Kochi: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) administrative committee head A Padma Kumar of CPM is one of the accused in the gold scam in Sabarimala temple by the police, Manorama reported.Padma Kumar was at the helm in 2019 when the sanctum door frame and sanctum guards (Dwarapalaka) were removed in violation of the laid down …
Kochi: In a major peace move in West Asia, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase Gaza ceasefire deal, US President Donald Trump said, BBC said.According to the deal, Hamas would release Israeli hostages and Tel Aviv Palestinian prisoners. Withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of Gaza and entry of international aid are …
Kochi: Actor Dulquer Salmaan reached here amid the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducting probe at his residence in connection with the Bhutan car smuggling case, media reports said.The actor is likely to appear in front of the Customs department in connection with the case.Dulquer did not respond to the media at the Cochin International Airport. …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commended US President Donald Trump for his initiative that has led to Hamas agreeing to release Israeli hostages under US brokered 20-point plan.“We welcome President Trump’s leadership as peace efforts in Gaza make decisive progress. Indications of the release of hostages mark a significant step forward. India will …
Kochi: Actor Dulquer Salmaan moved Kerala High Court on Friday against the decision of Customs to seize one of his cars on suspected tax evasion, media reports said.Son of noted actor Mammootty, Salmaan argued that the vehicle was purchased from the Indian Red Cross.Land Rover was seized from his house at Elamkulam in Kochi, Kerala, …
Kochi: Women and children were among atheist 30 people reportedly killed when Pakistan struck them from air in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Monday, media reports said.Chinese fighter jets dropped and laser-guided precision munitions were used on a village in the Tirah Valley around 2 am.Pakistan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has hit out at the government and the party’s …
Kochi: BJP led NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan, 67, was elected as 15th Vice President with 452 votes, media reports said.His rival retired Supreme Court Justice B Sudershan Reddy, 79 of Congress-led INDIA bloc got 300 votes.There were 781 electors out of which 767 cast votes. Fifteen votes were invalid.Justice retired from the Supreme Court …
Kochi: Five persons were crushed to death by a Karnataka Transport bus after encountering a brake failure at Thalappady in Kasargod on Thursday, media reports said.Those killed included three persons traveling in an auto rickshaw while two were waiting in a bus stop.Three others with serious injuries were admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore.Details …
Kochi: Disgraced former Youth Congress Kerala chief, Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, was suspended from the party today following sexual allegations against him, media reports said.However, he will continue as an MLA.The party took the extreme step after unrest within the party.He had quit as Youth Congress chief soon after an audio clip purportedly of Rahul and …
Kochi: Leak of a complaint filed by a Chennai-based industrialist Mohammed Sharshad accusing a former SFI leader Rajesh Krishna of becoming a benami of some CPM leaders has delivered a blow to the CPM in Kerala ahead of the local bodies and Assembly polls.Sharshad alleged that he suspected that the confidential letter sent to the …
Kochi: India and the US had to reach a common ground on the US Tariff issue, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has said.Talking to reporters, he quipped that he would “privately” offer PM Modi some advice on handling Trump.Both are friends of mine. There is a basic understanding in the relationship between India and the US. …
Kochi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack were neutralised by the Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police in an encounter tagged Operation Mahadev, media reports said.Over three months after Pakistani terrorists gunned down 26 civilians, at Pahalgam, the Army’s para commandos have killed Suleiman, believed to …
Kochi: Continuing his “coercive expatriation” rhetoric, President Donald Trump warned to strip off the citizenship of his longtime rival Rosie O’Donnell on Saturday, CNN reported. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote on …
Kochi: The arrest of a doctor, a cop and a terror suspect’s mother by NIA for helping banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba agent Thadiyantavide Nazeer has exposed the extent of anti national activities taking place in jails, media reports said.The NIA arrested psychiatrist Dr Nagaraj, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Chan Pasha and Anees Fathima, mother of a …
Kochi: Wanted terrorists, Abu Bakr Siddique, 60, and Mohammed Ali werenabbed by Tamil Nadu police from Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, media reports said.Allegedly linked to Al Umma, AL Qaeda’s Base Movement, Siddique carried a prize of Rs 5 lakh. Going underground for over 30 years, Siddique was the mastermind behind a number of bomb blasts …
Kochi: With water level reaching the permitted 136 feet mark at the Mullaperiyar dam, Tamil Nadu slightly raised 13 shutters of the over century old dam on Sunday. The shutters were raised by about 10 centimetres to discharge about 250 cusecs of water per second into the Periyar river. The water released from the dam …
Kochi: One-and-half years after the disappearance of Wayanad native Hemachandran, police have found that he was killed and buried in a forest in Tamil Nadu near Wayanad, media reports said.The police reached the Chermbady forest area with the suspected accused on Saturday morning and efforts are on to exhume the body.Two accused have been detained.Tamil …
Kochi: With the Israel-Iran conflict entering the fifth day, there were reports of explosions and heavy air defence fire by Israel in Tehran in the wee hours of Tuesday, BBC reported quoting Iranian media.Iran launched missiles in parts of central and northern Israel, albeit at less intensity than the previous nights with 0no reports of …
Kochi: Israel claimed that it hit Iran’s nuclear sites and killed Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami and many guards, while Iran vowed to hit back, BBC reported.Iranian state TV accused Israel of hitting residential areas in Tehran killing civilians including children.Israel’s military said Iran had fired about 100 drones towards its territory, after Israel launched …
Kochi: CPM MLA U Prathibha’s son Kaniv was among the seven accused whose names were dropped from the chargesheet in a narcotics related case filed by the police on Thursday, media reports said.The charge sheet filed in a court in Alappuzha district now contains names of only two accused in the case.The Excise team arrested …
