The Crime Branch (CB) probing the alleged CSR funds scam in Kerala recorded Congress leader Laly Vincent’s detailed statement at its office at Thripunithura on Wednesday. Ms. Vincent has been named in eight FIRs registered by the Kannur police related to the scam. Emerging from the office after several hours, Ms. Vincent told a television … Read more
Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah did not rule out the possibility of the ED issuing such a statement to influence the court, which is expected to shortly give a ruling on the petition to hand over the case to the CBI. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah termed the recent tweet by … Read more
About 1,000 senior doctors have written to the British Medical Association (BMA) saying they are “extremely disappointed” with the stance taken on gender services. The BMA has said it opposes a ban on puberty blocker treatments and wants the reforms following a recent official review to be put on hold, following a vote by members … Read more
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Congress in Kerala on June 1 termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks about Mahatma Gandhi as “highly condemnable” and said it amounted to disrespecting the ‘Father of the Nation’. Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded that Mr. Modi withdraw his statement and apologise … Read more
The Thiruvanathapuram Additional District and Sessions Court VI suspended the trial in a murder case after detecting the absence of the approver’s statement among the records on Saturday. The glaring lapse came to light when judge K. Vishnu considered the murder case of Kumar, a taxi driver, who was purportedly killed by a vehicle theft … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention centre for the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP G-20 Summit | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ China, which had strongly opposed in … Read more
An action panel supporting Adivaram native K.K. Harshina has termed as unfortunate the statement of the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) opposing legal action against the doctors and nursing staff on duty during an alleged botched C-Section surgery performed on her at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode in 2017. A release on … Read more
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 11 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement in Parliament terming the Opposition block I.N.D.I.A. as “ghamandia (arrogant)”. The Bihar CM claimed that in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be finished. Mr. Modi in … Read more
A view of Tungabhadra Dam in Anatapur district. | Photo Credit: File photo Taking strong exception to the statements made by Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy at Hospet in Karnataka that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s administrative acumen had led to the generation of the highest amount of power from Tungabhadra Dam … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI German Chancellor Oalf Scholz quoted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s viral “European mindset” remark during the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Jaishankar, during the 17th edition of the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum in Slovakia last year, replied to a question on India’s stand in the Russia-Ukraine war, and … Read more