Kochi: Eknath Shinde took oath as the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra while Devendra Fadnavis of BJP as Deputy Chief Minister on Thursday night.Shinde, 58, was an MLA four times and a PWD minister in the last government.He used to drive an autorickshaw in Thane to earn a living.Hailing from western Maharashtra’s Satara district, Shinde …
Kochi: The ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle today launched three Singapore satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on Thursday.The launch was carried out under PSLV-C53 mission by Department of Space’s corporate arm NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL).The three satellites were deployed at Low Earth Orbit at an altitude of 570 km measured from the equator.Last …
Kochi: Dispelling all speculations, the BJP sprang a surprise announcing the name of Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra.The move has brought an end to the rumours of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis becoming the Chief Minister and his close friend Shinde taking the second position in the coalition …
Kochi: With the exit of Shiv Sena-led government, the stage is set for formation of a government reportedly led by Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra.The leader of the rebel Shiv Sena group, Eknath Shinde, is likely to be the number two in the government.The change of government was necessitated as the outgoing Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray …
Kochi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday announced his resignation without waiting for the floor test tomorrow.The resignation comes at a time when the Supreme Court has rejected his plea to stay the floor test in the assembly tomorrow. Announcing his resignation through social media, he said he was thankful to NCP chief Sharad Pawar …
Kochi: After getting a dressing down from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for dragging his daughter’s name during Assembly discussion, Mathew Kuzhalnadan of Congress has stood by his claims made in the assembly.Addressing a press conference, Mathew published data which he claimed was enough to prove his claim about Pinarayi ‘s daughter Veena.Mathew had alleged …
Kochi: The results of CBSE’s Board exam are expected to be announced on July 4 and 10. The Class X results are expected to be out on July 4 and the Plus Two results on July 10.Students who are waiting for the results are worried over the delay as their future higher studies programmes have …
Kochi: After refusing permission to discuss diplomatic gold smuggling issue twice, the Speaker’s permission to discuss the matter had shocked many.The demand to discuss the matter in August 2021, and February 2022 were rejected by the Speaker.The issue was taken up for discussion after the Speaker granted permission for Congress leader Shafi Parambil’s adjournment motion in this …
Kochi: Former Kerala Minister T Sivadasa Menon of CPM died at Kozhikode on Tuesday.He was 90. Menon was suffering from different ailments and was under treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode.Sivadasa Menon was a state committee member of the party.He was Finance Minister in 1987 and Electricity Minister in 1996 in the E K Nayanar …
Kochi: The Delhi Police on Monday arrested AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair on the basis of a complaint of a Twitter user who found a tweet of Zubair hurtful.The police registered an FIR based on the complaint received against his tweet allegedly hurting religious sentiments. They filed an FIR under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between …
Kochi: In a major relief to rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde camp, the Supreme Court allowed them to file their responses to the disqualification notices till July 12.Earlier, they were asked to submit their replies by 5.30 pm on Monday.The Apex Court issued notices to Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal, Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu, …
Kochi: In a major relief to rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde camp, the Supreme Court allowed them to file their responses to the disqualification notices till July 12.Earlier, they were asked to submit their replies by 5.30 pm on Monday.The Apex Court issued notices to Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal, Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu, …
Kochi: In his typical style, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today evaded queries on allegations made by gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh.Pinarayi said that he had made clarification on earlier occasions. Pinarayi said he was not a person whose character would get tarnished by such allegations.He said central investigation agencies could not find anything against him …
Kochi: In his typical style, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today evaded queries on allegations made by gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh.Pinarayi said that he had made clarification on earlier occasions. Pinarayi said he was not a person whose character would get tarnished by such allegations.He said central investigation agencies could not find anything against him …
Kochi: The SFI of CPM vandalised the office of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Kalpetta for his silence over farmers’ plight in the wake of Supreme Court ‘s ruling on creating one kilometre buffer zone around Ecologically Sensitive Zones.Congress and Youth Congress retaliated by blocking roads and marching to the AKG Centre.T Siddique, MLA, protested …
Kochi: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is growing more powerful with the increasing support he is getting from Shiv Sena and some independents.A minister in the MVA government, Shinde has claimed support of 46 MLAs out of 56 to form an alternative government sans the backing of the Congress and NCP of Sharad Pawar.If the …
Kochi: Kerala High Court granted conditional bail to priest Thomas Kottoor and nun Sephy who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Sr Abhaya, in March, 1992.A division bench of the High Court granted the bail while allowing their petitions seeking suspension of their life terms.The court directed them to furnish a bond …
Kochi: Services of Kochi Metro through Pathadipalam station became normal as a snag in a pillar near the station was rectified.Services are operated at an interval of seven and half minutes through the section as it was done before the snag in pillar number 347 was detected. Speed regulation in the CUSAT-Pathadipalam section, where the …
Kochi: The BJP-led NDA has resolved to field Draupadi Murmu, 64, as its nominee for the post of country’s President.A former Governor of Jharkhand, Murmu, a tribal leader from Odisha, will fight against former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, who is the opposition candidate.The country has not seen a tribal woman tobecoming the President. The elections will …
Kochi: The Thodupuzha Soccer school observed International Yoga day with popular sports personalities taking part in the event.The guests stressed the importance of yoga in shaping the mind, personality, confidence, health among others.Thodupuzha Municipal chairman Saneesh George inaugurated the event. Former national coach Bibu Mathew was the chief guest who spoke about the role played …
