THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The BJP’s crushing defeat in the Palakkad assembly by-election has led to severe criticism from within the party. Many leaders are blaming state president K Surendran and candidate Krishnakumar for the defeat in the constituency. With the party’s central leadership denying the reports of a change of leadership in the state unit, K Surendran […]
NEW DELHI: Closed-door, final-hour discussions in Maharashtra are going in full swing to select the new chief minister of the state. BJP, the largest party with 132 seats, is tipped to make Devendra Fadnavis the Chief Minister. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader and current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may likely get two and half years at […]
NEW DELHI: Tuesday marks the completion of 75 years of adoption of the Constitution of India. The celebrations will be held in the central hall of the Samvidhan Sadan (Old Parliament) where the constitution was approved. President Droupadi Murmu will address the members of both houses at 11 am. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, Prime Minister […]
KANNUR: A major theft has been reported at a businessman’s house in Valapattanam. A major theft took place at the house of Ashraf of Valapattanam. The burglars decamped with 300 sovereigns of gold jewellery and cash of Rs 1 crore. No one was at home at the time of the incident. Ashraf and his family […]
KOCHI: The devaswom bench of the Kerala High Court has prohibited the use of orchid flowers and leaves for decoration at Sabarimala Sannidhanam. The division bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice S Muraleekrishna ordered only flowers in accordance with traditional customs should be used and that they must be replaced daily. The Devaswom […]
Kozhikode: The Congress party will observe a hartal in Kozhikode district on Sunday in response to the violent clashes that erupted during the Chevayur Service Cooperative Bank election on Saturday. The hartal will be observed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Essential services will be exempted from the hartal. The altercations, which involved Congress party […]
Kochi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kerala Police, probing the sexual harassment complaint against director Ranjith, submitted the chargesheet to the Ernakulam magistrate court on Saturday.The case was registered following a sexual harassment complaint filed by a Bengali actress.According to Mathrubhumi News, Ranjith is facing charges under the IPC sections 354 and 509.The actress officially […]
PALAKKAD: In a heavy blow to BJP in Kerala, former leader Sandeep Varier joined Congress in the presence of KPCC President K Sudhakaran and Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan. Amidst chants and slogans, congress workers gave a rousing reception to Sandeep who arrived with a small entourage at the Palakkad KPCC committee office to take […]
WASHINGTON: Republican leader Donald Trump is back in the White House in a historic comeback in the US presidential election. The official result will be announced on January 6, 2025. Trump will be sworn in on January 20 as the 47th president of the United States. World leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, congratulated him. […]
NEW DELHI: From now on, car license holders will be able to drive transport vehicles weighing less than 7,500 kg including minibus and mini lorries. The Supreme Court said there is no need for a badge to drive heavy vehicles from now on. There is an ongoing predicament where insurance companies deny compensation in case […]