Kochi: Samajwadi party founder and three time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, 82, passed away in a private hospital in Gurgaon today, media reports said. Born on November 22, 1939, Yadav was on life saving drugs. The demise of the three-time Chief Minister was announced by his son and former Chief Minister, Akhilesh …
Chennai: Mega star Rajinikanth’s supporters suffered a serious blow today as the actor announced his decision to wind up his political activities in the state in future. He disbanded the ‘rajani makkal mandram’ maintaining the status quo of his fans’ outfit ‘Rajani Rasigar Manram’. He said that there were no plans to start a party in …
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Kochi: The country has witnessed perhaps the biggest narcotics seizure worth Rs 1,978 crore in Mumbai, media reports said. Drugs worth Rs 502 crore were seized soon after narcotics worth Rs 1,476 crore were seized the other day from a consignment of fruits imported allegedly by Vijin Varghese, Managing Director, Yammito International Foods. Vijin of …
Kochi: A daring effort of a Kerala youtuber Shihab Chottur, 31, to attain the rare feat to reach Mecca on foot, walking 8,640 kms in February, 2023, has suffered a setback as Pakistan has reportedly refused visa even as Shihab has taken the matter lightly without blaming Pakistan. Punjab Shahi Imam Mohammad Usman Rehmani Ludhianvi …
Kochi: Election of Congress chief has fuelled factionalism in the party in Kerala where the Congress chief K Sudhakaran’s open support for Mallikarjun Kharge has disturbed Shashi Tharoor, MP. Sudhakaran’s stand has annoyed Tharoor’s supporters who are all set to start their campaign in the state. Tharoor had been taking all criticisms in right spirit, …
Kochi: The 137-year-old Congress is all set to elect a new chief after a gap of about a quarter century during which Sonia Gandhi remained at the helm setting a new record of being the longest serving party president for about a quarter century. The last election was held on January 3, 1997 when Sitaram …
Kochi: The Madras High Court today upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to ban RSS march on Gandhi Jayanthi day on October 2, but ruled that the march could be held on November 6. Admitting the State government’s plea that the march might trigger communal clashes in the backdrop of ban on PFI and arrest …
Kochi: A ban on the proposed RSS march on Gandhi Jayanti day across Tamil Nadu by the state government overlooking court permission is likely to help the Sangh Parivar. The government issuing the ban ignoring the Madras High Court’s permission will arm the BJP and similar outfits to take full advantage of the situation through …
Kochi: The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of conducting safe and legal abortion process for women without any discrimination within 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The court ruled that any distinction between a married and an unmarried woman in this regard is unconstitutional, media reports said. The …
Kochi: The new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is Ltd Gen Anil Chauhan (Retired). The post is getting filled ten months after the death of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash. Lt Gen Chauhan will function as secretary to the government of India, department of military affairs, media reports quoting the defence ministry …
Kochi: NIA conducted more raids against Popular Front across the country detaining several activists and leaders today, media reports said. This is the second phase of operation against the outfit in eight states from where a large number of leaders, activists and sympathisers were reportedly taken into custody. Unconfirmed reports claimed that at least 200 …
Kochi: Yesteryear Bollywood superstar, Asha Parekh has won the 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award 2020 for her outstanding contribution to the film industry. It will be presented during the 68th National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. This was announced by the Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, media reports said. Asha Parekh was the …
Kochi: The crisis-gripped Congress in Rajasthan is struggling to make Rajesh Pilot Chief Minister in place of Ashok Gehlot who had announced his decision to fight the party president election. With Pilot all set to take over charge, suddenly situation changes as the Gehlot faction publicly opposed Pilot’s candidature even as Gehlot feigned ignorance over …
Kochi: Even as decks are cleared for the coronation of Sachin Pilot as the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan, supporters of the present Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are divided on the matter. Even as Gehlot is a formidable candidate for the post of party presidentship, the presence of Shashi Tharoor and Maneesh Tiwari has made …
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that the PFI had plotted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Patna in July and planned to target some key people and places in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said. The outfit had organised a training camp to launch an attack during Prime Minister’s visit to Patna, the ED …
Kochi: Popular Front of India (PFI) has called a hartal from dawn to dusk in Kerala protesting against national wide raids and arrest of PFIleaders across the country by central agencies and police. At least 100 leaders of the Islamic outfit were reportedly arrested during the raid carried out by NIA, ED and police of …
Kochi: The SNC Lavalin case has been postponed to another day as the three-member constitutional bench headed by the Chief Justice could not consider the case as it was preoccupied with another important case today. The case was fifth in the list of the cases to be considered. The bench headed by the Chief Justice …
Kochi: Karnataka today rejected all the three rail projects suggested by Kerala citing environmental reasons. The Kanhangad-Kaniyur and Thalassery-Mangaluru railway projects were rejected as they were not beneficial to Karnataka and also they would cause harm to ecology, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters in Bengaluru after his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister. Kerala …
Kochi: A total of 1,200 gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sold to the public through e-auction in connection with his 72nd birthday, media reports said. The Ministry of Culture began the auction through web portal http://pmmementos.gov.in on Saturday and will conclude on October 2, the reports said. A statue of Lord Ganesha, …
Kochi: Endangered Asiatic cheetahs are back in India after a gap of seven decades from 1952 when they were declared extinct. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released three of the eight big cats imported from Namibia in Africa into Kuno National Park near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh coinciding with his 72nd birthday today, media reports said. …
