Kochi: In a blow to Congress leadership, veteran party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has predicted that Congress will lose Assembly polls as leaders have mutual hatred.In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Aiyar, who had hailed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, said Left will win the upcoming polls.Aiyar mocked Congress spokesman Pawan Khera who had rubbished …
Kochi: The Supreme Court will on April 7 start hearing cases related to the Apex Court’s 2018 verdict allowing menstruating women to enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala, media reports said.A bench headed by the Chief Justice on Monday ruled thApril 7 at a new 9 member bench will hear pleas favouring and opposing the petitions.Delivering …
Kochi: Ten month old Aalin Sherin Abraham, who was declared brain dead on Friday after a road mishap in Kottayam in Kerala, will give a new lease of life to four kids, media reports said.Sherin became the youngest organ donor in the state where three hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram will carry out transplant of different organs …
Kochi: In a major decision, the centre cleared a Rs 3.25 lakh crore proposal on Thursday to induct 114 additional fighter jets into the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Economic Times reported.The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to the programme.The proposal was approved by the …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has found discrepancies in income and expenditure of the finances of Global Ayyappa meet at Sabarimala.There was no proper accounting and tendering during the meet. The court has sought clarification from Travancore Devaswom in this regard.The Court will hear the case after 10 days.Despite the organisers claim of getting …
Kochi: Rendering of six stanzas of the National Song Vande Mataram has been made mandatory while it is played together with the National Anthem, the Hindu reported.The Home Ministry directed that the six stanzas of 3 minutes 10 seconds duration shall be sung on official functions like arrival of the President, unfurling of the tricolour, …
Kochi: Former Indian Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday agreed topublisher Penguin’s claim that Naravane’sunpublished memoir was never made available to the public.Penguin said no copies of the book have been published, distributed, sold or otherwise made available to the public, Times of India reported.In a statement, Penguin said no copies of the book …
Kochi:The Opposition parties led by the Congress on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accusing him of not allowing Lok Sabha Leader Rahul Gandhi to speak during the debate on the Motions of Thanks to the President’s address.The motion accused the Speaker of acting in a partisan manner.Chief Whip of …
Kochi: The Supreme Court refused bail to Govardhan accused of involvement in gold robbery in the hill shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala as probe into the case is still continuing.The court also directed that the bail plea can be filed after the charge sheet is submitted.A jeweler from Bellary in Karnataka, Govardhan had moved the …
Kochi: Days after lifting of President’s rule, violence was reported in Manipur where clashes between two groups in Ukhrul district led to torching of some houses, India Today reported.Prohibitory orders were imposed to prevent escalation of the violence.The new chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh had taken charge only a few days back.Meanwhile, Yumnam appealed for …
Kochi: In a serious allegation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the Union Home Ministry to probe into Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, MP’s, suspected links to Pakistan, NDTV reported.The allegations are serious in nature and must be probed by a central agency in the interest of national security and transparency, Sarma told a …
Kochi: A septuagenarian father has commended police for killing his criminal son Prince in an encounter in Vaishali in Bihar, media reports said.Nand Kishor Singh, 70, defended police action in killing his son Prince who was accused of 31 crimes including looting of gold jewellery from showrooms and banks.Singh said he tried to reform Prince …
Kochi: US government-backed small business loans will nolonger be available for Green card holders from March 1, 2026, the Economic Times reported.This is due to the US Small Business Administration (SBA) tightening its citizenship and residency rules.The change applies to key SBA loan programmes and affects businesses with any ownership by lawful permanent residents, an …
Kochi: Three sisters below 16 years were found dead near their apartment near New Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, media reports said.They were suspected to have jumped to death from the ninth floor of their apartment building in Ghaziabad.The 16, 14 and 12 year sisters were lying next to each other on the …
Kochi: Massive protests by Congress-led Opposition in Lok Sabha led to suspension of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the Motion of Thanks of the President’s address due to adjournment of the house on Tuesday, NDTV reported.It was the second adjournment of the day as the Opposition protested over denial of permission to Leader of …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Wednesday observed the probe into Sabarimala gold case is progressing in the right direction, media reports said. Hearing petitions seeking a CBI probe into it, the court said the probe is being conducted under its supervision, the court said the SIT needed some more time.The BJP state president …
Kochi: A British couple who came to India as tourists were sent back for violating tourists visa provisions by sticking posters backing Palestine in Rajasthan, NDTV reported.Lewis Gabriel D and his girlfriend, Anushi Emma Christine, were interrogated by police who found out they were engaged in political activities violating provisions of tourist visas. The British, …
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Kochi: Seven Congress MPs were among the eight members suspended from the Lok Sabha for the Budget session for sloganeering and strewing torn paper bits in the Well of the House.Those suspended were Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Gurdeep Singh Aujla, Hibi Eden, Dean Kuriakose, Prashant Padole, Kiran Kumar Reddy, Manickam Tagore and S Venkataraman of …
Kochi: Desperation seems to be gripping Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for lack of support from other boards to boycott the India match even as a massive ICC fine of $38 million is looming large over Pakistan, NDTV reported.The ICC action included the forfeiture of crucial World Cup points, and potential suspension.PCB is yet to formally …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the India-US trade deal as a “big decision” benefiting everyone in the country, Times of India reported.The BJP-led government always works for the benefit of the nation, Modu said at the meeting of the NDA Parliamentary Party.NDA partners greeted Modi for the trade deals with the US and …
