Kochi: In a temporary relief, the Supreme Court ruled that no coercive action should be taken against the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma who is booked at various places for her hate speech on May 26. Hearing her prayer for a second time, the Supreme Court sent notices accordingly to the Centre and state governments …
Kochi: The Centre has ordered a probe into the reported incidents of security staff forcing a student to remove her undergarment during the NEET examination at Kollam. The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan directed the Union Education Additional Secretary to conduct an investigation into the allegations. The minister gave the direction after Congress leaders Hibi …
Kochi: The 6.1″ tall ambidextrous England Test skipper Benjamin Andrew Stokes, or Ben Stokes, quit One Day International (ODI) cricket despite his outstanding form and performance in this format.The New Zealand born English player made 84 to help his team become victorious in the 2019 World Cup.In 104 ODIs, Ben has an average of 39.45 …
Kochi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Former Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac to appear before it in connection with Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Bonds (KIIFB) transactions in Kochi on Tuesday. The process of investigation started about a year ago with ED by sending notices to top officials to appear before it. Union Finance Minister …
Kochi: A 15-year-old boy died of a heart attack at Kasaragod today.Arul Vimal of Chayothu suffered breathing problems in the wee hours of today. Arul, who was a class tenth student, was taken to the hospital, but could not be saved.His father Amal Jose, who was a physical instructor, died of a heart attack two …
Kochi: The Hyderabad-bound Indigo airlines from Sharjah made an emergency landing at Karachi airport in Pakistan. All passengers are reported to be safe.The plane 6 E 1406 was grounded as per security requirements, Indigo sources said.Another aircraft was to ferry the passengers from Karachi. The pilots found some problem in the second engine following which …
Kochi: India won the ODI series against England 2-1 beating the host by five wickets at Old Trafford Ground in England on Sunday. Powered by an aggressive 125 by wicket keeper Rishabh Pant, India crossed the winning mark of 260 with 47 balls to spare. Ravindra Jadeja gave good support to him at the other …
Kochi: The center has called an all party meeting on Tuesday to discuss how India could help Sri Lanka to come out of the crises it is facing now. The meeting was called after AIADMK and DMK made strong demands to extend a helping hand to the island nation. Over 14 percent of Srilanka’s population …
Kochi: One person has been hospitalized showing signs of Monkeypox disease in Kannur. The test report of the person, who came from abroad via Kannur airport, will be available in three days, media reports said. With the country ‘s first Monkeypox case being reported from Kollam in Kerala, strong measures have been put in place …
Kochi: P V Sindhu won the Singapore Open 2022 badminton tournament beating China’s Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 on Sunday.Two times Olympics medalist, Sindhu thrashed Wang in the first match 21-9, but could not maintain the tempo in the second one which she lost 11-21. However, she became more serious in the third set …
Kochi: A father-in-law gave a contract to his daughter-in-law to kill his wife to marry another woman at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.The daughter-in-law Kanchan, who also hated her mother-in-law, was offered an amount of Rs 4,000 to kill the 50-year-old Saroj hailing from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.The Father-in-law Valmiki Kaul also promised …
Kochi: Congress has shifted five of its MLAs to Chennai in view of reports of BJP trying to lure Congress MLAs to its camp in Goa. Congress has 11 MLAs in the assembly.Sankalp Amonkar, Altone D’Costa, Carlos Alvares Ferreira, Rudolfo Fernandez and Yuri Alemao, media reports said. Sankalp Amonkar is Congress Legislative Party leader.Former Chief …
Kochi: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar is the NDA candidate for India’s Vice President’s post.The decision was taken at the BJP parliamentary board meeting at New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President J P Nadda, union ministers Ramnath Singh, Amit Shah were among those attended the meeting.A meeting of the Opposition parties convened by the …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court granted conditional bail to actor Sreejit Ravi in a case of exhibitionism in front of minor children in Thrissur in Kerala. The court said continued detention is not warranted and that conditions needed to be imposed on him to prevent further recurrence of such incidents. The court said that his …
Kochi: The Health Department has asked people to remain vigilant in five districts in view of Kerala confirming the first case of monkeypox in the state. Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha are the states alerted by the government, media reports said. The health department has not been able to make a credible route map …
Kochi: Popular actor Pratap Pothen, 70, was found dead in his flat in Kilpauk in Chennai today.A successful filmmaker, director and scriptwriter, Pratap had contributed immensely to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industry.Born in 1952 in Thiruvananthapuram, Pratap was influenced by his elder brother Hari Pothen, who was a film producer.Not interested in family …
Kochi: A retired policeman was among two held for taking part in suspected terror activities in Phulwarii Sharif in Bihar, media reports said. Retired policeman Mohammad Jalaluddin and Ather Pervez were detained under the UAPA provisions. They had alleged connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI). The intelligence agencies of the Bihar police seized …
Kochi: A person with suspected case of monkeypox is under observation in the state, media reports said.The person had come to Kerala three days back from UAE.With the person showing signs of the disease, he has been isolated, the reports said.His samples have been sent to the virology institute in Pune.The result is expected to …
Kochi: The disgraced Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped to Maldives in the wake of unrelenting protests in the country against him and other top leaders.Accompanied by his wife Loma Gotabaya, Gotabaya left in a special Air force plane.Gotabaya is still the chief of the armed forces.Gotabaya, whose earlier attempts to leave the country were …
Kochi: In a major development, a forensic test has found that the memory card containing visuals of abuse of the actor was accessed three times on different dates while it was in the custody of different courts, media reports said.The test conducted by the Forensic Science Lab found that the memory card was first opened …
