Kochi: The BJP councillors sang the National Song Vande Mataram while those belonging other parties rendered the National Anthem during Independence day function on Saturday.Mayor O Sadasivan hoisted the National flag following which began singing the national anthem.When members of the ruling CPM and those belonging to Congress-led front began singing the National Anthem, 13 …
Kochi: The state-level Independence Day was celebrated in Kerala sans rendering of Vande Mataram amidst Centre issuing new protocol on its rendition on Saturday.Chief Minister V D Satheesan hoisted the national flag at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre’s July 9 protocol makes it mandatory to play the National Song before the National Anthem at …
Kochi: A dead snake found on a seat of the Bengaluru bound Vande Bharat Express sent shivers down the spine of a family which spotted it.The traveller who was going to Coimbatore with wife and children saw the lifeless snake next to the one allotted to him on Friday.The train was scheduled to depart at …
Kochi: Students allegedly boozing inside their school in Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu has embarrassed the state government.The district administration has shifted the principal of Thuckalay Government Higher Secondary School as part of preliminary action, media reports said.The matter surfaced through social media where the video reportedly recorded after special coaching classes for …
Kochi: A Land Revenue Tahsildar was arrested red handed on Friday for accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a person for settling a fake dispute tailored by the official.Joseph Anthony of Kanayannur Taluk in Ernakulam was arrested by Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption sleuths at Kadavanthra with two of his agents Kannan …
Kochi: A wild elephant and its young one was crashed to death by a speeding trainnear Puduppathy at Chavadippara on the Walayar-Palakkad forest stretch early on Thursday.The pachyderm and its calf were killed when the Mangaluru-Chennai Superfast Express hit them while they were crossing the railway track around 12.30 am on the Tamil Nadu side, …
Kochi: Football legend Lionel Messi, 39, has hinted of calling it a day following the death of his father.Messi was part of the Argentina side that was defeated by Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. His father, Jorge Messi, 68, passed away last weekend.“All I ever did was play football, and now I …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM on Wednesday downplayed the alleged scam to bring Lionel Messi and Argentina team to Kerala accusing Congress-led government’s move to cover its failures.Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan of CPM accused the Congress-led government and the right-wing corporate media of using the allegations to mask the …
Kochi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wednesday after the Centre moved a motion in the Lok Sabha amidst fierce protests and objections from Opposition MPs.Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the motion which was accepted through a …
Kochi: A trainee cop was arrested and terminated from service for using Rs 7 lakh collected for buying and stitching uniforms for trainees on an online betting game. A police team from Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram arrested Sambhu R Krishnan who was a trainee in the Special Armed Police (SAP).Shambhu, who was booked under section 318 …
Kochi: Football star Cristiano Ronaldo entered into wedlock with his decade long partner Georgina Rodríguez in Portugal.The Portuguese striker married the model and influence on August 11 in the coastal town of Cascais near Lisbon in the presence of their five children, BBC reported.The Instagram entry had more than 3m likes within 30 minutes of …
Kochi: The Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ has been given assent by the President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has become a law following the assent of the President.The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump changed planes last month as part of a clever plan to pre-empt a possible Iranian threat, BBC quoted US media report.After boarding Air Force One, Trump used a catering truck to board a military aircraft C-32A to give an impression that everything was fine, BBC quoting the Washington Post said. …
Kochi: A teenager from Kerala student was seriously injured during a fight during the BSE South Zone Taekwondo competition on 3rd August in Nagpur in Maharashtra.The injured Plus Two student Faiz Abdul Jalal, 17, of a private English-medium school in Thrissur, is currently on ventilator support, media reports said.The family alleged that the referee failed …
Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has issued a one-month stay on the order of State Information ( SIC)Commission to Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) to provide answer sheets and exam documents to a complainant.The KPSC had approached the High Court challenging Commission ordercontending that the selection process is not yet complete and that releasing confidential files …
Kochi: Over 100 people have perished in the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia where a state of emergency has been declared. Many are feared trapped under the debris after the quake measuring magnitude 7.4 struck at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, BBC reported. Many of the deaths have been concentrated in …
Kochi: A city court in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday granted bail to right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas who was arrested for alleged remarks in a students protest in New Delhi.The Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate Court judge granted bail rejecting prosecution demand for police remand.Mohandas, who was taken into custody on Sunday evening …
Kochi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is ready to discuss every issue related to the student protests in Parliament, Minister Kiren Rijiju said Monday.“…The Opposition should not create disturbances to prevent the statement of the Home Minister. They must listen to the reply of the Home Minister and the government,” Rijiju said.Amid allegations of not …
Kochi: Israel has rejected US’ 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this at a cabinet meeting, BBC reported.Trump’s Board of Peace said it had reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.Hamas said …
Kochi: Hindutva ideologue T G Mohandas was taken into police custody from his house in Mattancherry in connection with hisYouTube video against students protest at Jantar Mantar a few days back.The police arrested him after collecting evidence and questioning him.The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police had registered a case against Mohandas over his YouTube video, media …
