KANSAS CITY: Lionel Messi produced a masterclass, scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his illustrious career as Argentina opened their campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Algeria. The Argentine captain found the net in the 17th, 60th and 76th minutes, leaving Algeria with no answer despite a few attacking attempts that failed to […]
Mukhtar Ahmad CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Police have detained YouTuber Mukthar Ahamed and political commentator Suriya Siva, son of DMK Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchy Siva, under the Goondas Act in connection with alleged obscene and derogatory remarks made against racer and former BJP functionary Alisha Abdullah and her newborn child. The preventive detention order was […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 15 (H.S.) Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will not be available to meet visitors until June 19 as he is immersed in the final preparations for the UDF government’s maiden State Budget, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) announced on Monday. In a statement, the CMO said members of the public, party workers and other […]
Chennai, June 15 (H.S.): The divorce case involving Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay and his wife Sangeetha was adjourned once again on Monday, with the Chengalpattu Family Court posting the matter for further hearing on August 7 after neither of them appeared before the court. When the […]
Kochi, June 15: The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to grant relief to Industries Department Additional Chief Secretary Mohammed Hanish in a contempt of court case linked to the alleged Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation corruption scandal, directing him to appear personally before a Single Bench later this week. A Division Bench dismissed Hanish’s […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 15: The CPI(M) has suspended senior leader and former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A. Padmakumar from the party, in a move widely seen as an attempt to address the political fallout of the alleged Sabarimala gold scam controversy that shadowed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) during the recent Kerala Assembly elections. Padmakumar, […]
Thrissur, June 14: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the RSS is a unique organisation that cannot be compared to any other movement or institution, asserting that there has been nothing similar to it in the past thousand years of history. Speaking at a special interaction programme in Thrissur as part […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, June 14: A political controversy erupted in Kerala on Sunday after BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar strongly criticised Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan for condemning the participation of three university Vice-Chancellors in an RSS centenary programme addressed by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. The row began after Satheesan described the Vice-Chancellors’ presence at the event as […]
Kozhikode, June 12: Health authorities in Kozhikode have reported no new Nipah virus infections, offering some relief as intensive surveillance and containment measures continue across the district. However, three individuals currently under quarantine have been admitted to hospital for observation after developing health concerns, and their samples have been sent for laboratory testing. The lone […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh summons to T. Veena, daughter of Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with the ongoing CMRL-Exalogic monthly payment case after she sought exemption from appearing before the agency citing health reasons. Veena was asked to appear before ED officials at the agency’s Kochi office […]
