Kodiyeri may be given clean chit for eye for eye speech

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police is highly unlikely to register a case against Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan for the controversial speech made at Payyanur last week in which he preached swift retaliation when it comes to attacks from political rivals. State police chief Loknath Behra will take a final decision on Monday after […]

Kerala Police Officer Suspended After Run In With Media At Court

Thiruvananthapuram: A police officer in Kerala’s Kozhikode has been suspended pending an enquiry, after he got into a scuffle with media personnel for the second time. DGP Loknath Behara told reporters here that Sub Inspector P M Vimod was suspended pending an enquiry. The incident occurred when media personnel had gone to the police station […]

No Ban Imposed On Journalists In Reporting Kerala Court Proceedings

Kochi: The Kerala High Court today said there is no ban on journalists reporting court proceedings but the judges would be at liberty to decline access to any person to their chambers and the office of their staff. High Court Registrar General Ashok Menon issued a release in this regard after the joint meeting of […]

Apple claims it has sold 1,000,000,000 iPhones

Apple claims it has sold 1,000,000,000 iPhones

Year 2016 hasn’t been the best one in Apple’s history, it recorded its first iPhone sales slump and then another. Even when the sales surged, the numbers are still below the numbers from Apple’s good days. Falling sales haven’t stopped the company from reaching a milestone. CEO Tim Cook yesterday said Apple recently sold its […]

“US-backed forces advance in IS Syria stronghold”

“US-backed forces advance in IS Syria stronghold”

Beirut: Advancing Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by US-led air strikes now control 40 percent of the Islamic State stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, a monitor said today. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had pushed deeper into the town near the border with Turkey, with air cover […]

Terror attack in UK imminent: Scotland Yard

Terror attack in UK imminent: Scotland Yard

London: Scotland Yard today warned that a terror attack in the UK is a case of “when” rather than “if” and the current threat level of “severe” in the country meant an attack was imminent. “I feel and understand that fear, and as the police officer-in-charge of preventing such an attack I know you want […]

28 killed as floods hit van with wedding party in Pak

28 killed as floods hit van with wedding party in Pak

Peshawar: At least 28 people, including 18 children, were killed when a vehicle carrying a marriage party was swept away by flash floods in northwest Pakistan, officials said today. The incident took place yesterday when the ill-fated vehicle was caught in flooding in Tabai area while travelling from Bara to Bazaar Zakha Khel in Khyber […]

Somalia: At least 9 killed in attack on security facility

Somalia: At least 9 killed in attack on security facility

Mogadishu: A police official says an attack on a security facility in the Somali capital has left at least nine people dead, including four attackers. Capt Mohamed Hussein said suspected militants from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab carried out the attack today on the Central Investigations Department in Mogadishu. He said the assault started with […]

Dalit protests claim 1st victim, rally held

Dalit protests claim 1st victim, rally held

Ahmedabad: The ongoing agitation by Dalits in Gujarat claimed its first victim from the community when one of the over 20 youths who had attempted suicide died today even as thousands of protesters converged at a rally here where the state’s BJP government came under attack. The state dalit leaders while asking their community to […]