Kochi: Nine people were killed and two others injured in a fire in a four-storey building in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area onInitially the fire was confined to the second floor. Later it spread to the third floor and fourth floors, media reports said.Fourteen fire tenders rushed to the spot after the blaze was reported at
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Kochi: A 30-year-old judicial officer Aman Kumar Sharma was found dead in his residence in South Delhi on Saturday, media reports said. Police suspect it as a case of suicide.His body was found inside the bathroom of his Green Park home.Sharma, was serving as Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in North-East Delhi
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Kochi: The Supreme Court on Saturday upheld Calcutta High Court’s order rejecting a plea of All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) arrangement for counting of votes in the Assembly polls on May 4, media reports said. The ECI told the division bench of Apex court that it will follow
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Kochi: Even as Exit Polls have come out with diverse opinions about Assembly Election 2026 results, non BJP parties are worried about post Election outcome, political observers said.For the Congress poll results of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry might not be a major worry, but it is really concerned about Kerala where the party and its
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Kochi: The BJP proved its popularity leaving Congress and Aam Aadmi Party far behind in the Local bodies elections in Gujarat.The BJP won 158 out of 192 seats in Ahmedabad, 115 out of 120 inSurat, 65 out of 72 in Rajkot, 69 out of 76 seats in Vadodara, 44 out of 52 in Bhavnagar, 43
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Kochi: Convicted for evidence tampering, former Kerala Minister advocate Antony Raju’s plea seeking relief was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday.According to LiveLaw.In the Apex Court rejected Raju’s plea seeking suspension of his conviction in the evidence tampering case dating back to 1990.A division bench of the Court rejected his plea challenging the Kerala
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Kochi: Congress on Sunday flayed its coalition partner Trinamool Congress (TMC) accusing it of killing Congress worker Debdeep Chatterjee Asansol in West Bengal in a poll violence.Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday blamed “TMC goons” for the death of Debdeep Chatterjee Asansol.Rahul said his party will not bow before India’s non-violent tradition.Chatterjee was
Kochi: King of festivals in Kerala, Thrissur Pooram, began on Saturday morning with goddess Neythalakkavilamma opening the southern end gate of Lord Siva’s Vadakkunnathan Temple on Saturday morning.Amidst people mourning the death of 16 people in a fire mishap in a cracker unit the other day, the festival began on a mourning note.Carrying the replica
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Kochi: In a setback to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha quit AAP to join the BJP on Friday, media reports said.Chadha claimed that over two-thirds of the members of the party in the Rajya Sabha are also merging with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Chadha announced this at a press conference
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Kochi: A judicial inquiry has been ordered by Kerala into the circumstances leading to the blast at a fireworks unit in Mundathikode, Thrissur claiming 14 lives on Tuesday.The state Cabinet on Wednesday decided to set up a committee headed by Justice C N Ramachandran Nair to probe the incident, On Manorama reported.An emergency financial assistance
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Kochi: Thirteen 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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