Kochi, June 5 (IANS) The 2017 actress assault case has taken a new turn as the survivor of the sexual assault has approached the Kerala High Court seeking a fresh investigation into the alleged leak of the memory card, a crucial piece of evidence in the case, alleging that there were deliberate attempts to sabotage the trial.The case relates to the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a Malayalam film actress on February 17, 2017, while she was travelling from Thrissur to Kochi.The prosecutio…
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Kochi, June 1 (IANS) India’s seafood exports touched an all-time high in both volume and value during 2025-26, underlining the sector’s resilience amid uncertain global trade conditions and strengthening the country’s position as a major supplier to international markets. According to the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), India exported 19.72 lakh metric tonnes of seafood during the fiscal year, valued at Rs 73,890 crore ($8.46 billion), the highest ever achieved by the secto…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, May 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) action in the controversial CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case has pushed Kerala politics into one of its most volatile phases in recent years, with the spotlight now firmly on Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister and current Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan.According to highly placed sources, the ED believes it has secured crucial documentary and digital evidence during the recent back-to-ba…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital, marking their first meeting after he assumed his office.The meeting comes a day after Satheesan held discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of his two-day visit to the national capital.Sources said several issues concerning Kerala, including the state’s financial situation, pending central assistance …
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) The makers of director Subhash Lalitha Subrahmanian’s musical horror comedy film ‘Karakkam’ have now launched the much-awaited trailer of the film at a special event held in Kochi. The trailer was launched at a special event held at PVR Forum Mall, Kochi, in the presence of the cast and crew, and was officially released by the production house, Mammootty Kampany, through its social media platforms.Earlier, the film’s teaser was unveiled by Mohanlal through his official s…
Kochi, May 25 ( IANS) Over the weekend, Malayalam cinema’s two biggest superstars appeared to send out subtle political signals. While Mammootty attended a public felicitation accorded to Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan in Kochi, Mohanlal, almost at the same time, reached Paravoor, Satheesan’s hometown near Kochi, to attend another function held in honour of the new Chief Minister.In Kerala, where politics is closely followed, both appearances quickly became a talking point.All along, b…
Kochi, May 22 (IANS) In a significant boost to India’s emerging deep-tech ecosystem, a Kochi-based underwater robotics firm found itself at the centre of high-level global business diplomacy as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official delegation to Norway. This was the first standalone visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Nordic nation in more than 40 years.Backed by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), the robitics firm participated in the India–Norway CEOs Roundtable and the High-Level …
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala’s Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) and the Airport Health Organisation (APHO). The move comes amid heightened global concern over Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa and aims to strengthen early detection and public health response systems at the airp…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Fresh from securing the top post after an intense internal battle within the Congress, Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan is slated to leave for New Delhi later on Friday for a round of meetings with the party high command.Satheesan is scheduled to meet senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party President Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday.From Delhi, he will fly back to his hometown Kochi and will return to th…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) Kerala on Thursday announced the establishment of two Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence (AI-CoEs), in partnership with the IndiaAI Mission under the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, as part of a major push to position itself as a national AI hub.The twin projects, a specialised Bio-AI Centre in Kochi and a general-purpose AI-CoE in Thiruvananthapuram, will together attract an investment of Rs 40 crore and are expected to anch…