Kochi: The High Court of Kerala has ordered a fresh CBI probe into the death of noted violinist Balabhaskar in 2018.Setting aside Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial Magistrate Court’s December 23, 2025 verdict rejecting a plea for further probe sought by Balabhaskar’s parents, the High Court in an order of October 9 directed the CBI to take
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Kochi: US and Russia have reached a deal onto “immediately release” diesel to the US and globally, BBC quoting President Donald Trump has said.Trump said the proposed release of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian diesel, in tranches, would reduce diesel prices.It is understood the US Treasury is suspending sanctions on Russian diesel exports
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Kochi: Indian origin South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, media reports quoting the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.The peace prize is the fifth Nobel awarded this week, after literature, chemistry, physics and medicine.The Nobel Peace Prize, of about $1.2
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Kochi: In a blow to Congress-led government, Kerala High Court on Friday directed the DGP to book former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T, and her husband, Mohammad Riyas, MLA in bribery CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case among others.The court order came while hearing a petition filed by activist-lawyer K M Shajahan challenging the state
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Kochi: Amidst Congress-led Opposition accusing BJP-led NDA of vote theft and demanding resignation of the CEC, fortywo retired judges have supported the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In an open letter to the “people of India”, the former Supreme Court judges and former chief justices and judges of various High Courts said they had
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Kochi: Distribution of football and articles related to the game in schools in Thodupuzha assembly constituency was inaugurated by Government Chief Whip Appu John Joseph in Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS).The event is part of the football development awareness Goal Project organised by the State sports ministry and public educational department, the District Football Association press
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Kochi: Muslim League made history by appointing a non Muslim as vice president of the party in Kerala.Former CPM leader Shyam Sunder of Haripad in Alappuzha has been picked for the post.The state committee has been reshuffled to include new members of the league in new posts.Sundar is Muslim League State secretariat member. He has
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Kochi: Social media influencer and motivational speaker Nisha Raphael has been arrested after being accused of sexually abusing a minor.The case was lodged at the Thrissur West Police Station.The minor was transferred to Thrissur General Hospital for a medical which revealed evidence consistent with sexual assault, Asianet news reported.Thrissur West Police have lodged the complaint
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Kochi: Twenty Five students were booked in University in Kerala’s Kasaragod district for disrupting a two-day seminar held to mark the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, media reports said.Students of outfits including SFI, AISF, KSU and MSF protested against the participation of J Nandakumar, national convener of the RSS-linked Prajna Pravah in the seminar held
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Kochi: Actor Vishwanath Patekar, or Nana Patekar, 75, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Goa in the wee hours of today.A veteran actor and filmmaker, Patekar was not keeping well since last night.The actor was later found unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where the doctors could not save him, media reports said.He
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Kochi: Actor Vishwanath Patekar, or Nana Patekar, 75, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Goa in the wee hours of today.A veteran actor and filmmaker, Patekar was not keeping well since last night.The actor was later found unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where the doctors could not save him, media reports said.He
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Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided cooperative banks in Thrissur, Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts, in connection with financial frauds worth several crores.The raids are conducted under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in 20 locations including in residences of office-bearers, governing body members and employees among others, media reports said.The ED sleuths seized articles
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Kochi: Lok Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, MP, were taken into police custody while marching toward the Election Commission office seeking resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday.He has been shifted from the protest site at the Akashvani Bhavan in a police vehicle.Rahul was seen trying to jump out
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Kochi: In a major relief to the BJP, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered release of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor R Sugathan from detention.Setting aside the preventive detention of the BJP councillor, the court ordered Sugathan’s release from the Viyyur central jail while hearing a plea moved by his wife.Sugathan was sent to preventive detention
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Kochi: The CPM has removed E N Suresh Babu as Palakkad district secretary following a woman lawyer lodging a complaint with the state leadership of the party against him.Former MLA V Chenthamarakshan was appointed as the new Palakkad district secretary.There is tremendous pressure on the party seeking his expulsion from primary membership.The complaint from Ottappalam
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Kochi: Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world, has announced an all out war to take all its territory held by the Shia majority Iran-backed terror outfit Houthis since 2014.Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address about the government’s decision, BBC reported.Exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in
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Kochi: An Indian naval man was arrested by Andhra Pradesh special team at Coimbatore for allegedly spying for Pakistan.The 31-year-old Pradeep Mukherjee was arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence (CI) on October 3 at INS Agrani in Coimbatore, media reports said.The sailor is accused of allegedly leaking classified maritime intelligence to a Pakistani intelligence
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Kochi: Dubai Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, greeted Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who saved the lives of 172 passengers and crew members by foiling a terror plot to crash a Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel.The prince “appreciated and praised” the pilot for foiling the possible terror attack by neutralising the
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Kochi: Congress-led government has ordered a probe against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in connection with allegations pertaining to Kerala State Transport Project while he was PWD secretary in 2006.The investigation is linked to the suicide notes left behind by Malaysian contracting company official Lee See Been of the PATI-BEL consortium accusing officials and others,
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Kochi: India has succeeded in securing the deportation of hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye, Home Minister Amit Shah said.Navpreet Singh continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan by obtaining Turkish citizenship under the fake identity of Navab Virk, Amit Shah said in a social media post.Agencies tracked him down, ripping
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