Four men jailed over Euston church funeral drive-by shooting that left two with life-changing injuries

Four men involved in a drive-by shooting of four women and two girls as they left a funeral service have been jailed. Tyrell Lacroix, 23, Jashy Perch, 20, Jordan Walters, 24, and Alrico Nelson-Martin, 20, were involved in the gang attack outside a church that left a girl and a …...Read More

GI tag sought for Uthukuli butter

April 11, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 09:38 pm IST - CHENNAI The Uthukuli Butter Manufacturing Association, which is based out of Tiruppur, the knitwear capital of India, has filed an application seeking geographical indication (GI) tag for ‘Uthukuli Vennai’ (butter). The application process was facilitated by the NABARD Madurai …...Read More

Fishing ban to come into effect from Sunday midnight

April 11, 2024 09:37 pm | Updated 09:38 pm IST - CHENNAI The annual fishing ban on the east coast will come into effect from Sunday midnight, April 15, and be in force for 61 days, till June 14. At the Kasimedu fishing harbour in north Chennai, a total of …...Read More

Tharoor denies having made “cash-for-votes” allegations

April 11, 2024 09:32 pm | Updated 09:32 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Shashi Tharoor, the United Democratic Front (UDF)’s candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, has refuted charges that he had levelled allegations at his opponent Rajeev Chandrasekhar of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) relating to bribing voters in the …...Read More

Govindan blames DYFI for alleged involvement in Panoor bomb blast

April 11, 2024 09:29 pm | Updated 09:29 pm IST - KANNUR The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has squarely blamed the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) for its alleged involvement in the Panoor bomb blast. Addressing the media, CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan said DYFI activists must …...Read More

Applications invited for IMK courses

April 11, 2024 09:29 pm | Updated 09:29 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK) in Kerala University has invited applications for admission to its MBA (General), MBA (Travel and Tourism) and MBA (Shipping and Logistics) programmes. Those seeking admissions must submit applications through www.admissions.keralauniversity.ac.in before …...Read More

Sulaiman Rawther quits Congress, joins LDF

April 11, 2024 09:25 pm | Updated 09:25 pm IST - IDUKKI P.P. Sulaiman Rawther, former Idukki MLA and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) executive member, has resigned from party posts and joined the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Mr. Rawther was a member of the 25-member election campaign committee chaired …...Read More

Surendran seeks to change name of Sulthan Bathery to Ganapathi Vattam

April 11, 2024 09:19 pm | Updated 09:19 pm IST Kozhikode Bharatiya Janata Party State president K. Surendran, also the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, has waded into a controversy by declaring that, if elected, his first priority will be to change the name …...Read More

Congress trying to regain lost ground amid intense battle among newcomers

April 11, 2024 09:18 pm | Updated 09:18 pm IST - MAYILADUTHURAI The Congress has entered the electoral fray in the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency where it was routed in 2014. The party has fielded R. Sudha — a Madras High Court advocate hailing from Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district and …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | Congress trying to regain lost ground amid intense battle among newcomers in Mayiladuthurai

April 11, 2024 09:18 pm | Updated April 12, 2024 07:45 am IST - MAYILADUTHURAI The Congress has entered the electoral fray in the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency where it was routed in 2014. The party has fielded R. Sudha — a Madras High Court advocate hailing from Gummidipoondi in …...Read More