Kerala Congress high-power committee member Prince Luckose Ottathaiyil passes away

Kerala Congress high-power committee member Prince Luckose Ottathaiyil passes away

Prince Luckose Ottathaiyil, a member of the Kerala Congress high-power committee, passed away in Thenkashi on Monday (September 8, 2025). He was 52. Party sources said he suffered a heart attack while returning by train from Velankanni with his family. The body, currently kept at a private hospital’s mortuary, will be brought to Ettumanur on […]

Continue Reading
Kerala Congress high-power committee member Prince Luckose Ottathaiyil passes away

Case registered against BJP leaders on charge of protesting at Kannur’s Madayipara

The Pazhayangadi police in Kannur have registered a case against around 30 people, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kannur north district president K.K. Vinod Kumar, in connection with a protest held at Madayipara on Sunday evening (September 7, 2025). The case was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for obstructing public transport on […]

Continue Reading
Stock markets end higher in-line with firm global trends amid hopes of US Fed rate cut

Stock markets end higher in-line with firm global trends amid hopes of US Fed rate cut

 The 30-share BSE Sensex edged higher by 76.54 points or 0.09% to settle at 80,787.30 despite profit-booking by investors in the last hour of the session. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed with gains on Monday (September 8, 2025), tracking a firm trend in global markets amid hopes of […]

Continue Reading
India-Israel trade deal: Bilateral Investment Treaty; FTA negotiations underway

India-Israel trade deal: Bilateral Investment Treaty; FTA negotiations underway

The pact was inked by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Israeli counterpart Bezalel Smotrich. Photo: X/@FinMinIndia The Finance Ministry on Monday (September 8, 2025) said India and Israel have inked a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) which would help promote investments between the two countries. “The Government of India and the Government of the State […]

Continue Reading
Nirmala Sitharaman says government working on comprehensive package to support exporters hit by U.S. tariffs

Nirmala Sitharaman says government working on comprehensive package to support exporters hit by U.S. tariffs

“The Union Government is working on a comprehensive package to support exporters impacted by a steep 50% tariff imposed by the U.S.,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, asserting a multi-departmental engagement is under way to assess the impact on Indian shipments. In an interview with PTI, Ms. Sitharaman said various industries are sharing the […]

Continue Reading
Bomb threat triggers searches at Kerala CM’s official residence, court complex

Bomb threat triggers searches at Kerala CM’s official residence, court complex

Cliff House, the official residence of the Kerala Chief Minister (file image) | Photo Credit: S. GOPAKUMAR A bomb threat targeting the Cliff House, the official residence of the Kerala Chief Minister; and the Thiruvananthapuram District Court, has prompted a high-alert response in the Kerala capital on Monday (September 8, 2025). The Thiruvananthapuram City police […]

Continue Reading
‘Beedis and Bihar’ X post row: Congress in Kerala rallies around V.T. Balram after party’s digital media head draws flak

‘Beedis and Bihar’ X post row: Congress in Kerala rallies around V.T. Balram after party’s digital media head draws flak

V.T. Balram | Photo Credit: Facebook page The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Monday (September 8, 2025) hastened to the defence of its “embattled” digital media cell head and State vice-president V.T. Balram. The KPCC closed ranks a day after Mr. Balram drew oblique criticism from Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State committee […]

Continue Reading
SC judge Chandran recuses from hearing plea seeking probe into U.S. short seller’s allegations against Vedanta

SC judge Chandran recuses from hearing plea seeking probe into U.S. short seller’s allegations against Vedanta

Viceroy Research had released a report charging billionaire Agarwal’s mining conglomerate as “financially unsustainable” and posing a severe risk to creditors. | Photo Credit: Reuters Supreme Court judge Justice K Vinod Chandran on Monday (September 8, 2025) recused from hearing a plea seeking directions to authorities to investigate allegations made by U.S. short seller Viceroy […]

Continue Reading
Voter fraud allegations in Maharashtra: Had no role to play in approving content of bulk SMS messages, says TRAI

Voter fraud allegations in Maharashtra: Had no role to play in approving content of bulk SMS messages, says TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday (September 8, 2025) said it had no role to play in approving content of bulk SMS messages. The regulator was responding to the Indian National Congress’ allegation that it was stopped from sending a link to a video on allegations of voter fraud in Maharashtra. #FactCheckNo […]

Continue Reading
Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports fifth amoebic meningoencephalitis death in a month

Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports fifth amoebic meningoencephalitis death in a month

Kerala reported the fifth death due to amoebic meningoencephalitis in a month as a Malappuram native undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, died on Monday (September 8, 2025). According to sources, Sobhana, 56, from Thiruvali near Wandoor in Malappuram district, was admitted to the hospital last week. She had been in a […]

Continue Reading