Kochi: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking to quash the summons issued to him in 2019 for allegedly in a defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A single bench of the court rejected Rahul’s challenging the ruling of a magistrate court’s order.The High Court repeated its …
Kochi: The ED has demanded booking former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM, daughter Veena, her husband Mohammed Riyas, MLA, for Money laundering and bribery including Rs. 3.28 crore allegedly obtained by Vijayan.A report submitted by the ED to DGP cited proof quoting former CMRL CFO P Suresh’s admission of paying a bribe of Rs …
Kochi: State-run oil marketing companies were on Monday directed by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to uniformly implement a 25-day inter-refill booking interval for domestic LPG consumers across both urban and rural areas.In a letter dated September 7, the Ministry directed Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum …
Kochi: The toll in the building collapse in Delhi went upto seven while 11 people have been rescued from the debris of the 5-storey building in South West Delhi The 50 year old building, housing boys’ paying guest accommodation near Delhi University’s South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 p.m. on Sunday. Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, …
Kochi: A five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday killing one and critically injuring two others.Four patients from the building collapse were being treated at AIIMS.Renovation work and basement excavation nearby is suspected to have weakened the building, sources said.The NDRF team has also reached and rescue and relief operations are underway.Photo: …
Kochi: Kerala Police’s inaction against law breakers has given free hand to a criminal private bus worker to stop a car and abuse the occupants in Kochi the other day.Mohammed Ansar who was arrested for waylaying the car in the heart of the city in Kaloor on August 9 attacked Police while trying to arrest …
Kochi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) has cautioned that Pakistanwill remain a significant security concern and a potential threat in the foreseeable future.Islamabad’s defence pacts can make Pakistan overconfident to make miscalculations again, Chauhan (retd) said delivering the GB Pant memorial lecture on ‘Threats and Challenges to India’s Security’, in New Delhi …
Kochi:Eight students of an engineering college were killed when a car collided with a stationary cargo lorry at Kaipamangalam on NH 66 in Thrissur late last night.The lorry was said to be parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam near here.All the victims died on the spot. The deceased were identified as Vishwanath of …
Kochi: HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s book, Belonging: A Journey of Love, on November 10, 2026.This was stated by the new publisher on Friday after Penguin Random House India decided not to publish the book over what it called a “particular issue”.HarperCollins India announced that the “surprising, richly told memoir seamlessly weaves …
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Kochi: The ISRO successfully launched earth observation satellite EOS-05 from Sriharikota in the wee hours of Friday.The GSLV rocket, which lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2:55 am IST, placed EOS-05 satellite at the targeted sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit.“I am very happy to announce that the GSLV-F17 vehicle has successfully and precisely injected the …
Kochi: The Allahabad High Court rejected the petition challenging the citizenship of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi for absence of evidence against him.The ruling was made by a division bench the other day while disposing off the petition accusing Gandhi of having citizenship of Britain.The petition challenging Gandhi election to the …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain two petitions seeking to defer Cockroach Janata Party‘s (CJP) proposed march on Sep 5. Dismissing the PILs filed by those including a retired police officer expressing fear that the march from the India Gate to the Police Headquarters is intended to create lawlessness ahead of September …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that terrorism continued to pose a grave challenge to humanity.Addressing the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, Modi said peace and security were the foremost requirements for achieving the SCO’s objectives.Modi exported countries to speak with one voice against terrorism and said there could be no double …
Kochi:The Kerala government will render full form Vande Mataram atthe culmination of state-level Onam celebrations at the capital by the Vice President on Sunday, Asianet news reported.The state will have to stick to the protocol as the Vice President is presiding over the valedictory event, Cultural Minister P C Vishnunath said.The state had skipped playing …
Kochi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will organise a march on September 5 in Delhi against the Centre failing to honour its promises made while ending the Jantar Mantar stir on July 25.The CJP said the government had failed to act on its assurance to withdraw FIRs against students and protesting students.The march will begin …
Kochi: Mullaperiyar Dam remains completely stable and Tamil Nadu continues to strictly abide by Supreme Court directives, Tamil Nadu Law Minister C T R Nirmal Kumar said.He dismissed Kerala government’s safety concerns about the strength of the 125 year old dam while speaking on the sidelines of the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in Kovalam …
Kochi: Congress has announced its decision to sing only the first two stanzas of National Song Vande Mataram despite the government’s push to sing the full version at official events in the country.The BJP said Congress has become a “new Muslim League”. The decision raises questions on the Congress’ “patriotism and loyalty” to the country, …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought details of the steps taken by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on implementing recommendations to strengthen the country’s examination system.Hearing petitions seeking reforms in NTA in the wake of anomalies In the conduct of the NEET-UG, the court made it clear that reforms in NEET cannot remain temporary.The …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a high-powered committee will examine allegations of police excesses during recent student protests in Delhi.A three member bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will pass the order in this regard on Wednesday.The panel will also examine complaints and allegations made by female protesters who …
Kochi: Karnataka Congress chief B K Hariprasad has painted RSS a terror outfit equating it with Islamic terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Taliban.Addressing a press conference at Bengaluru, Hariprasad said, “There is no difference between Jaish-e-Mohammed, Taliban, and RSS because all three are not registered in India.”Hariprasad’s remarks follow complaints lodged against senior Congress leaders …
