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 …
Kochi: At least 11 people were killed and many injured today in a function held to celebrate RCB winning the IPL finals after 18 years, media reports said.The incident happened near Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.The celebrations had erupted across Bengaluru after theRoyal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) had won their maiden IPL title after an agonising 18-year wait …
Kochi: Idukki district junior football team will be selected from the best among two zones.The trials will be held at Thodupuzha Soccer School and government higher secondary school, Kumily at 9 am on June 8. For details contact 8606364223/9446805417
Kochi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the Nilambur bypoll on June 19 along with byelections in five assembly constituencies of Gujarat, Punjab and West Bengal on Sunday.Resignation of P V Anvar, LDF backed Independent candidate in 2025 January following differences with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM.Anvar had won in the …
Kochi: A major blaze erupted at a textile showroom near the new Mofussil Bus Stand in Kozhikode on Sunday evening.The building in which the textiles shop is located is owned by the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation.Fire and rescue teams from different units were engaged in dousing the fire while all shop workers and customers were moved …
Kochi: ED Assistant Director Shekhar Kumar, was among four booked by the Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption for allegedly trying to defraud a cashew businessman in a FEMA violation case on Saturday, media reports said.The businessman was summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement ED in 2024 accusing him of violating the Foreign Exchange Management …
Kochi: International Volleyball star and a retired top cop S Gopinath visited summer vacation class at Thodupuzha Soccer school (TSS) on Wednesday.He imparted to the budding players the importance of sports for leaving a meaningful life.He also reminded the children about the duties of sportsmen towards society.He felicitated the students.
