Kochi: The 24 hour called by the Left Unions and others against the BJP-led central government’s “anti-labour” policies turned out to be ‘anti people’ as thousands of families were deprived of their livelihood in Kerala on Wednesday. While the strike did not make any impact in other parts of the country, it made it miserable …
Kochi: A senior Railway official and wife were booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with their disproportionate sources of income, media reports said.Cases were registered against R Raja Sekhar, office superintendent, South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad division, and wife Navaneetha for possessing assets worth Rs 1.5 crore.The possession was unearthed by …
Kochi: Three school children were killed and 10 injured when a school van collided at a level cross between Cuddalore and Alappakkam in Cuddalore this morning, media reports said.The condition of most of the injured is serious.The train was going from Chennai to Chidambaram when it collided with the van of a private CBSE school …
Kochi: One of the key conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Tahawwur Hussain Rana was a trusted agent of the Pakistan army, sources told India Today TV.Rana, who is in NIA custody in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, told the Mumbai Crime Branch that he and his friend David Coleman Headley had attended several training sessions with …
Kochi: Archbishop of the Chaldean Syrian Church of the East, Mar Aprem Metropolitan, 85, passed away at Thrissur today, media reports said. He was not keeping well and was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Thrissur. A multifaceted personality, a Church history researcher among others, he led the Indian Church for 56 years.An author, …
Kochi: The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad arrested Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, 70, and wife for allegedly masterminding mass illegal religious conversions, on Saturday, Times of India report said.ADGP (law and order), Amitabh Yash said, “Jamaluddin, orchestrated a religious conversion network. People including minors were lured into conversion through romantic relationships, force or allurement.”“…Financial scrutiny …
Kochi: Twenty three days after landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport, the Royal Navy’s F-35B stealth fighter jet was moved to the hagar after an 14 member British expert team on Sunday, media reports said. The plane that made an emergency landing at the airport June 14 after taking off for regular sorties from a British aircraft …
Kochi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth over ₹34 crore of Kannada actor Ranya Rao, 32, accused of gold smuggling and money-laundering.The agency accused her of carrying out an “orchestrated” and “well-structured” operation with her associates for smuggling gold into India.She was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with 14.2 kg …
Kochi: British aviation experts are strugglingto troubleshoot a snag in the sophisticated Lockheed Martin fighter jet F-35B of the Royal Air Force (RAF) stuck in Thiruvananthapuram airport in India for nearly three weeks, media reports said.The aircraft landed at the Southern tip of the country’s airport in Kerala on June 14 after taking off from …
Kochi: A man accused of posting derogatory content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian armed forces on social media was denied bail by Allahabad High Court on Wednesday. The court observed that the freedom of speech guaranteed under the Constitution does permit anyone to disrespect high dignitaries and create disharmony among citizens, reported …
Kochi: Allahabad High Court rejected bail plea of a 62-year-old man accused Ansar Ahmad Siddique of sharing a “Pakistan Zindabad” post on Facebook, media reports said. Rejecting the plea, the court said the judiciary’s tolerance of anti-national acts is contributing to their rise. The court held that Siddique’s act was “disrespectful to the Constitution and …
Kochi: Five persons were killed and several injured in a blast in a cracker unit in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, media reports said.There were two women among the deceased.Four of those injured are in serious condition.There were over 50 people in the crackers factory during the blast. Last year 10 persons were killed in a …
Kochi: With India completing 50 years of implementation of Internal Emergency, the Union Cabinet on Wednesdaycondemned the slapping of it on the country by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of Congress.A Cabinet meeting was held to pass a resolution to condemn its implementation.Addressing the media, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet chaired by Prime …
Kochi: The All India Trinamool Congress’ (AITC) huge victory in Kaliganj bye-election has put the BJP on a slippery track ahead of the assembly election next year in Bengal next year, media reports said. AITC nominee Alifa Ahmed, 38, who is a techie, won the byelections from Kaliganj Assembly defeating BJP’s Ashish Ghosh by a …
Kochi: South Indian actor Srikanth was arrested by Chennai police in connection with a drug case underNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, media reports said.The actor was arrested after he was tested positive for drug use and evidence was found for drug transactions on his mobile phone, the reports said.The actor had allegedly purchased …
Kochi: The result and trends in the bye-election in the country today have shocked the BJP which was basking under the glory of Operation Sindoor success meticulously executed by the government headed by the Saffron party. It is high time the BJP realised that there is no reason for complacency over their past performances. One …
Kochi: Congress-led UDF was leading in Kerala’s Nilambur, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Ludhiana West and Gujarat’s Visavadar in Punjab while Trinamool Congress in Kaliganj in West Bengal by-election on Monday.Congress led UDF was leading with 15,335 votes, while M Swaraj of Left front followed him with 13,049 votes.Anwar stood third with 5,539 votes …
Kochi: India observed 11th International Day of Yoga led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, ‘Yoga is the pause button that humanity needs to breathe, balance, and become whole again’.Modi said yoga is a “direction of peace in a world which is going through …
Koch: An annual FASTag-based pass costing Rs 3,000 will be issued from August 15, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Wednesday. The pass only for non-commercial private vehicles only will be valid from a year from date of activation or up to 200 trips, whichever comes first, Gadkari said on X. …
Kochi: Three sitting judges and two retired judges of the Madras High Court were among the passengers and crew who escaped a possible train mishap in Salem in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, media reports said.The Erode–MGR Chennai Central Yercaud Superfast Express hit a 10-foot-long piece of rail track and came to a halt as its …
