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Kerala nuns get bail in ‘trafficking-conversion’ case; victims allege assault by Bajrang Dal
Bilaspur: A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district on Saturday, August 2, granted bail to two nuns from Kerala and one other person arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced religious…
- India
Chhattisgarh: NIA court reserves order on Kerala nuns’ bail plea
A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bilaspur on Friday, August 1, reserved its order on the bail plea of two Kerala-based nuns, Preethi Mary and Vandana Francis, arrested…
- Kerala
Kerala Guv reappoints interim VCs, state govt demands cancellation
Thiruvananthapuram: The tussle between Kerala government and the Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar over the appointment of university vice chancellors has taken a turn for the worse, with the latter ‘unilaterally’ posting temporary…
- India
Kerala nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh over Bajrang Dal’s conversion allegations
Two Kerala Catholic nuns, Sister Vandana Francis and Sister Preethi, were arrested by the police in Chhattisgarh on July 26 at Durg railway station on charges of human trafficking and forced religious…
- India
Yellow alert in Kerala districts as IMD warns of heavy rains
Thiruvananthapuram: A yellow alert has been issued in nine districts of Kerala — Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod — as the state continues to face intense rainfall…
- Mumbai
NIA to probe Tahawwur Rana’s Kerala visit, Lashkar-Al Qaeda links
New Delhi: Tahawwur Rana’s admission that he was present in Mumbai during the 26/11 attacks is just the tip of the iceberg. In a recent admission, he told the Mumbai Crime Branch…
- Kerala
Kerala RSS man nominated to Rajya Sabha, violent past sparks row
Kerala-based Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) leader C Sadanandan’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha has not gone unnoticed. His past, marked with violence, has led to a row over his elevation. Sadanandan…
- Middle East
Indian expat woman found dead in Sharjah on 30th birthday
An Indian expat woman from Kerala, Athulya Sekhar, was found dead in her Sharjah apartment on Sunday morning, July 19. The incident occurred on her 30th birthday and the day she was…
- Kerala
Former Kerala CM and CPI (M) leader Achuthanandan dies at 101
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala chief minister and veteran Marxist leader VS Achuthanandan passed away at the age of 101, marking the end of an era in Kerala’s political landscape. He had been under…
- India
Vellappally Natesan draws criticism for religious hate speech in Kerala
Vellappally Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, and the leader of Ezhava community in Kerala drew widespread condemnation for his alleged hateful remarks against Muslims in Kerala during a…
- India
HC stays proceedings against Kerala CM Vijayan over ‘Nava Kerala Sadas’ violence
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings initiated in a complaint seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the violence that occurred during the state government’s…
- India
Nimisha Priya must be executed, says deceased’s brother
New Delhi: Abdelfattah Mehdi, brother of Talal Abdo Mehdi, who was allegedly murdered by Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in 2017, has asserted that there can be no pardon for the crime. He…
- India
Yemen postpones Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution
New Delhi: The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, sources said on Tuesday, July 15. It has been learnt that the…
- India
SC defers Kerala govt’s plea on Governor’s delay in assenting bills
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to July 25 the pleas of the Kerala government against the Governor over the delay in approving bills passed by the state assembly. A…
- India
Kerala reports second suspected Nipah death
Palakkad: A 57-year-old man from Palakkad district in Kerala, who died on July 12, is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus, prompting the government to ramp up contact tracing…
