Kochi: Delhi Assembly elections to 70 seats will be held on February 5, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced today.Counting will be held on February 8 while scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on February 18.Last date for withdrawal is February 20.Dismissing allegations of hacking of voting machines, Kumar said the allegations were painful.However, …
Kochi: Three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been detected in infants in the country, even as the Centre has said there is no need for panic.Two cases were found in Bengaluru in Karnataka, while the third one in Gujarat where the infant came from Rajasthan.One was detected in a three-month-old baby girl in a …
Kochi: In a shocking case, India has reported the first suspected case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) on an 8 month old child in Bengaluru, media reports said.There was no foreign travel case for thechild. The genetic investigation is on to find out whether it was the same virus found in China which had first reported …
Kochi: In a major breakthrough, IIT, Guwahati, has claimed to have developed an injectable hydrogel for localised cancer treatment, media reports said.This will have less side effects compared to conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and surgery which mostly have severe limitations.A research conducted at IIT(G) with Bose Institute, Kolkata, on this was published in “Materials …
Kochi: Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Tuesday expressed regret over the violence in the state and tendered apology for ethnic unrest that erupted on May 3, media reports said.Addressing a press conference, he said “This entire year has been very unfortunate… Many people lost their loved ones. Many people left their homes. I feel …
Kochi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 92, of Congress died last night in a hospital in New Delhi, reports said.He was admitted to the hospital following health complications.Singh was the 13th Prime Minister and remained in the post from 2004 to 2014. He was the architect of taking the country through the paths of globalisation …
Kochi: Congress in Karnataka would have won women’s support through its free travel scheme for the women in government buses, but it has lost the support of those who have become victims of the scheme despite paying full fare.The Shakti scheme has encouraged a large number of women to make unproductive trips at the cost …
Kochi: Railway passengers continue to face torture in booking tickets through IRCTC on Thursday after Christmas holidays due to a massive outage, tweets posted by public said.Tweets addressed to the Prime Minister, Railway Minister among others flayed the BJP government’s inability to provide a user-friendly flawless app.The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), launched …
Kochi: Noted film personality Shyam Benegal, 90, passed away on Monday, media reports said.Benegal redefined film direction, screenwriting and documentary filmmaking among others in his own way.He had received several awards including 18 National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan among others.Benegal started his career …
Kochi: Indians were the second largest group to gain US citizenshipduring November 2023 and October 2024, media reports said.A total of 49,700 Indians were naturalised making up 6.1% of new citizenship granted by the US, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) department said.Mexico with 13.1% stood ahead of India .Naturalisation is the process to …
Kochi: The arrest of terror suspects in West Bengal on Sunda has armed the BJP to accuse the Trinamool Congress of failing to maintain Law and Order in the state, media reports said.Javed Munshi, the alleged operative, of the Tehreek-e-Mujahideen was arrested in a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the West …
Kochi: Kerala government has been directed by the National Green Tribunal to reimburse expenses incurred by Tamil Nadu in clearing biomedical waste dumped by Kerala in Tamil Nadu, media reports said.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone in Chennai held Kerala’s local self-governance department accountable.Tamil Nadu had moved the tribunal with a prayer seeking direction …
Kochi: In a relief of temples in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed Kerala High Court’s guidelines on the use of elephants during temple festivals in the state, media reports said.Considering the pleas of the managements of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu temples, a division bench of the Apex court ruled that any directions contrary to …
Kochi:At a time when cancer cases are constantly going up, Russia has come out with claims of developing a new vaccine for the disease, media reports said.Media reports quoting news agency TASS said the vaccine will be available for the public in early 2025 free.Pre-clinical trials suggest the vaccine inhibits tumor growth and the spread …
Kochi: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, 73, died at a hospital in the US on Sunday, media reports said.He was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco with heart-related problems.Hussain was suffering from blood pressure issues.Zakir Hussain was the eldest son of noted tabla maestro.He has to his credit five Grammy Awards, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, …
Kochi: In a major ruling, the Supreme Court has said that police officers accused of lodging false cases or fabricating evidence cannot take the cover of Section 197 of CrPC, media reports said.The apex court said that Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) covers acts discharged in the course of official duties, …
Kochi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths sought police help to take away a Muslim cleric for interrogation in connection with alleged radicalisation of youths and getting funds at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, media reports saidThe NIA team was taking Mufti Khalid Nadvi for questioning after searching his house for eight hours in connection with online …
Kochi: Within hours after a lower court sentactor Allu Arjun to 14-judicial custody, the actor arrested in a stampede case, secured an interim bail from the Telangana High Court on Friday, media reports said.Police had booked Allu and a few others in connection with the stampede that claimed the life of a woman Revathi, 35, …
Kochi: Goa origin Shane Sebastian Pereira, 43, became an Indian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.He is the second Goan from Pakistan to get Indian citizenship after the implementation of CAA in 2019.Shane was born in Karachi on August 4, 1981. About a few months after his birth, his family moved back to Goa.He had …
Kochi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, 92, of BJP passed away in the wee hours of today, media reports said.Krishna joined BJP in 2017 quitting the Congress with which he was associated for 50 years.Krishna was Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He served as Karnataka Chief Minister …
