Kochi: A CRPF official was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday on charges of espionage, media reports said.Moti Ram Jat, who was accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers, was dismissed from the service, the reports said.Jat was actively involved in espionage activity with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023, …
Kochi: The Liberian container ship ‘MSC ELSA 3’ has been confirmed to have sunk off the Kochi coast earlier in the day, ‘due to flooding’, media reports said.The vessel was carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide. It had 84.44 MT of diesel and 367.1 MT of furnace oil.All …
Kochi: A Jharkhand Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi of Congress in a defamation case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, media reports said.The MP-MLA court in Chaibasa inRanchi directed Rahul to appear before the court on June 26 on alawsuit initiated by BJP leader Pratap Katiyar on …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will talk with Pakistan “only on the issue ofPakistan-occupied Kashmir” media reports said.Ruling out the possibility of any dialogue or trade, Modi said “If there are talks, they will only be about Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,”.Addressing a public rally in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, Modi said India had given its …
Booker prize for India’s Banu MushtaqKochi: Indian Activist Banu Mushtaq, 77, from Karnataka won the International Booker prize with her 12 short story anthology, Heart Lamp in Kannada, BBC reported.The short stories capture the hardships of Muslim women living in southern India.It is the first short story collection to win the prestigious prize by Mushtaq …
Kochi: Pakistan’s plans to target Golden Temple in Amritsar were diffused by Indian Army during the intervening night of May 7–8, a top army official said today.Pakistan used drones and missiles to target the shrine, Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, said, the Hindustan Times reported.“The Pakistan …
Kochi: Seventeen people were killed in a massive fire in a building near Charminar in Hyderabad this morning.While the cause of the fire is still being investigated, a short circuit is suspected to have triggered the blaze.The area has decades old jewellery shops located in a congested manner.The bodies have been sent to hospitals.The Prime …
Kochi: US multinational tech firm Apple Inc has damned US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to make iPhones in the US instead of India.Reiterating its ‘Make in India’ commitment,Apple said it wanted to make the country a major manufacturing base.It assured that Apple’s investment plans for India are intact.India produced about 15 percent of its annual …
Kochi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) encountered failure in the launching of its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) on Sunday.The PSLV-C61, carrying an Earth Observation Satellite, named as EOS-09, was aimed at putting a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO).According to the ISRO Chief, the performance was normal till the …
Kochi: Senior Congress leader Chidambaram has said that 2029 elections are critical.In a book release function, he said“…if the 2029 general elections take a decisive turn to strengthen the BJP, we are beyond repair,” he said.His remarks apparently referred to the Congress-led opposition against which he said its future was bleak.Chidambaram said he wished to …
Kochi: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s controversial remarks over the future of the bloc led by his party has put the party in a soup, media reports said.Chidambaram expressed concern over the future of the INDIA bloc in which his party is the major ally.Speaking at the launch of Contesting Democratic Deficit, a book by …
ochi: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s controversial remarks over the future of the bloc led by his party has put the party in a soup, media reports said.Chidambaram expressed concern over the future of the INDIA bloc in which his party is the major ally.Speaking at the launch of Contesting Democratic Deficit, a book by …
Kochi: Purnam Kumar Shaw, a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was handed over to Indian authorities at the check post in Attari today, media reports said.Kumar was detained by Pakistan after he inadvertently crossed the International Border last month.He entered home at the check post in Attari.Purnam Kumar Shaw, 40, who was in the custody …
Kochi: Large quantity of stale food was seized by Kochi Corporation health authorities from a caterer who reportedly supplied food to premium trains like Vande Bharath even as Railways kept mum on the matter on Wednesday, media reports said.Kochi Corporation officials raided the caterer at Kadavanthra after residents living near the place where food was …
Kochi: Large quantity of stale food was seized by Kochi Corporation health authorities from a caterer who reportedly supplied food to premium trains like Vande Bharath even as Railways kept mum on the matter on Wednesday, media reports said.Kochi Corporation officials raided the caterer at Kadavanthra after residents living near the place where food was …
Kochi: Purnam Kumar Shaw, a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was handed over to Indian authorities at the check post in Attari today, media reports said.Kumar was detained by Pakistan after he inadvertently crossed the International Border last month.He entered home at the check post in Attari.Purnam Kumar Shaw, 40, who was in the custody …
Kochi: Applauding the armed forces for crushing Pakistan in its confrontation with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Pakistan that the future talks will be held on issues of terror and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir only.Addressing the nation, Modi said talks and trade can happen only without terror. He said water and blood cannot flow together. …
Kochi: Applauding the armed forces for crushing Pakistan in its confrontation with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Pakistan that the future talks will be held on issues of terror and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir only.Addressing the nation, Modi said talks and trade can happen only without terror. He said water and blood cannot flow together. …
Kochi: Pakistan panicked after India’s aerial strike on its air bases like Nur Khan air base in Chaklala near Rawalpindi close to its nuclear facilities on May 10, India Today reported.The strike on Nur Khan carried significant strategic weight as it lies in close proximity to the headquarters of the Strategic Plans Division, the body …
Kochi: Pakistan panicked after India’s aerial strike on its air bases like Nur Khan air base in Chaklala near Rawalpindi close to its nuclear facilities on May 10, India Today reported.The strike on Nur Khan carried significant strategic weight as it lies in close proximity to the headquarters of the Strategic Plans Division, the body …
