Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday asked the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) not to "politicise" family issues, warning it of a "heavy price". "If they continue to politicise family issues, then they will have to pay a heavy price," said Chandy at a party meeting in his hometown at Kottayam. He was referring to the manner in which the CPI-M has taken up the issues that...
06:25 AM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: The NIA has registered a murder case against two Italian Marines for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast last year. The Home Ministry had handed over the case to National Investigation Agency through an order on Thursday evening. The NIA submitted the FIR before the Special NIA court on Friday. NIA has booked the marines - Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone - under sections 302 (Murder),...
04:05 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Malappuram: Cholakkodan Aysha, hailed as the brand ambassador of Kerala's universal literacy mission, passed away at her residence at nearby Kavannur. Aysha, 80, had been keeping indifferent health for some time and breathed her last on Thursday, family members said. She is survived by six children. An 'icon' of Kerala's successful literacy campaign which set a model for the entire country, Aysha had declared that Kerala has achieved total literacy...
03:08 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will present an First Information Report (FIR) against the marines to a special court in New Delhi's Patiala house on Friday. The marines are accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012. Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed over the Italian marines case to the NIA, a case has finally been registered against them. The...
10:14 AM, Apr 05, 2013
The Kerala Assembly was rocked for the second day on Wednesday over issues relating to former minister KN Ganesh Kumar with opposition LDF demanding that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy quit for allegedly shielding him in his wife's domestic violence complaint. Chandy on his part rejected the charge that he had sought to shield Kumar by declining to act on his estranged wife's complaint, saying this was totally untrue. ...
05:54 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The kingpin of an inter-state chain snatching gang based in New Delhi has been arrested from Delhi and brought in Kozhikode on Tuesday, police said. The kingpin identified as Haji Naziruddin Sony (46) was arrested on March 31, 2013 from Gokulpuri in New Delhi by a police team from Kerala with the help of their Delhi counterparts, Kozhikode City Commissioner of Police, Sparjankumar, told reporters. ...
01:45 AM, Apr 03, 2013
The NIA, which has been asked to probe the killing of two Kerala fishermen allegedly by Italian marines, will not press for death sentence against the two accused, honouring an assurance given to Italy by India. A top Home Ministry official said the National Investigation Agency will not press for death sentence against the marines - Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone - as per the assurance given by India to...
09:40 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The Kerala Assembly witnessed high drama and had to be adjourned after the controversy surrounding former Forest Minister Ganesh Kumar and his estranged wife created an uproar. Opposition LDF demanded that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy should step down on moral grounds. ...
11:10 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Kerala's Forest Minister Ganesh Kumar was forced to step down following allegations of domestic violence. The minister, though, has claimed that he is being blackmailed by his wife. He has filed for divorce alleging physical abuse. ...
07:58 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Kerala Forest Minister KB Ganesh Kumar, accused of domestic violence by his wife, on Monday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Troubles mounted for the beleaguered minister after his wife alleged on Monday that she had been a victim of "domestic violence" hours after he filed a divorce petition, putting the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala in a spot. ...
11:54 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Troubles mounted for beleaguered Forest Minister KB Ganesh Kumar with his wife alleging on Monday she had been a victim of "domestic violence" hours after he filed a divorce petition, putting the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala in a spot. ...
11:23 PM, Apr 01, 2013
A Kerala minister on Monday expressed willingness to resign after a public divorce spat with his wife. Forest Minister KB Ganesh Kumar moved court and filed for divorce, alleging that his wife beat him up and submitted photographs of his alleged injuries as proof. ...
08:56 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Home Ministry on Monday handed over the investigation of the Italian marines case to the National Investigative Agency (NIA). Sources said the NIA was asked to take over the probe after the Supreme Court ruled Kerala police had no jurisdiction in the matter. ...
02:30 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Strongly favouring the learning of English to succeed in the modern world, Union Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor has said denial of opportunity to children to study the language would destroy their future. ...
05:19 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Manprit Juneja smashed an unbeaten 108 as Gujarat scored 233 for 3 and thrashed Kerala by 90 runs in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 30, 2013
National Investigation Agency (NIA) will conduct investigation into the Italian marines case, sources said on Saturday. The government is likely to issue notification of the same next week, sources added. ...
10:22 AM, Mar 30, 2013
India on Friday raised its concern with Saudi Arabia over its policy of reserving 10 per cent jobs for locals, a decision which will hit over 3 lakh low-and semi-skilled workers from India with a sizable number coming from Kerala. ...
01:47 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Uttar Pradesh required 16 runs off the last over and Imtiyaz Ahmad struck two sixes to take his side home by two wickets. ...
04:58 PM, Mar 29, 2013
An emotional Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola has said that the two Italian marines who were sent back to India to face trial for the killing of Indian fishermen did so willingly. ...
04:47 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Thousands of Indian workers are likely to lose their jobs after a workforce nationalisation law came into effect in Saudi Arabia on Friday. The Nitaqat law makes it mandatory for local companies to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers. ...
12:07 PM, Mar 29, 2013
