facilities available for people with poor financial condition.The patient’s mother and …
Kochi: President Draupadi Murmu gave assent to the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, (Viksit Bharat–G Ram G Act, 2025) replacing the decade old MGNREGA, media reports said.The Act guarantees 125 days employment per household per financial year.This marks a significant increase from the earlier 100-day guarantee.The act is framed to …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has suspended land acquisition for the greenfield airport near Sabarimala hill shrine on dispute over move to buy land more than required, media reports said.Hearing a petition against the Government move, the court on December 19 ruled that the state had failed to determine the actual required land for …
Kochi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced by a court to 17 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case on Saturday, media reports said.Special court judge Shahrukh Arjumand announced the judgment in the case in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.Khan and Bushra were awarded …
Kochi: Legendary Malayalam film personality Sreenivasan, 69, writer and filmmaker, passed away at Kochi on Saturday.He is survived by wife Vimala and two sons Vineeth Sreenivasan, a singer, actor, director and producer, and Dhyan Sreenivasan, an actor, director and producer.Born on April 6, 1956, in Patyam near Thalassery in Kannur, Sreenivasan started on a low …
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the bail pleas of Travancore Devaswom Board’s (TDB) former President N Vasu and former administrative officer Murari Babu,and Thiruvabharanam Commissioner, K S Baiju in the Sabarimala gold robbery cases.The High Court sharply criticised the SIT for its “lax and selective” approach and wanted to know why Travancore Devaswom …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) will start investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft after getting permission from Kollam vigilance court.Dismissing Kerala police’s objections over ED intervention, the Vigilance court directed the police to provide documents related to the case.The order was passed on a petition filed by the ED seeking access to the records …
Kochi: Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and jewellery owner Govardhan were arrested today by Kerala High Court set up a Special Investigation Team to probe Sabarimala gold looting, Mathrubhumi reported.Investigators said the arrests followed evidence suggesting their involvement in the tampering and illegal handling of gold taken from Sabarimala.Prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti had told the …
Kochi: Kannada actress Ranya Rao’s mother’s plea challenging her detention under (COFEPOSA) for alleged gold smuggling was dismissed by Karnataka High Court on Friday, media reports said.A division bench rejected the plea of Rao’s mother H P Rohini challenging the validity of her daughter’s detention under the COFEPOSA.Even as a special court granted bail to …
