Kochi: Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar inaugurated an event held to condemn Emergency on the 50th year of its imposition even as Left outfits tried to disrupt the event seeking removal of Bharatamba’s image from the venue at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. The event was organised to condemn the imposition of Emergency on its 50th anniversary. The …
Kochi: With India completing 50 years of implementation of Internal Emergency, the Union Cabinet on Wednesdaycondemned the slapping of it on the country by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of Congress.A Cabinet meeting was held to pass a resolution to condemn its implementation.Addressing the media, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet chaired by Prime …
Kochi: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla among four-member Crew Dragon capsule blasted off to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, media reports said.The launch, which was aborted six times, got delayed due to a software glitch and was resolved at 12.01 pm, took place after …
Kochi: President Donald Trump blamed Israel and Iran for violating the ceasefire hours after Trump announcing the truce brokered by Qatar, BBC said.Stating that he was “really unhappy” with Israel, Trump called on Israel to stop dropping bombs and to “Bring your pilots home, now!”Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says he has ordered “intense strikes” …
Kochi: Suresh Gopi and son Madhav Suresh will appear together in ‘JSK – Janaki vs State of Kerala’, which is set for a global release on June 27. Directed by Praveen Narayanan, the film recently completed its certification process and has been cleared by the censor board passing it without a single cut. Anupama Parameswaran …
Kochi: Independent candidate P V Anvar has succeeded in proving his relevance in the Nilambur Assembly constituency where CPM lost minus Anvar who had helped the Left front win the last two elections, political observers said.Knowing very well that the Left front did not have any chance to come anywhere near the figure of winning …
Kochi: The All India Trinamool Congress’ (AITC) huge victory in Kaliganj bye-election has put the BJP on a slippery track ahead of the assembly election next year in Bengal next year, media reports said. AITC nominee Alifa Ahmed, 38, who is a techie, won the byelections from Kaliganj Assembly defeating BJP’s Ashish Ghosh by a …
Kochi:US President Donald Trump announced that a “complete and total” ceasefire will happen to end the conflict between Israel and Iran, BBC reports said.Israel and Iran would have some time to complete any missions that are underway, at which point the ceasefire would begin, he posted in his Truth Social.Trump claimed that a 12-hour ceasefire …
Kochi: South Indian actor Srikanth was arrested by Chennai police in connection with a drug case underNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, media reports said.The actor was arrested after he was tested positive for drug use and evidence was found for drug transactions on his mobile phone, the reports said.The actor had allegedly purchased …
Kochi: The result and trends in the bye-election in the country today have shocked the BJP which was basking under the glory of Operation Sindoor success meticulously executed by the government headed by the Saffron party. It is high time the BJP realised that there is no reason for complacency over their past performances. One …
Kochi: Congress-led front won the by-election in Nilambur after Aryadan Shoukath defeated CPM’s M Swaraj by 11,077 votes today. Shoukath got 77,087 while his rival M Swaraj of CPM got 66,159 votes. P V Anwar, whose resignation as Left backed Independent candidate, led to the holding of the election got 19,946 votes. Mohan George of …
Kochi: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, 101, of CPM was admitted to the ICU of Sree Uthradom Thirunal (SUT) Hospital in Pattom after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday, media reports said.His condition was stated to be stable. The centenarian is one of those who quit CPI to form CPM in 1964.He …
Kochi: Congress-led UDF was leading in Kerala’s Nilambur, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Ludhiana West and Gujarat’s Visavadar in Punjab while Trinamool Congress in Kaliganj in West Bengal by-election on Monday.Congress led UDF was leading with 15,335 votes, while M Swaraj of Left front followed him with 13,049 votes.Anwar stood third with 5,539 votes …
Kochi: In a Church blast, 22 people were killed and 63 others injured in Damascus in Syria on Sunday, BBC reports said. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest after using an automatic weapon to fire at the faithuls at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila during a service on …
Kochi: Responding to the US striking Iran nuclear sites, Iran’s parliament has approved steps to close the Strait of Hormuz which is a strategic global oil choke point, media reports said.The decision is pending clearance by Iran’s top security authority, the Supreme National Security Council.Twenty per cent of daily global oil consumption passes through the …
Kochi: Justifying US bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump said there will either be peace or tragedy, media reports said.After the US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump warned the Islamic Republic of more “precision strikes” if it did not end its conflict with Israel.“This cannot continue. There will either be …
Kochi: US forces have attacked three Iranian nuclear and military sites as part of denuclearisation of Iran and joining Israel in the mission on Sunday.President Donald Trump said the strikes were “very successful,” andbhad hit the Natanz, Fordo and Isfahan sites, with Fordo being the primary target.Iran’s news agency IRNA confirmed there were attacks early …
Kochi: Israel said that it had killed two Iranian commanders Saeed Izadi and Behnam Shahriyari on Saturday, BBC reported. The Israel Defence Force said it had killed Izadi in a strike on an apartment in Qom, south of Tehran and Quds Force commander, Behnam Shahriyari in a drone strike as he was travelling in a …
Kochi: In a shocking revelation, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has said that Iran could produce nuclear weapons “within weeks”, BBC reported.Gabbard’s revelations come after she testified before Congress in March that Iran was not building them.Dismissing her claims, President Donald Trump had said that she was “wrong” and that Iran could have …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSC) and Mera Yuva Bharat Idukki jointly organised Yoga Day on Saturday.Sachin H, District Youth Officer, Nehru Yuva Kendra S, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports was present.Benefits of doing Yoga were taught to the participants by Dr Anupriya Mani, Medical Officer, Sports Ayurvedic Research Cell, Thodupuzha.Yoga instructor and Athletic coach …
