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 …
Kochi: ISRO launched London-based satellite company OneWeb’s 36 satellites to augment fits worldwide broadband internet system today. The ISRO used its heaviest rocket to launch the 5,796 kg payload past midnight from Sriharikota near Chennai. With this the number of satellites sent into orbit by OneWeb goes up to 462 that turns out to be …
Kochi: An intensive search was being carried out to locate the body of the fifth army man on board the helicopter that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. Bodies of four members have been retrieved from the mountains in Upper Siang district where the crash took place, media reports said. The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) carrying five …
Kochi: The Supreme Court quashed the appointment of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Vice Chancellor Dr M S Rajashree. The verdict came in response to a petition filed by former Dean of the Engineering Faculty P S Sreejith challenging the Kerala High Court judgment upholding the appointment. Sreejit, whose application for the VC’s post was …
Kochi: A Chinese woman with fictitious credentials was arrested by Delhi police for alleged “anti-national activities”, media reports said. A native of Hainan province in China, the woman identified as Cai Ruo was residing in India claiming to be a Nepalese citizen, the reports said. The police found from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office that …
Kochi: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjunn Kharge became supremo of the party polling 7,89 votes beating his rival Shashi Tharoor who managed to get over 1000 votes triggering a debate over drain of votes. Kharge, who becomes first president from a non Gandhi family in 24 years, was an unannounced party nominee who polled over 84 …
Kochi: The Supreme Court today gave a split verdict on the issue of ban imposed on Hijab by educational institutions in Karnataka which was upheld by the High Court. In his verdict, Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the Karnataka High Court ruling banning all religious dresses, while Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia opposed it. The matter would now …
Kochi: It is Big B’s birthday today. The evergreen actor Amitabh Bachchan, who turns 80, is as active and enthusiastic as he was while working in his maiden hit film Zanjeer. His decision to quit a petty job in Calcutta to try his luck in films was the turning point in his life. It all …
