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Kannur: Sherin, the woman convicted in the high-profile Bhaskara Karanavar murder case, was released from prison on Thursday after being granted sentence remission by the Kerala government, officials confirmed. Sherin, the daughter-in-law of the victim, had been serving a life sentence at the Kannur Women's Prison and Correctional Home. Her release was based on a remission order issued by the state Home Department on Tuesday, following a detailed review of her case. The decision received final ...Read More >
Kollam: Suja was in Turkey with her employers when she received a devastating video call from her family in Kerala on Thursday night. On the other end of the line came the unimaginable news: her 13-year-old son, Mithun, had died after being electrocuted at school. Suja, who had moved to Kuwait three months ago for work, was travelling abroad when the tragedy occurred. It remains uncertain whether she will be able to return directly to Kerala. The funeral will be held only after she arrives. Just ...Read More >
Kochi: Reacting to the death of 13-year-old Mithun in Kollam, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Thursday said that strict action should be taken if negligence was involved. Speaking to the media at a theatre in Edapally, Gopi said that politics should not be seen in this. "The political arrogance of government officials must end. The DEO is the one who must answer in this matter. Schools and children must be made safe. If they are not capable of doing that, let them resign," he added. Mithun, a Cl ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] July 17 (ANI): In a shocking incident in Madhya Nayanapalli village of Pakala mandal, a man named Giri allegedly murdered his wife and two daughters and then attempted to take his own life. According to police reports, Giri and his wife, Hemalatha, had two daughters. In a heinous act, Giri reportedly pushed his wife and daughters into a well. A family member stated that he received a call informing him that Giri had thrown his wife and children into a well. Wh ...Read More >
Kottayam: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will formally inaugurate a memorial meeting on Friday marking the second death anniversary of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Puthuppally, party leaders said. Organised by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), the event is expected to begin at 10 am and is expected to draw thousands of supporters, local leaders, and members of Chandy's family, they added. Rahul, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will begin the day b ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Thodupuzha: A man has been sentenced to three life terms and a fine of ₹3 lakh for repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter between the ages of five and eight. The order states that the accused will remain in prison until his death. Judge V Manju, who is holding additional charge of the Painavu fast-track court in Idukki, passed the judgment. The incident came to light in 2020 when the child was eight years old. According to the statement, the father had been sexually abusing the child at their ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17: The world of marketing is undergoing a seismic shift, and it powered by artificial intelligence. As AI-enabled marketing tools become more intelligent and widely adopted, the very structure of marketing teams is beginning to change. Routine tasks that once required human input are now being executed faster, more accurately, and at scale by smart systems. According to Nipun Taneja, a performance marketing veteran with over $100 million in managed ad spend, the future ...Read More >
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed criminal proceedings against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a case accusing him of abetting political violence during the Nava Kerala Sadas tour held in 2023. Justice V G Arun issued the interim stay on proceedings before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court, Ernakulam, where Vijayan had been charged with abetment under Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Chief Minister had moved the High Court seeking to quash the proceeding ...Read More >
Kollam: The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the electrocution death of a student at a school in Kollam. Commission member V Geetha has asked the Director of Public Education and the Kollam Rural District Police Chief to conduct a detailed investigation and submit a report within 14 days. The directive follows media reports on the incident. The deceased, Mithun (13), was a Class 8 student at Thevalakkara Boys' School. The tragic incident happened on Thursday ...Read More >
Kollam: Mithun, the 13-year-old who died after being electrocuted at Thevalakkara Boys Higher Secondary School, had joined the school only a month ago. He had transferred from Pattakadavu School as part of his high school admission this academic year. According to school authorities, the incident occurred during playtime. Mithun reportedly used a classroom bench to climb onto the rooftop of the school's cycle shed to retrieve a sandal. He lost his balance and came in contact with a live wire, s ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Health Department on Tuesday confirmed that 675 people have come into contact with Nipah patients in the state. Among them, 38 are listed in the highest-risk category, while 138 are on the high-risk list. Currently, the state has confirmed three cases -- one in Malappuram and two in Palakkad. Of the 675 individuals on the contact list, 178 are linked to the Palakkad man who recently tested positive and died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Malap ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Two Kerala MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have landed in trouble after the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the party demanded their resignation for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. Forest Minister AK Saseendran and the party's state president, Thomas K. Thomas, are the two MLAs who received a letter from NCP national leader Praful Patel, seeking their resignation from their legislative posts. The two MLAs are currently aligned with the NCP (Sharad Pawar) ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) received a bomb threat via email on Tuesday from an unexpected and bizarre source, a fake ID impersonating Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The email, sent under the name 'Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan,' claimed that explosives had been planted inside the BSE building, according to news agency ANI. The message stated that four RDX bombs had been planted in the premises and would detonate at 3 pm. Following this, the police and bomb squad rushed to the s ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the di ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department has predicted that heavy rain accompanied by strong winds will lash isolated places in Kerala till July 20. As per the alert, heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging from 7-20 cm is expected in the state from July 14 to 20. IMD has sounded yellow and orange alerts in several districts. However, no rain alert is issued for Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts during this period. According to the forecast, northern districts, especially Kannu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed all Indian carriers operating Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft to inspect the fuel switch locking system by 21 July 2025. This move follows a preliminary investigation into the recent Air India Boeing 787 crash, which revealed that fuel supply to both engines was cut off moments before the accident. According to PTI, DGCA noted that several global and domestic operators have started inspecting their fleets in line with the FAA' ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The suicide note of a Vakkom grama panchayat member, who died by suicide along with his mother on Monday, suggests he was under severe mental distress, allegedly triggered by a false criminal case filed against him. Arun (43), the elected representative of the 9th ward, and his mother, Valsala (68), were found hanging behind their house in Vakkom on Monday morning. Just before the incident, Arun sent a suicide note via WhatsApp to friends, claiming he had been falsely implic ...Read More >
Malappuram: Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that 112 individuals have been included in the contact list of the man who died of a suspected Nipah infection. The 57-year-old man from Palakkad died on July 12 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Malappuram. The National Institute of Virology is yet to confirm whether the cause of death was Nipah infection. The Health Department has prepared a route map of the deceased using CCTV footage and other data. "A containment zon ...Read More >
Vagamon: Vagamon is mourning the heartbreaking loss of four-year-old Ayanshnath, who died during what was meant to be a joyful family trip to the scenic hill station. His parents, Shabarinath and Arya, are devastated. Arya, who was critically injured in the accident, remains hospitalised and has not yet been able to see her child for one last time. She suffered serious injuries, including head trauma, internal bleeding and a fractured hand, after being hit by a car. Locals believe the child's ...Read More >
Kozhikode: Hope has emerged for Nimisha Priya, the Malayali nurse on death row in Yemen for the murder of a local man, as discussions are underway to halt her execution following a request from the Indian Grand Mufti and All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama General Secretary, Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar. Yemeni Sufi scholar Shaikh Habeeb Ummer is leading the emergency meeting in northern Yemen. The talks are reportedly being attended by Habeeb Abdurahman Ali Mashhour, a representative of Sh ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 mission boarded the Dragon Grace spacecraft on Monday, preparing to return to Earth after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The crew Shukla, mission pilot; commander Peggy Whitson; and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary entered the capsule and suited up for their 22.5-hour journey home. The hatch connecting Dragon Grace to the ISS ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition urging the Central Government to intervene diplomatically to save Nimisha Priya, a 38-year-old Indian nurse from Kerala who faces execution in Yemen on July 16 over a murder conviction. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta is expected to take up the plea filed by the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, an organisation supporting her legal battle. The petition cites urgent need for diplomatic o ...Read More >
Malappuram: The health department has issued a high alert in six districts of Kerala -- Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Thrissur -- after a suspected Nipah virus-related death was reported on July 12. Hospitals in all these districts have been asked to exercise caution and intensify surveillance to prevent a potential outbreak. The deceased is a 57-year-old man from Mannarkkad in Palakkad, who tested positive for Nipah infection in preliminary examinations conducted at the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Defending the incidents of students washing their teachers' feet during 'Gurupooja' ceremonies, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday said it is a part of Indian culture and tradition. His statement comes amid strong opposition from the state government over such rituals being conducted in schools managed by Bharatiya Vidya Niketan. "It is our culture to offer flowers at the feet of our guru. Some people have objected to it -- I don't understand from which cu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: With admissions to engineering colleges in Kerala entangled in a legal dispute, the state government has decided to seek an extension from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to complete the process. The AICTE guidelines stipulate completion of the admission procedures by August 14. However, the Kerala government is planning to seek an extension, citing delays caused by ongoing court proceedings and the decision of Kerala syllabus students to move the Supre ...Read More >
Thrissur: Palakkad Range Forest Officer has issued a notice to the complainant, A A Muhammad Hashim, INTUC Young Workers Council state general secretary, to appear before him at 10.30 am on July 21 for recording his statement. In a complaint lodged on June 16, Muhammad Hashim had stated that Union Minister Suresh Gopi is often seen sporting a pendant made of a leopard tooth. The complaint was filed after rapper Vedan (Hirandas Murali) was arrested for allegedly wearing a leopard tooth pendant. ...Read More >
Kochi: After weeks of controversy over its title, the Suresh Gopi-starrer 'Janaki V vs State of Kerala' has finally received a U/A certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Director Pravin Narayanan announced the update on social media: "Janaki V V/s State of Kerala - U/A 16." Initially, the CBFC had raised strong objections to the film's title, citing that 'Janaki' is another name for the Hindu goddess Sita, and had proposed 96 cuts. However, following backlash and a ...Read More >
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