Kochi: Twelve persons were killed and many injured in an explosion cracker making unit at Thrissur on Tuesday.The accident happened when people were engaged in making fireworks display items for Thrissur Pooram.A large quantity of explosive materials were stocked in the unit for making the ‘fireworks display’ for Friday and Monday.The unit was manufacturing items …
Kochi: Nida Khan, one of the accused in the sexual harassment and religious coercion case linked to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik, failed to get interim bail from a court on Monday, Live Law reported.Nida Khan, whose anticipatory bail citing her pregnancy among others, has been posted by the Nashik District Court for next hearing …
Kochi: India and South Korea on Monday signed a number of MoUs aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries, media reports said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that partnership between the two nations is now moving towards a more advanced phase.“Following President Lee’s visit, we are going to transform our trusted collaboration into a …
Kochi: A section of Congress leaders in Kerala is upset over Congress High Command not acting against those speculating Chief Ministerial candidates if Congress-led front is voted to power in Kerala.K Sudhakaran backing K C Venugopal for the post has not gone well among some senior leaders including former party Chief K Muraleedharan who appears …
Kochi: Kerala Police arrested three persons from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana accused of abetting suicide of dental student Nitin Raj in Kannur in Kerala, media reports said.Rishikesh Tiwari, 32, Prashant Kheval, 28, of Uttar Pradesh Prakash Jay, 54 of Haryana were arrested from Noida in Uttar Pradesh.They were allegedly accused of mentally torturing Nitin in …
Kochi: In a major ruling, the Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking removal of a temple inside a park in Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu.Passing the verdict, the single bench observed that the temple was a place for the mental well-being of the people and could be treated as a part of the park, …
Kochi: The Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday.While 298 members voted in support of the Bill, 230 MPs voted against it. The Bill was defeated for not securing the required two-thirds majority.Parliamentary Affairs …
Kochi: Nine tourists from Kerala were killed and five critically injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge at Valparai in Tamil Nadu on Friday, media reports said.The local people, fire brigade and police took part in rescue operations.The deceased included 7 women and two children. The mishap occurred when the vehicle rammed through the …
Kochi: The Supreme Court has upheld the preventive detention of Kannada actress Ranya Rao by the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) for allegedly smuggling gold into the country, media reports said.A division bench of the Court also upheld the detention of her aide Sahil Sarkariya Jain under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange …
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin torching copy of bill Kochi: The women’s reservation bill seeking 33 per cent women’s quota in legislatures was tabled during the special session of Parliament on Thursday, Times of India reported.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced Constitution131st Amendment and the Delimitation Bill 2026, while Home Minister Amit Shah proposed to …
Kochi: Samrat Choudhary became the first BJP Chief Minister of Bihar when he took oath Wednesday, media reports said.Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office at the Lok Bhawan in Patna.JD(U) leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav took oath as Ministers.Samrat Choudhary was elected as the leader of the BJP …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 40 minutes on phone on bilateral ties and the West Asia situation.Modi said in a post on X, “Received a call from my friend President Donald Trump. We reviewed the substantial progress achieved in our bilateral cooperation in various sectors, Times …
Kochi: The Parliament is set to create history by passing bill for Women’s Reservation to ensure 33 pee cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.The provision to The Women’s Reservation Act will ensure an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, of …
Kochi: Legendary Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle, 92, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday, media reports said. She was admitted to the hospital due to exhaustion and a chest infection. She suffered multi-organ failure following a cardiac arrest. It marked the end of her eight decades in the music industry, rendering …
Kochi: Iran and US teams met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad before the peace talks to find a permanent ceasefire between US and Iran, BBC reported.Iran officials met Sharief who also met US Vice President J D Vance accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner.The Iran …
Kochi: Farmaan Khan has been booked Farmaan Khan the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly marrying an underaged Kumbh Mela fame Monalisa Bhosle, media reports said.The Madhya Pradesh police have registered the case against Khan forallegedly marrying the minor.According to Madhya Pradesh police, Monalisa was only 16 years old when Khan …
Kochi: About 78.60 polling was recorded in assembly elections for 140 seats in Kerala until 5 pm today.Nemom recorded highest polling of 80 per cent.Polling booths across the State showed a steady flow of voters from the word go.A total of 2.71 crore voters are voting this time through 30,495 after revision of voters’ list …
Kochi: The 48-hour silent period has come into force in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry which are going to the polling booths on April 9.l, media reports said.The Election Commission of India has issued an advisory issuing strict guidelines for media platforms to ensure a fair voting environment.The media and other public information platforms are not …
Kochi: After a 49 minute blackout, NASA got in contact with Artemis astronauts traveling around the Moon, NDTV reported.After traveling further from Earth than any human before, the four astronauts were sending feedback carrying out NASA’s first lunar flyby in over 50 years.They temporarily lost signal as their spacecraft passed behind Earth’s natural satellite. The …
Kochi: Nine policemen were sentenced to death by a court in Madurai in Tamil Nadu for custodial death of a trader P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Thoothukudi district.Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh, and policemen Murugan, Samadurai, Muthuraja, Chelladurai, Thomas Francis, and Veilumuthu were sent to gallows, NDTV reported.Observing that this …
