Kochi: A court on Saturday sentenced four accused to life term in connection with the murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan who was killed about 15 years back.The fifth convict Ajay Sethi was sentenced to three-year simple imprisonment under IPC section 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) and MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abet, aid, or knowingly …
Kochi: The Election Commission has slapped a notice on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, MP, in connection with alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Based on a complaint of the BJP, the EC had directed him to reply by November 25.Gandhi had allegedly made the alleged objectionable remarks at an election rally in Barmer in …
Kochi: Supreme Court of India’s first woman judge M Fathima Beevi, 96, died at Kollam today, media reports said.She was also the first Muslim woman judge to be appointed to any higher judiciary in the country.Justice Fathima Beevi was born on April 30, 1927, in Pathanamthitta in Kerala.She studied at Town School and Catholicate High …
Kochi: The High Court of Andhra Pradesh ratified a temple administration’s decision to dismiss a Hindu staff from service for embracing Christianity by violating laid down norms, media reports said.Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam terminated the staff citing the matter as an act repugnant to the requisites of the religious institution, the reports said.The …
Kochi: A film shooting ended in a controversy after some of those associated with the movie allegedly violated heritage building norms at the over a century old Jayalakshmi Vilas mansion premises at Manasagangotri campus of University of Mysore in Karnataka, media reports said. The vehicles of the film unit from Bengaluru were seized and the film unit …
Kochi: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah the JD(S) might merge with the BJP in future.Speaking in the wake of two former JD(S) MLAs joining Congress, he said the country is going to face a political polarisation in future due to the BJP which is dreaming of creating a Hindu Rashtra. Deve Gowda and family have joined …
Kochi: Thirty-six people were killed and 19 injured when their bus plunged into a gorge in Doda in Jammu and Kashmir today, media reports said.The bus skidded off near theBatote-Kishtwar national highwayand plunged into the gorge which is about 300 feet deep.Union Minister Jitendra Singh in his post on the X confirmed the death toll. …
Kochi: Communist leader and freedom fighter N Sankaraiah, 101, passed away in Chennai today, media reports said.He was not keeping well for the last few days and was admitted to a private hospital where he breathed his last. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.Born on July 15, 1922, Sankaraiah was among the …
Kochi: Sahara India Pariwar founder, Subrata Roy, passed away, media reports said.He was 75.Roy died due to cardiorespiratory arrest, the reports quoting a statement of the group said.Roy was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute on November 12 following a decline in health, the reports said.Born in Araria in Bihar, Roy …
Kochi: Expressing concern over Governors sitting on bills, the Supreme Court today said that there has to be an end to the state governments approaching the Apex Court for getting bills cleared, media reports said.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Punjab …
Kochi: With the Lok Sabha election nearing close, political parties are facing a huge challenge of distributing tickets and dealing with rebel candidates. This phenomenon has been seen in the country since it gained independence and is a sign of a healthy democratic process. The grand old party Congress has witnessed it from pre-independence era …
Kochi: The Centre has rejected Opposition charges of tapping their phones including that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.Stating that an enquiry has already been ordered into it, Union IT Minister Ashwini Viashnaw sought support of all leaders in the probe.Describing those who levelled the allegations as “compulsive critics”,Vaishnaw said that they were trying to distract …
Kochi: Nine passengers were killed and many injured in a collision between two trains near Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, media reports said. The incident occurred when the passenger train from Vijayanagaram to Raigad banged another passenger train from Visakhapatnam to Palasa. It was a rear collision, the reports said. East Coast Railway (ECoR) suspected …
Kochi: A web series on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) directed by a few top directors is in the pipeline, media reports said.Malayalam filmmaker Priyadarshan is among the six award winning directors joining hands to direct the Hindi series Titled Ek Rashtra, that will tell a century old history of the outfit. The other five …
Kochi: The Supreme Court today rejected a plea seeking approval of same-sex marriages in the country, media reports said.Delivering the verdict by a five-judge bench, the court said that the matter was out of its domain and parliament should make laws in this regard, the reports said. However, the court said the state should provide …
Kochi: A flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen valley triggered by a cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in Sikkim claimed eight lives today, media reports said.Twenty-three army personnel were among the 49 persons who were reported missing, the reports said.Fortyone vehicles got stuck in the slush.Release of water from the Chungthang dam added …
Kochi: Iconic agricultural scientist and father of the country’s Green Revolution, M S Swaminathan passed away at his residence in Chennai.He was 98.Born in Kumbakonam on August 7, 1925, Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was attracted to agricultural science in the beginning. He pursued higher studies after discarding the offer to become a police officer.He completed his …
Kochi: IAS officer Rinku Dugga has been compulsorily retired from service “in public interest”, media reports said.A 1994 batch officer of Arunachal-Goa-Mizoram-Union cadre, Dugga was removed from service under 16(3) of the All India Services (DeathCum-Retirement Benefits) Rules after reviewing her performance, the reports said.Dugga and her IAS officer husband Sanjeev Khirwar were accused of …
Kochi: Bollywood icon Waheeda Rehman, 85, has won the country’s highest film honour Dadasaheb Phalke Award, media reports said. Hailing from Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, Waheeda was outstanding in all her films.nion Minister Anurag Thakur wrote in X: “I feel an immensesense of happiness and honour in announcing that Waheeda Rehman ji is being bestowed …
Kochi: Acting on passengers’ feedback, the railways have decided to suspend sale of bakery items on Vande Bharat Express for six months to tackle congestion in the train, media reports said.The railways will monitor the decision on a pilot basis to see whether it helps in removing the problems faced by the passengers due to …
