Thiruvananthapuram, August 3 (BPNS) Kerala’s transport minister Antony Raju could heave a sigh of relief, at least for now, as the Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed all further proceedings against him for a month in an evidence tampering case dating back to 1990. In an interim order on Wednesday, Justice Ziyad Rahman AA said […]
Thiruvananthapuram, August 3 (BPNS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday has withdrawn the red alert it issued for Kerala. However, it issued an orange alert to 12 districts and a yellow alert to the remaining two as a cyclonic circulation lies over westcentral and adjoining the southwest Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh-north […]
Hubballi (Karnataka), Aug 2 (BPNS) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Tuesday night from the national capital to participate in a slew of party programmes. Congress workers who swarmed Hubballi airport gave a rousing welcome to the Gandhi scion. Rahul Gandhi came here along with Karnataka Congress president D.K. Shivakumar, Karnataka Congress in-charge […]
Mumbai, Aug 2 (BPNS) With the Mega Auctions for the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 fast approaching and set to take place in Mumbai between August 5 and 6, Haryana Steelers have announced the five players that they have retained for the upcoming season. In an announcement first made on Haryana Steelers’ official social media […]
New Delhi, Aug 2 (BPNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has attached 75 immovable properties including 67 windmills valued at Rs 113.32 crore belonging to the Chennai-based Surana Group of Companies in connection with three cases of Rs 3,986 crore bank fraud. The ED had initiated money laundering investigation on the basis […]
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (BPNS) Heavy rains have claimed 39 lives and destroyed 2,430 houses till date since June 1 in Karnataka, according to official statistics released by the state government on Tuesday. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a virtual meeting with the deputy commissioners of 11 rain-hit districts on Tuesday and took stock of the […]
Taipei, Aug 2 (IANS) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of a Congressional delegation issued a statement upon arrival in Taiwan on Tuesday. The visit is the first official visit to Taiwan by a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 25 years. “Our Congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan honours America’s unwavering commitment […]
Jaipur, Aug 2 (BPNS) Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre, saying that the BJP is misusing government agencies such as the ED, Income Tax Department and the CBI to suppress the voice of the Opposition leaders. The former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan said that “democracy is our […]
Thiruvananthapuram, August 2 (BPNS) Kerala reported its fifth monkeypox virus (MPV) case on Tuesday. The new case has been reported from Malappuram. According to the health department, a 30-year-old man who returned from the UAE on July 27 got infected and is currently under treatment. At the same time, the union health ministry and the […]
Thiruvananthapuram, August 2 (BPNS) A high alert has been sounded across north Kerala in the backdrop of heavy rain forecast. At the same time, the intense heavy spell of rain, caused by the southwest monsoon, on Tuesday claimed the lives of six persons including that of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. The monsoon fury being witnessed by […]
