KOCHI: The remand of actor Dileep, who was arrested in connection with the abduction and assault of Malayalam actress, was again extended till August 22 by the Angamaly court. Dileep was produced before the court through video conferencing due to security reasons. Earlier, when Dileep was produced before the Angamaly magistrate court, the police had […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The issue of political violence involving members of the ruling CPM and the BJP rocked the first day of the Kerala Assembly today, leading to its adjournment after Congress-led UDF opposition stalled proceedings. Slamming the state government for the present spurt of political violence, opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala equated the cycle of violence between […]
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has lifted the ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on cricketer S Sreesanth. The seamer was charged earlier for his involvement in the spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was banned in September 2013 for his alleged spot fixing in […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said there were intelligence reports that the state unit of the BJP might unleash violence to divert attention from the medical scam involving local BJP leaders. Replying to questions in the state Assembly, he said the government had taken various steps in the wake of intelligence reports that the […]
SRINAGAR: A newly recruited local militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was gunned down in an overnight encounter with security forces that also resulted in the death of an unidentified person in the ensuing crossfire in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, security officials said on Friday The encounter broke late Thursday night at Kanibal in Bijbehara of Anantnag […]
SRINAGAR: Two Army men, including a major, were killed and another jawan was injured when militants opened fire on a search party of security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said today. A cordon and search operation was launched by Army in Zaipora area of Shopian during the night following intelligence inputs about […]
NEW DELHI: Young practitioners of classical music, classical dance and theatre are being offered a chance to stage live performances before discerning audiences under a new scheme introduced by the Raza Foundation in keeping with the mission of its founder, the late S H Raza, to support and nurture promising Indian artists who are struggling […]
NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said he will leave the government think tank on August 31 and return to Columbia University. The Indian-American, who joined as the first Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog in January 2015, is the second high profile academic-economist after former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to quit a top […]
NEW DELHI: Former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev today passed away at his home town Silchar in Assam following kidney and other ailments at the age of 83. The Congress veteran was Heavy Industry Minister in the UPA-I government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He passed away at 6.06 am this morning,” Dev’s […]