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Kochi: In a shocking incident, a headmaster of a school in Uttar Pradesh terrorised a six-year-old boy by hanging him upside down from the first floor of the school building to discipline him for playing mischief. Manoj Vishwakarma of the privately managed Sadbhavana Shikshan Sansthan in Mirzapur was arrested by the police after the news …

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Water took over 30 minutes to one hour  to travel 24 kilometres to reach the reservoir of Idukki dam. Water from Idukki dam will be released if there was heavy rains in the catchment areas. The safety of the dam became a topic of discussion after an English daily published an article comparing Mullaperiyar to …

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Opposing the bail, the NCB alleged that Aryan was not only a consumer of drugs, but also involved in illicit drug trafficking and was in conscious possession of contraband.  Kochi: Twenty five days after his arrest, actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was granted bail in a drugs-on-crime case by Bombay High Court on …

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Kochi: A retired Supreme Court judge will head the expert committee to probe into the Pegasus phone tapping issue. In its order, the Supreme Court said. Justice R V Ravindran will head the committee that will probe into allegations of use of Pegasus software for alleged unauthorised surveillance, media reports said. The Court said that Justice Raveendran …

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Kochi: With Kerala demanding reduction of maximum permissible water level in Mullaperiyar dam at 139 feet, the Supreme Court has directed the expert committee to spell out the safe level that can be maintained in the dam.  The court directed the two states to behave responsibly and prevent any dangerous situation. Tamil Nadu informed the court …

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Kochi: Congress government’s decision to probe into its former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s association with Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam has exposed the party’s vindictive attitude against a longtime Congressman and the move is likely to boomerang on the party. The decision also seems to be a blunder as the matter is likely to …

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Kochi: The Customs have filed a chargesheet against 29 accused, including the former principal secretary to the chief minister, in connection with the gold smuggling case. Customs said that the principal secretary M Sivasankar, 29th accused, was aware of the smuggling happening through diplomatic channels, media reports said. The Customs filed the chargesheet at the …

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Sameer’s wife Kranti Redker wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday, seeking justice in the wake of the “attack on her family and her personal life”. She posted the letter on her Twitter handle Kochi: NCB director Sameer Wankhede, on Thursday, sought protection from Bombay High Court against any vindictive action by the state …

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Kochi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was in Shah Rukh Khan’s Mumbai house in connection with his son Aryan Khan’s drug-related case, media reports said. It is not known the purpose of the visit even as there are various speculations making rounds about it. A leading English daily broke the news about the presence of the …

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Kochi: India will be forced to make a surgical strike if Pakistan resorts to adventurism in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said on Thursday. ‘India will not tolerate violence against it. If Pakistan continues to violate the border and continue facilitating cross-border terrorism, India will not hesitate to make more strikes on Pakistan,’ …

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The accused will have to spend at least 30 years behind the bars Kochi: City court in Kollam today sentenced Sooraj S Kumar, 28, for double life imprisonment and another 17 years under different sections for killing his wife Uthara, 25, using a snake in May last year. Slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh, …

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Kochi: A pall of gloom descended over Odanavattom in Kottarakkara as the news broke yesterday about the martyrdom of Sepoy Vaishakh H, 24. The young braveheart laid down his life for the nation fighting terrorists at the Poonch sector in Kashmir during combing operations. His mortal remains is expected to be flown in tomorrow.  Vaisakh …

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Kochi: The arrest of Union minister’s son Ashish Mishra over murder allegations has silenced all the critics of BJP governments at the centre and UP. Though the disappearance of union minister’s son after the incident on October 3 led to suspicion of the integrity of the UP government, his ultimate arrest has brought to an …

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Kochi: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the Uttar Pradesh police delaying the arrest of a Union minister’s son Ashish Misra the main accused of ramming his vehicle into the protesting farmers killing four farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri in UP. The UP government informed the court that Ashish Misra had sought more time to …

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Kochi: The grand old man of BJP politics in Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced his resignation on Moday. The announcement comes after days of speculation about the chances of his continuing in the post. It is only two years since his government came to power in the state. He made the emotional …

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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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Chennai: Megastar Rajinikanth’s supporters suffered a serious blow today as the actor announced his decision to wind up his political activities in the state in the 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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