Kochi: Sonia Gandhi of BJP is contesting from Nallathanni ward in hill station of Munnar in the local bodies elections in Kerala, Manorama reported.Daughter of a Congress leader Durai Raj, Sonia Gandhi,34, got the name as her father’s respect for former Congress President.Things changed when she migrated to the saffron party after marrying Subhash who …
Kochi: The BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Ltd (BATL) project will come up at Thiruvananthapuram in the wake of the Supreme Court passing orders in this regard, the Hindu reported.The Apex Court on Tuesday directed the Kerala government to allot land occupied for Nettukaltheri open prison.The land for BATL, under the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), is …
Kochi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition were among those named in the fresh FIR registered by the Delhi police in the National Herald case, media reports said.The Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a new FIR in the case after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters filed a complaint …
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a personfrom Faridabad for helping Umar Un Nabi who triggered the Red Fort blast on November 10.Soyab of Dhauj, Faridabad in Haryana had harboured terrorist Umar Un Nabi immediately before the blast.Soyabh is the seventh accused to be arrested in the case.He also provided logistical support to Umar.NIA …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the Dharma Dhwaj at Sri Ram Temple signaling completion of making Ram Temple at Ayodhya.Modi hoisted the 10 feet high and 20 feet long, right-angled triangular saffron flag featuring the image of a radiant Sun symbolizing Lord Ram’s valour, an ‘Om’, and the Kovidara tree.The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya for the ‘Dwaj Arohan’ or flag hoisting ceremony at the Ram temple tomorrow.The event is organised to mark the completion of all the construction in the temple.The ceremony will be attended by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The event aims to underscore …
Kochi: Legendary actor, producer, politician Dharmendra, 89, passed away in Mumbai on Monday, Times of India reported.The former BJP MP, who was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on November 10 was discharged on November 12 since then he has been critically ill.Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol was born in Nasrali in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in British …
Kochi: The new generation Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) INS Mahe built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd was commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Monday,media reports said. The indigenous INS Mahe is the first of the eight vessels to be delivered by Cochin Shipyard ltd.The vessel is the Mahe-class series of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow …
Kochi: CPM leader and former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) chief A Padmakumar will be grilled in police custody in connection with gold robbery from the temple in Kerala, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Kerala High Court will move the court seeking his custody tomorrow.The SIT has seized his passport …
Kochi: India’s hi-tech indigenousTejas fighter jet crashed at the Dubai Air Show on Friday, the Times of India said quoting the Indian Air Force.The HAL-built light combat aircraft went down at approximately 2.10 pm (local time) during a maneuver.The IAF said that the pilot suffered fatal injuries. The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss …
Kochi: CPM leader and former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar was Thursday arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the Sabarimala temple gold robbery case in Kerala, media reports said.Earlier, the ex MLA appeared before the SIT for questioning in the case.The Sabarimala temple gold robbery case happened in connivance …
Kochi: In a major verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that courts cannot impose rigid timelines on constitutional authorities like the President and Governors, India Today reported.Setting aside its earlier ruling fixing a time frame of three months for Governors and the President to decide on state bills, the five-judge bench headed by Chief …
Kochi: At least nine people were killed and more than 25 injuredwhen samples of explosives seized from Faridabad exploded at Nowgam Police Station in Srinagarwhen cops were examining it late Friday night, Times of India reported.The blast occurred when authorities were extracting samples from a large cache of explosives from the Faridabad terror module case, …
Kochi: The ED has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the Magistrate Court’s order refusing access to the FIR filed in the Sabarimala Temple gold robbery case in Kerala, Times of India reported.The court in Pathanamthittadismissed ED’s plea citing the sensitivity of the case which is investigated by a special investigation team (SIT) set up …
Kochi: A government junior teacher was booked and suspended for refusing to sing Vande Mataram and breaching school discipline in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, media reports said.Action was taken against the Assistant Teacher Shamsul Hasan in Shahpur Kutub locality for not only refusing to sing Vande Mataram, but also confronting another teacher over the issue.Hasan was …
Kochi: In a landmark judgement, the Rajasthan High Court ruled that an adult son had no right to stay in a shelter owned by their father.Dismissing the son’s petition challenging a lower court order against him, the court imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 1 lakh on the son litigating against his father for legal …
Kochi: The house of suicide bomber Dr Umar Mohammed alias Umar un-Nabi, who killed 13 people, was demolished bysecurity forces in Kashmir, media reports said.The security forces supervised the demolition of the doctor’s house at Pulwama in south Kashmir.Investigation into the blast revealed that Umar, a doctor at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, was driving the …
Kochi: In a major achievement, the BJP-led NDA led in 197 of the 244 seats, sending signals that the Saffron party would continue in power in Bihar.Congress proved to be a liability for the Opposition I.N.D.I.A led by the RJD was leading in 40 seats.Polls were held on 6 and 11 November 6 and 11 …
Kochi:The Delhi blast that claimed 13 lives exposed the plan of the terror module to trigger multiple blasts which was foiled by police by seizing 2,900 kgs of explosives from Faridabad much before the blast.The intelligence agencies suspected that the terror module was readying used vehicles to carry out the attacks.The investigators also suspect that …
Kochi: The Delhi car blast investigators suspect that the attack was executed by Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) to seek revenge on India’s attack on its Bahawalpur headquarters in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Times of India reported.Initial intelligence inputs suggest that the blast was carried through a JeM module member Dr Umar Un Nabi in a panic reaction …
