The Campus Front of India, in the eye of a storm for its alleged involvement in the murder of Abhimanyu, a 20-year-old activist of the Students Federation of India (SFI) on the Maharaja’s College campus in Kochi, has emerged as a key player in student politics in Kerala. Launched in the national capital around a decade ago, the Campus Front […]
» Read moreA 26-year-old undergoing treatment for Nipah virus infection died on Sunday at a private hospital in Kerala’s Kozhikode district. His name was given as Abin of Palazhi near Kozhikode. The total number of deaths has risen to 14 now.
» Read moreAt least five workers were killed and 12 others seriously injured in a blast on an ONGC rig that was under repair at the Cochin Shipyard here on Tuesday. Senior officials said the blast occurred in a ballast tank in the forward part of the drill ship ‘Sagar Bhushan’ that has been dry-docked at the yard for nearly two months […]
» Read moreNationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Thomas Chandy on Wednesday resigned as Transport Minister from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Cabinet in Kerala. Mr. Chandy, who has been under fire for the past few months for alleged violation of various land-related laws and encroachment of the backwaters for his resort in Alappuzha district, handed over his resignation letter to party […]
» Read moreAn RSS activist was hacked to death at Guruvayur on Sunday noon. The deceased has been identified as Nenmini Anand (28), who was the second accused in the murder of DYFI activist Faizal in November 2013. The BJP has called a hartal on Monday in Guruvayur and Manaloor assembly segments to protest against the murder. According to preliminary reports, Anand […]
» Read morePrisoners of all nationalities in jails in Sharjah who have completed three years of incarceration and who do not have any criminal case registered against them would be set free under a general amnesty. They include 149 Indians, including Keralites, the ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, said here on Tuesday. He was delivering the acceptance speech […]
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