New Delhi: Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI is making more efforts to control the running of Sikh shrines in Pakistan and Sikh affairs in India, according to top intelligence sources. In January, the Pakistan government appointed an ISI officer as the CEO of the Project Management Unit in this regard and tasked him with overseeing Gurdwara … Read more
ISTANBUL – After three weeks of recovery from a massive earthquake, southern Turkey has been hit by another tremor. One person died and more than 100 were injured in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake. The epicenter is Yesilurt in Malatya province. This is one of the provinces that suffered massive casualties and damage in the earthquake that … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram ∙ KSRTC has made changes in the travel concession for students. There is no more concession for those above 25 years of age. Concession is not available even if the parents fall within the income tax bracket. BPL students in private schools and colleges will continue to benefit. 30 percent relaxation for private school … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram ∙ The crime branch has collected the blood samples of Saritha S. Nair, the accused in the solar case, on the complaint that she tried to kill him several times by adding chemicals to his food. Saritha’s complaint is that former driver Vinukumar mixed the chemical. As there is no testing facility in Kerala, … Read more
New Delhi: A six-year-old boy and his grandfather were killed after the truck that hit them was dragged for two kilometers. The incident took place in Mahaba in Uttar Pradesh. Udit Narayan Chansoria (67) and his grandson Satvik were going to the market on a scooter when they were hit by a speeding truck. Udit … Read more
Palakkad: A woman who dealt in drugs under the guise of a massage center was arrested. Palakkad Town South Police arrested Shilpa, a native of Kannur. Anchal, a native of Kunissery, and Mithun, a native of Manjalur, who were caught with 11.70 grams of MDMA a week ago, came to the woman. The youths who … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that there should be no standing committee elections in the Delhi Municipal Corporation. The court stayed the decision to hold elections on 27th of this month. The court has sent a notice to the governor and the mayor in this regard. The court decided on the petition … Read more
LONDON ∙ Marlibon Cricket Club (MCC), cricket’s law-making and reform body, has reiterated that ‘mangading’ run-outs are a fair form of dismissal. Mankading bowlers are not villains. Non-strikers are breaking the law here – MCC said. Mankading, which runs out a non-striker who leaves the crease before the ball is released, was legalized by the … Read more
Kochi – Expatriate businessman K.G. lashed out against the state government. Abraham. KG said that the money collected from the expatriates for flood relief did not reach the deserving ones and he regretted voting for the Left Party. Abraham says. “No more donations to political leaders. Funds collected from expatriates for flood relief did not … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: The High Court has issued an interim order to provide police protection to the Youth Congress leader who filed a complaint against Youth Commission Chairperson Chinta Jerome regarding his stay at a luxury resort. The court directed the Kottiam SHO to provide security to Youth Congress state general secretary Vishnu Sunil Pantalam till Monday. … Read more