Kochi: Twenty seven nationals of Bangladesh living illegally in India were detained from a labour settlement in Munambam near here on Friday, media reports said.The Kerala Police and other agencies took them into custody after screening 50 suspicious workers including women.The move is part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants working illegally in different …
Kochi: US astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore set a new record by performing 5.5-hour spacewalk, media reports quoting NASA said.They duo stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) to achieve the feat, setting a new record, the US space agency said.This was the ninth spacewalk of Sunita,who holds a record of 62 hours, …
Kochi: A huge financial irregularity of Rs 211 crore is staring at the Congress-ruled Kottayam municipality which is meeting today for the first time after the issue surfaced, media reports said.The ruling Congress has not reacted to the finding of the audit conducted by the Local Self Government Department recently.The audit found missing Rs 211 …
Kochi: Thirty persons were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, media reports said.DIG Mahakumbh, Vaibhav Krishna, told reporters that mishap occurred as thousands of devotees rushed past security barriers at Triveni Sangam to take a sacred dip on Mauni Amavasya.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath …
Kochi: Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was booked by Kochi police on the basis of a harassment complaint lodged by actor Manju Warrier, media reports said.Sanal, who is residing in the US, is on bail after he was arrested on the basis of her complaint in May 2022.Manju accused him of harassing the actor over …
Kochi: Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan and 17 members of Indian Institute of Science under the SC/ST Act have been booked for allegedly plotting a fictitious honey trap to dismiss a faculty member, media reports said.The Sadashivanagar police have registered a case based on a private complaint filed by D Sanna Durgappa who was a …
Kochi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee, set up to review the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, adopted all the amendments proposed by the ruling NDA members and rejected changes suggested by the opposition parties, media reports said. The committee discussed a total of 44 amendments over six months.Jagdambika Pal of the BJP is heading the panel.The legislation aims …
Kochi: Four persons including two women drowned in Kallagathu beach while they were bathing in the beach in Thikkodi in Kozhikode in Kerala on Sunday evening.The deceased were natives of Kalpetta in Wayanad. One person was rescued.The victims were part of a team belonging to a gym.
Kochi: St George Higher Secondary School, Kallanickkal, Thodupuzha, won the second MP Cup senior school level football tournament, at Vengaloor today.They defeated St George Higher Secondary School, Muthalakodam, 3-0 in the finals held at Thodupuzha Soccer School ((TSS).The event was organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) in association with Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) to create …
Kochi: Dr K M Cherian, 82, who performed country’ first coronary artery bypass surgery succesfully,passed away late Saturday, media reports said.Dr Cherian collapsed late on Saturday evening while attending a private function in Bengaluru. He was rushed to Manipal Hospitals, where he was declared dead at 11.55pm, media reports quoting his daughter, Sandhya Cherian said.Dr …
Kochi: Malayalam film director Shafi, 56, passed away due to brain haemorrhage last night here, media reports said.He was hospitalised on January 16 due to severe headaches and insomnia. It was found that he was suffering from brain hemorrhage for which he underwent surgery. His condition deteriorated following which he was put on a ventilator …
Kochi: The second MP senior school level football tournament organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) in association with Thodupuzha Soccer School (TSS) was inaugurated by Dean Kuriakose, MP, at Thodupuzha.NYK district officer Sachin C presided. while Thodupuzha Soccer School director P A Saleemkutty delivered the welcome address.Pratheeksha Bhawan principal Honey V Francis delivered the keynote …
Kochi: A total of 139 personalities including prolific Malayalam novelist, screenplay writer, film directorlate M T Vasudevan Nair, late folk singer Sharda Sinha, hockey player P R Sreejesh will be conferred with the Padma awards.This was announced on the eve of the 76th Republic Day on Saturday.Folk singer late Sharda Sinha and Nair will be …
Kochi: Many elderly people in Kerala live at the mercy of their offsprings, mainly sons, Department of Social Justice’s National Helpline for Senior Citizens said, media reports said.According to the 2023-24 annual report, 38 percent of the elderly are mistreated by their sons, while 15% suffer abuse from daughters-in-law.The abuse includes physical and mental mistreatment …
Kochi: A federal court in Seattle has temporarily stayed President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, media reports said.Describing the executive order “blatantly unconstitutional”, the court stayed it for two weeks. The court order came while hearing petitions challenging the order. The 14th Amendment …
Kochi: The BJP central leadership is upset over the factionalism led by Basanagouda Patil Yatnal thriving in the party in Karnataka where Congress is in power, media reports said.Former Hassan MLA and state general secretary Preetham Gowda told media persons that the party legislators have sought action against rebel leaders who attack the State leadership, …
Kochi: At least 11 passengers were killed and many injured when they were run over by Karnataka Express near Paranda railway station in Bhusawal division in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Tuesday, media reports said.The victims were walking on the track after getting down from Pushpak Express which was allegedly stopped by chain pulling.Initial reports said …
Kochi: Donald Trump took the oath on Monday marking a historic comeback as the President of the mighty United States.He pledged to “preserve, protect and defend” the US constitution and listed out a raft of things he aimed to achieve during his term.Trump vowed to “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts …
Kochi: A court in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday sentenced S S Greeshma, 24, to death for poisoning her boyfriend, Sharon Raj (23) to death, to marry another person, media reports said.Delivering the verdict, Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court sentenced her uncle Nirmalakumaran Nair to three years jail term for destroying the evidence.The court in its 586 judgment …
Kochi: United States President Donald Trump’s day-one decision to overhaul birthright citizenship has triggered debate with the civil rights outfits resolving to act against it, media reports said.Civil rights activists argued that Trump’s decision to target birthright citizenship runs contrary to the protections guaranteed under the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.“Denying citizenship to babies …
