Kochi: The US has detained an Indian origin Green Card holder academic, Badar Khan Suri, who is facing the threat of deportation for suspect links to a terrorist outfit,media reports said.With his wife being a Palestinian and her father a former minister in the Hamas government, the US authorities suspect Suri having links to a …
Kochi: A court in Malappuram has convicted three accused in the abduction and murder of a traditional healer Shaba Sheriff to learn the formula of a potent herbal remedy.The Manjeri First Additional Sessions will announce the sentence on March 22.Shaibin Ashraf, Shihabudheen, and Nishad were convicted for the abduction and murder of Shaba Sheriff. Nine …
Kochi: Pratheeksha Bhavan Special School and Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) joined hands to hold a penalty shootout competition to mark Lockdown Syndrome Day at Thodupuzha on March 21.All the students and teachers took part in the shootout event which was aimed at rejuvenating mental and physical growth of the children.Principal Honey V Francis inaugurated.TSS director …
Kochi: Fahim Khan, president of the Minorities Democratic Party (MDP),and 50 others were booked in connection with the Nagpur riots, media reports said.They were produced before a city court which remanded them to police custody until March 21.Over 30 people including police personnel were injured in the riot.Khan, a key suspect in the case, is …
Kochi: A BJP leader’s brother was arrested in a fund misappropriation case in Maharashtra, media reports said.Javed Aazam, younger brother of BJP’s former Maharashtra secretary Hyder Azam was held by sleuths probing alleged misappropriation of Rs 122 crore cash from New India Cooperative Bank.The sleuths of the city Economic Offences Wing (EOW), probing the alleged …
Kochi: Disregarding the caveat issued by the Congress, Shashi Tharoor, MP, has said India was uniquely placed to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.Admitting that he was wrong in opposing India’s stand on Ukraine-Russia conflict in February 2022, Tharoor said “India has actually a Prime Minister who can hug both the president of Ukraine and …
Kochi: Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and other crew members returned to earth after being stranded in the space station for nine months, BBC reported.The capsule carrying them travelled for 17 hours before splashing down off the coast of Florida. The SpaceX capsule entered Earth’s atmosphere supported by four parachutes.A recovery ship lifted the …
Kochi: Attorneys in the US have cautioned Indian Green Card holders, particularly elderly individuals, not to succumb to pressures of US officials to sign Form I-407 which will srip one of permanent residency.One cannot be coerced into surrendering permanent residency unless it is surrendered voluntarily, an Indian origin US Attorney Ashwin Sharma told Times of …
Kochi: Israel conducted airstrikes on Gaza reportedly killing 220 people including a top Hamas security official, BBC reports said.One of those reportedly killed was Gaza’a highest-ranking Hamas security officialMahmoud Abu Wafah. Civilians, including children, have also been caught up in the attack.The attack comes after the failure of 72 hours of talks in Doha involving …
Kochi: Violence erupted in central Nagpur on Monday evening following rumours about burning of a religious book, media reports said.Protesters pelted stones and took to arson. Security forces used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd. Four persons were injured in the unrest.The tensions started after a group staged a protest demanding the removal …
Kochi: Noted Malayalam lyricist, poet, and scriptwriter Mankombu Gopalakrishnan, 78, passed away here on Monday.He was undergoing treatment at Medical Trust Hospital after suffering a heart attack last week.Gopalakrishnan penned over 700 songs for around 200 Malayalam films.Some of his popular songs include ‘naadan paattinte madiseela,’ ‘ilam manjin kulirumayoru,’ and ‘ashada masam’ among others.He wrote …
Kochi: An injured tiger that was on prowl in the human inhabited area in Vandiperiyar in Idukki district died due to injuries suffered due to bullets fired at it when it tried to attack the rescue mission on Monday, Asianet reported.The team comprising Vets fired the first tranquilizer which failed to send it to deep …
Kochi: LDF government in Kerala on Monday revoked ten conditions imposed for increasing the honorarium for ASHA workers who are agitating for over 36 days in support of their demands in Thiruvananthapuram.Thousands of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) intensified their stir by picketing the Secretariat on Monday.The government’s decision is one of the demands of …
Kochi: A tiger, that strayed into human habitation area in Vandiperiyar, was captured and taken to the tiger care centre in Periyar Tiger Reserve in Thekkady on Monday.The Forest staff and health team had zeroed in on the tiger in Grambi using drones and other gadgets on Sunday.The tiger was sedated by firing shots by …
Kochi: Four persons were arrestedfor transporting “methamphetamine (MDMA) tablets worth Rs 88 crore” in Assam’s Imphal and Guwahati zones on Sunday.The accused involved in it were part of the “international drug cartel”.Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the government will show“No mercy for drug cartels. Accelerating the Modi govt’s march to build …
Kochi: Tornadoes killed atleast 34 people in the US after gusts tore through several south-eastern states, flipping cars and flattening homes, media reports said.Over 55 vehicles were involved in a crash due to a dust storm that tripped power supplies in over 250,000 homes in seven states like Michigan, Missouri and Illinois.Tornado warning has been …
Kochi: A total of 37.87 kg of MDMA, worth Rs 75 crore, was seized fromtwo South African women.The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths of Mangaluru City Police made the seize believed to be the largest in its history, a top police official told reporters in Bengaluru.The accused are Bamba Fanta, alias Adonis Jabulile, 31, and …
Kochi: The US made air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen in retribution to the militant outfit’s attack on shipping in the Red Sea as the reason, BBC reported.“Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies,” US President Trump wrote on his Truth social platform.“Their …
Kochi: Most wanted terrorist, Abu Qatal, of outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in Pakistan on Saturday night, media reports said.Unidentified gunmen killed Qatal, who is the Nephew of Hafiz Saeed who co-founded LeT, was involved in multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. A close aide of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Qatal was …
Kochi: Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams and other workmates are likely to return to earth from the International Space Station (ISS) soon as NASA and SpaceX have launched a rocket to ferry them back home.A new replacement to them on the ISS was sent on the rocket Falcon9 launched by Spacex and NASA.Sunita and …
