Kochi: CPM has been directed to pay Rs 11 crore “dues” by the Income Tax department for using an old PAN card during filing of tax returns, media reports.The “dues” include penalties and interest for “discrepancies” in the use of the old PAN card by CPM, the reports said.The Congress too was directed by the …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s custody with Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was further extended till April 1 by a Delhi court in a money laundering case on Thursday, media reports said.Kejriwal was produced in Rouse Avenue Courts on the expiry of his six days of ED custody.He was arrested on the night of March …
Kochi: Arvind Kejriwal of AAP will continue as the Chief Minister as the Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a PIL seeking his removal following his arrest in a money laundering case, media reports said.Dismissing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the court said the petitioner failed to show any bar in the law which prohibited …
Kochi: In a significant move, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has started a probe into a money laundering case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter T Veena, media reports. The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is already engaged in investigation into Veena’s defunct IT company Exalogic getting money from Kochi-based rutile mining company CMRL …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal suffered a jolt when Delhi High Court refused his petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam, media reports said. The case has been posted for April 3 even as the court directed the ED to respond to Kejriwal’s petition by April 2. …
Kochi: Summer Coaching camp for children at Thodupuzha and Munnar will be inaugurated on April 1. The camp for boys and girls between 5 to 17 years will begin at 7 am. It will be held at TSS in Achankavala in Thodupuzha and Kannan Devan hills ground in Munnar. Kerala sports council president and former …
Kochi: Entrepreneur Sabu Jacob’s Twenty20 is sending shock waves among politicians in Kerala for his skyrocketing popularity. After winning four panchayats, he is planning to foray into assembly elections due in a couple years from now. Sabu lured people through his heavily subsidised hypermarket helping him snatch power of Kizhakkambalam panchayat in the commercial capital of …
Kochi: The CPM-led government in Kerala has moved the Supreme Court challenging President Droupadi Murmu sitting on four bills passed by the state assembly, media reports said. Kerala has said that the bills were withheld without any ground. The state also blamed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan for withholding the bills for a long period …
Kochi: The CPM-led government in Kerala has moved the Supreme Court challenging President Droupadi Murmu sitting on four bills passed by the state assembly, media reports said. Kerala has said that the bills were withheld without any ground. The state also blamed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan for withholding the bills for a long period …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody for seven days in the alleged liquor policy scam case, media reports said.The ED had sought 10 days custody of Kejriwal before the Rouse Avenue Court.The ED described Arvind Kejriwal the “kingpin” and “key conspirator” in the alleged scam, the reports said.The ED said the …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam on Thursday, media reports said. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was arrested in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, the reports said. Kejriwal is the first chief minister to be arrested in an alleged corruption case …
Idukki: Pranav Smiju, a sixth-standard student of De Paul Public School in Rajamudy, has won laurels for the country at the recently concluded 6th International & Thai Martial Arts Games 2024 held in Thailand. The spirited boy who represented India at the event won the silver medal in the Jeet Kune Do sub-junior (weight 36-38) …
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Kochi: The ruling BJP topped the list of political parties who used electoral bonds to raise funds from 2019 to 2023, according to media reports.The BJP used bonds worth Rs 6,986.5 crore, Trinamool Congress Rs 1,397 crore, Congress Rs 1,334 crore, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Rs 1,322 crore among others. The ruling BJD in Odisha …
Kochi: Lok Sabha elections will be held in the country in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, while voters over 85 years could vote from home, the He Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh will go to assembly polls on May 13, Sikkim on April 19, Arunachal Pradesh on …
Kochi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa of the BJP was booked under charges including POCSO Act on a complaint of a 17-year-old girl’s mother, media reports said. The case was filed at Sadashivanagar police station in Bengaluru under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and 354(A) of the IPC. According to …
Kochi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered a major injury and was admitted to a hospital, media reports quoting Trinamool Congress said. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief suffered head injuries in an accident at home, the reports said.The 69-year-old chief minister had returned from a programme in Ballygunge.The TMC released her pictures on social …
Kochi: Thodupuzha Farmers Club (TFC) has appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate birth control in wild animals to protect humans and their agricultural products from their attack. The club also suggested selling excess wild animals like elephants and tigers to zoos in foreign countries, Tom Cherian, TFC president. Necessary steps should be …
Kochi: In a boost to the rightist BJP, more Congress leaders joined the party at Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, media reports said. Thirivananthapuram Congress unit former General secretaries Thampanoor Satheesh, Udayan, Arjuna awardee Padmini Thomas, her son Danny John Sylvan were those who joined the party. They were inducted into the party in the presence of …
Kochi : Arjuna awardee and former Kerala State Sports Council chief Padmini Thomas of Congress is set to join the BJP on Thursday, media reports said.Miffed over Congress ignoring her, Padmini is likely to reveal the reason for leaving the party.Padmini won a Silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze …
Kochi: Kerala on Wednesday rejected the Centre’s proposal to allow the state to borrow only Rs 5,000 crore against its requirement of over Rs 15,000 crore, media reports said.Kerala said it needed at least Rs 10,000 crore to deal with acute financial problems faced by the state.Presenting its proposal before the Supreme Court, the Centre …
