Bollywood actress Preity Zinta strongly refuted accusations by the Kerala Congress unit of having loans written off by BJP in exchange for her social media accounts. NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta slammed the Congress party’s Kerala unit for spreading “fake news” about her Rs 18 crore loan waiver by New India Cooperative Bank and…
NEW DELHI: In the serene village of Pallickal in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, an unusual dispute took center stage—not over property or money, but a rooster’s early morning crowing. For Radhakrishna Kurup, an elderly resident, restful sleep had become a distant dream.The reason? Every day at 3am, his neighbour Anil Kumar’s rooster would start crowing relentlessly,…
The incident occurred just before a football match, causing misfired crackers to spread into the spectator area. NEW DELHI: Around 40 people were injured when crackers, set off by organizers of a Sevens football match in the middle of the ground, fell among the spectators and exploded at 8.30pm on Tuesday.The incident happened during a…
KOTTAYAM: Police arrested five third-year students of Govt College of Nursing here on a complaint of brutal ragging from junior students. The incident reportedly involved severe physical abuse, such as tying dumbbells to their private parts. The arrested students are Samuel Johnson, 20, of Valakom, Kottayam; Rahul Raj, 22, of Malappuram; Jeeva, 18, of Wayanad;…
Kerala has seen drastic socio-economic changes over the past 25 years, with its human development indices now challenged by health and financial issues. As we cross the first quarter of the third millennium, it’s a good time to review the rapid socio-economic changes that Kerala has undergone. TOI takes a look at the numbers buried…
A file photo of yoga guru Ramdev. KOCHI: The judicial first-class magistrate court in Palakkad issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against Yoga guru Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna, as they failed to appear in court on Feb 1. The warrant was regarding a criminal case filed against them for allegedly publishing misleading medical advertisements.The court…
KOTTAYAM: Charred bodies of an elderly couple — Raghavan (92) and Bharatiyamma (90) — were found in their house at Chennithala in Alappuzha on Saturday. Mannar police have arrested their son Vijayan (60) in connection with the incident that occurred around 3am. Poll What Do You Think Is the Most Important Step to Prevent Such…
NEW DELHI: Resolving a conflict between paternity and legitimacy arising from the birth of a child to an adulterous woman by a man other than her husband, SC on Tuesday ruled that if the marriage subsisted and the spouses had access to each other, the husband would remain the child’s legal father despite not being…
NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP leader P C George has been booked with allegedly making remarks that could incite religious hatred, police stated on Saturday. George is accused of delivering hate speech against a minority community during a television discussion earlier this week, according to sources.The Erattupetta Police registered a case against the senior leader on…
Veteran Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh KOCHI: Senior Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh, 81, passed away at Shoranur in Palakkad on Thursday. The death occurred early morning at a private hospital, where she was under treatment for the last five days following a cerebral stroke.Meena acted in over a hundred Malayalam films, numerous serials, and plays. She…
