Kochi: Suspected remains of humans were found at mass burial sites near Nethravathi river in Dharmasthala cited by a former sanitation worker who turned a whistleblower.The excavation was done by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the presence of Karnataka government departments officials.The whistleblower claimed that there were 13 spots where he had buried bodies …
Kochi: The LuLu Group, which has good ties with the Left parties, is feeling the heat of protest by the CPM which is disputing allotment of land to the group at a strategic point “illegally”, media reports said.Demanding cancellation of the allotment, they sought a CBI probe into the ‘illegal land allotment’ to the UAE …
Kochi: A special NIA court in Mumbai acquitted all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, media reports said.The accused included former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit were absolved by the court saying that the prosecution ‘failed to prove the case’.The provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act …
Kochi: Indian and US launched a new satellite to closely monitor minute changes on Earth, sea, and ice sheets from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta near Chennai on Wednesday, BBC reported. Data from the joint mission by Indian Space agency ISRO and NASA will help the world in preparing and dealing with disasters. The …
Kochi: A woman allegedly linked to a banned terror outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), was nabbed by Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of Gujarat at Bengaluru on Wednesday, Deccan Herald reported.The accused, Shama Parveen, 30, is the fifth suspect arrested in connection with their suspected links to AQIS.The Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh …
Kochi: The BJP has condemned the arrest of Kerala nuns under the Anti Conversion Act of 2006 brought by the Congress Government in Chhattisgarh where the Saffron party isworking hard to secure the release of the nuns.Rejecting Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s claims on the arrest, the BJP asserted that the nuns were not …
Kochi: The Union government hasdisputed claims regarding Indian nurse Nimisha Priya serving a death sentence made by ‘Grand Mufti ’ Kanthapuram A P Abubakar Musliyar who has withdrawn his post on social media platform X.The post regarding the overturning of the death sentence of Nimisha Priya in Yemen, has been deleted by Kanthapuram.The Tribune daily …
Kochi: A Muslim cleric has landed in trouble as the police have filed an FIR against him for allegedly making objectionable and inflammatory remarks against Dimple Yadav, MP, of Samajwadi Party, media reports said.Maulana Sajid Rashidi was booked for making the alleged remarks against former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s wife during a televised debate, an …
Kochi: In a major development, Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, 37, escaped the gallows as her death sentence issued by a Shariat court in Yemen was overturned, Times of India reported.The report quoted a statement from the office of Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A P Abubakker Musliyar said.“The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously …
Kochi: Teenager Divya Deshmukh beat 38-year-old Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final to become the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup on Monday in Batumi, Georgia, media reports said.The 19-year-old Divya of Nagpur beat Humpy using black pieces in the second rapid tie-breaker game.The winner was spotted through a tie-breaker. Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh played …
Kochi: Terrifying public support to legendary Communist late V S Achuthanandan, 101, is heating up a debate over the harassment meted out to him during his tenure as Kerala Chief Minister and later, political observers said.One of the founders of CPM in 1964, who Achuthanandan passed away on July 21, is in the centre of …
Kochi: Amidst Opposition protests in Parliament against conduct of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the Election Commission of India has announced its plans to carry out a SIR across the country, media reports said. The ECI stated it is undertaking the revision as part of its constitutional duty to safeguard the integrity of the …
Kochi: India on Thursday inked a Free Trade Agreement with UK during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, media reports said.The deal was signed by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Minister Jonathan Reynold.Modi held talks with British Premier Keir Starmer.The deal is likely to boost annual trade between the two economies …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has raided 35 premises and 50 companies linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group (RAAGA Companies) in a money laundering case related to the Yes Bank loan fraud case, media reports said. The CBI had registered two FIRs in this regard and ED had got inputs from SEBI, the National …
Kochi: V S Achuthanandan, the only surviving revolutionary leader who founded CPM among others, was laid to rest amidst an emotionally charged atmosphere amidst incessant drizzle at Valiyachudukad in Alappuzha on Wednesday.His son V A Arun Kumar lit the pyre with V S Achuthanandan’s wife, daughter and other relatives watching the burning of the pyre.Chants …
Kochi: The F-35B stranded fighter jet of the Royal Air Force, U.K flew out from the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala on Tuesday to Darwin in Australia, media reports said. The jet flew off from HMS Prince of Wales in the Indian Ocean and landed in Kerala on June 14 due to fuel deficit and …
Kochi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday resigned from his post due to health issues.In his resignation letter, he said the decision was taken to “prioritise health care”.To prioritise health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the Vice-President of India, effective immediately, in accordance with Article 67(a) of the Constitution,” Dhankhar …
Kochi: Two brothers married the same woman in Shillai village of Himachal Pradesh to preserve the practice followed for centuries in the Hatti tribe, media reports said.Hundreds of people witnessed the marriage solemnised under the anachronistic tradition of polyandry.The grooms Pradeep and Kapil Negi tied the knot with bride Sunita Chauhan without any coercion.The event …
Kochi: Why CPM was biased against the die hard communist V S Achuthanandan who faced opposition from a section within the party deserved greater laurels for his unparalleled and inimitable governance as Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011 is a question which perhaps has no answer, political observers said.Achuthanandan lost the assembly election from Mararikkulam …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan’s body will be taken to the old AKG centre at Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, media reports said.The body of V S Achuthanandan,who passed away at 3.20.pm, will be kept at his official residence at Thiruvananthapuram at 8 pm.The body will be taken to Durbar Hall tomorrow morning and …
