Kochi: The person, who issued life threat to the Prime Minister during his Kerala trip to trap his enemy, has landed in police custody, media reports said.Manjadikkal Xavier, running a catering business, was arrested by the police for writing the letter with intention of trapping his bete noire Joseph John whose name and phone number …
Kochi: The ISRO launches two satellites from Singapore through its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota on Saturday.The rocket carried TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite, weighing a total of 757 kg.It is a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL (NewSpace India Limited), media reports quoting ISRO said.The satellites weigh about …
Kochi: The Lavalin case involving Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will come up before the Supreme Court on Monday.The case is coming up before a division bench of the court about five months after the Apex Court had adjourned it.The case has seen at least 30 adjournments since 2018 when the CBI had challenged the …
Kochi: Security for Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been beefed up following a threat to target him during his visit to Kerala next week, media reports said. BJP Kerala chief K Surendran has received the anonymous letter threatening a suicide attack on Modi, the reports said. The letter in Malayalam warned about the attack using …
Kochi: Eight convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were granted bail by the Supreme Court today.However, the Apex Court rejected applications of four others who were convicted to death.The bail was granted in view of the convicts spending 17-18 years in prison.Earlier, the Gujarat government had opposed petitions seeking bail in the case.Fiftynine …
Kochi: In a blow to the Congress, a court in Gujarat today rejected Rahul Gandhi’s prayer seeking a stay on his conviction by another court in a criminal defamation case filed by Purnesh Modi of BJP.The Additional Sessions Court in Surat made the ruling, disqualifying him from attending the Lok Sabha.The Congress leader was convicted …
AI cameras to discipline road usersKochi: A total of 726 cameras controlled byArtificial Intelligence will open their eyes on Thursday across the state to check traffic violations under the “Safe Kerala” project.The aim is to discipline the road users and bring down accidents by 20 per cent.Pillion riders must wear helmets, those sitting in the …
Kochi: The LokAyukta today rejected a review petition challenging its verdict to transfer the Chief Minister Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to a full bench.The division bench said the petitioner R S Sasikumar had no evidence to back his allegations.The three member full bench will now consider the alleged CMDRF misuse case against the Chief Minister …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court today rejected a plea seeking a probe against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the diplomatic baggage gold and currency smuggling case. The court accepted the state government’s argument that the plea filed by Aji Krishnan of an NGO is not tenable. The court dismissed the charges that the probe …
Kochi: In a major jolt to the Congress, former Congress Chief Minister’s son Anil Antony joined the BJP on Thursday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan, BJP Kerala chief K Surendran were among those present in the function held in Delhi on Thursday. Former Union Defence Minister A K Antony’s son Anil had criticised …
Kochi: A trial court on Wednesday found 14 of the 16 guilty of lynching to death a tribal youth Madhu, 30, in a mob attack in Attapadi on February 22, 2018.The court in Mannarkkad in Palakkad, which will deliver the verdict on Wednesday, found the accused guilty under various sections of IPC and certain provisions …
Kochi: Absence of surveillance cameras inside the Alappuzha-Kannur executive express in Kerala had caused delay in cracking the train attack case on Sunday night. Cameras inside the train would have helped the cops to get more leads to nab the criminal who splashed inflamable article on a passenger before alighting at Elathur. Three persons including …
Kochi: The social media profile of the criminal has helped the police to identify the extremist of the train attack as Shahruq Saifi of NOIDA whose attack led to the death of three travelers last night near Kozhikode. Police have got some leads from the bag and dairy left behind by him while escaping. He …
Kochi: Former bureaucrat and BJP leader C V Ananda Bose will become West Bengal Governor which fell vacant after Jagdeep Dhankar was elected the Vice President of the country. Hailing from Mannanam in Kottayam in Kerala, the 71-year-old Bose has served as Secretary, Government of India, Chief Secretary, Vice Chancellor among others. A product of …
Kochi: Karnataka becomes first state to run train under ‘Bharat Gaurav’ on a day when South India’s first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off from Mysuru to Chennai by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bengaluru. Fifth one to start operation in the country, Vande Bharat will redefine train travel in the sector where conventional trains …
Kochi: The BJP-CPM alliance in West Bengal has crushed Trinamool Congress in local election in Midnapore giving rise to debate over similar associations across the country. The Left and Right tie-up saw the ruling party in the state facing a setback in the hands of West Bengal Cooperative Bachao Samiti floated by the BJP and CPM …
Kochi: Is it the end of the road for sports celebrities Shoeb Mallik and Sania Mirza, who are reported to be heading for separation, according to reports in cyberspace? India tennis star Sania married Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in 2010 and they have a son Izhaan, media reports said. The two are not on good …
Kochi: Hailing country’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said there is a common perception that things would have been different if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Prime Minister. Addressing the students of the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya on the 147th birth anniversary of Patel, Shah alleged that many attempts …
Kochi: Senior BJP leader and noted academic Dr Subramaniam Swamy exhorted the Prime Minister to sack the Left government if it crossed the limits in targeting the Governor. In a tweet, Swamy said that the communists in Kerala should understand that the Governor was a representative of the President and the constitution and the central …
Kochi: In a blow to the Congress, the centre has scrapped the licenses under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of two NGOs named after late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, media reports said. The decision was taken for alleged irregularities in foreign contributions received by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust associated …
