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KOCHI: The Ernakulam principal sessions court on Monday acquitted Actor Dileepin the high-profile 2017 abduction and rape case.The court found six others, including the prime accused Sunil N S, popularly known as Pulsar Suni, guilty for directly committing the crime.The court also acquitted three other persons in the case. The verdict was delivered by Ernakulam…
A pivotal moment in the 2017 actress assault case arrived when actress Manju Warrier publicly declared it a criminal conspiracy, not a random act. Her unwavering testimony, including details about the survivor’s relationship with Dileep, led to his inclusion as an accused. TRIGGER WARNING: The article contains references to rape and abuse.The 2017 actress assault…
Newly built NH 66 embankment collapses in Kerala KOLLAM: A newly built section of National Highway 66 at Mylakkadu in Adichanalloor panchayat, near Kottiyam, Kollam, suffered a major embankment failure on Friday, raising serious concerns over the safety and stability of the ongoing highway construction in the state. The collapse occurred around 3.30pm along the…
Hours before a crucial verdict, new trial details emerged in the Kerala actress assault case. Actor Dileep sent a message to CM Pinarayi Vijayan five days post-assault, citing “extreme mental stress” despite innocence. Prosecution argues this outreach, along with contacting police, stemmed from fear of exposure, linking it to a personal relationship dispute as the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday asked the Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and governor Rajendra Arlekarto sort out their differences and finalise the names for the posts of vice-chancellor of two state universities by consensus and made it clear that the court would have to intervene otherwise and appoint them out of the names…
Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Thiruvananthapuram: Congress, already on the defensive after the survivor lodged a formal complaint against the MLA, moved swiftly Thursday, expelling Mamkootathil from the party’s primary membership within minutes of the court order. AICC had reportedly cleared the action soon after KPCC president Sunny Joseph received a rape complaint from another woman…
BJP fields ‘Sonia Gandhi’ in Munnar ward KOCHI: BJP has nominated a woman named Sonia Gandhi as its candidate in Kerala’s Munnar local body polls, leaving the UDF in a uniquely awkward position. The candidate, Sonia Gandhi from ward 16 of Munnar gram panchayat, was named after the Congress leader by her father, late Durai…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked EC to ‘sympathetically’ consider Kerala govt’s request for extending the deadline for completion of SIR of state voters list by a week beyond the conclusion of local body elections on Dec 13.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi told Kerala govt to submit a representation…
NEW DELHI: ED has issued show-cause notices to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, his chief principal secretary and KIIFB CEO KM Abraham, and former finance minister TM Thomas Issac in an alleged FEMA violations case of Rs 467 crore.ED sources said the CM may not appear in person during the proceedings. The case relates to KIIFB…
December is back, and one of the best months to go for vacations. There are multiple reasons for this, like multiple holidays coming up, or just wanting to go on the Christmas and New Year getaway. Whatever your reasons are, there is no denying the fact that it’s one of the best times to escape…
