An Indian man in the UAE on Thursday won a whopping $1.9 million after he hit the jackpot in a mega raffle draw in Abu Dhabi. Manekudy Varkey Mathew, who had purchased the ticket in the Super 7 Series 183 in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, was announced as the winner of the bumper prize. Mathew won Dirham 7 million ($1.9 […]
» Read moreThe Kerala police on Saturday arrested Congress MLA M Vincent, against whom rape charges were raised by a 51-year-old woman. The police team-led led by Neyyatinkara DSP B Harikumar arrived at the legislator’s hostel here around 12.40 pm and left after more than three hours of questioning. He later was taken to police club at Peroorkada for further interrogation and […]
» Read moreTwo persons were killed and one went missing when a merchant vessel rammed into a fishing boat off the coast of Kochi in the early hours of Sunday. According to police, the Panama-registered vessel, Amber L, rammed into boat Carmel Matha, about 16 nautical miles off the Puthuvype coast around 2.30 a.m. There were 14 fishermen on board when the […]
» Read moreThe body of Flight Lieutenant S. Achudev, who had died in the Sukhoi jet crash in Asom-Arunachal Pradesh border area on May 23, was brought to the capital this morning. The body was brought here by a special Air Force plane around 9.30 a.m. and taken to his home at Sreekariam in the city and kept for public viewing. The […]
» Read moreThe Kerala government has promulgated an ordinance to make teaching of Malayalam mandatory in all schools in the State. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting that the new law will be applicable to all schools regardless of the syllabus they followed. Schools that violated the law would attract hefty fines. Schools should not put up […]
» Read moreA speech by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader from Madhya Pradesh, in which he declared a bounty of ₹1 crore for anyone who brings him Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s head, has created a flutter in the State. Even as Mr. Vijayan chose to dismiss the threat in a Facebook post, there was all-round condemnation of the speech from various […]
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