KOCHI: The Directorate of Execution, investigating money laundering investigation against Popular Front of India (PFI), told a court here on Thursday that its investigation so far revealed that the Kerala-based team has received more than 100 million rupees in its bank accounts over the years. The agency, while seeking the …
Read More »UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus, creates panic after taking AP train
The woman is now in quarantine and test results are awaited to confirm whether she is infected with the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in the UK. A 47-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, who tested positive for the coronavirus in Delhi after arriving from the UK, has caused panic among …
Read More »BJP challenges Rahul to debate what Congress and the Modi government have done for farmers | India News
NEW DELHI: BJP challenged on Thursday Rahul gandhi for an open debate on what Congress did for the well-being of farmers when it was in power and what the Modi government has done for them, as it rejected his accusations against the Center as “unfounded and illogical.” Union minister Prakash …
Read More »‘I miss’ that hostile low-income witness in the Abhaya case brought by Harish Salve, court notes
The ruling points to the “fascinatingly bizarre fact” that a “very expensive litigation” of a “underpaid cook” took place in the Supreme Court. Lead Counsel Harish Salve was hired as counsel for one of the witnesses who turned hostile in the Sister Abhaya murder case and the Knayaya Catholic Church …
Read More »‘Beyond belief’: Church supports Sister Abhaya’s killers and refutes accusations
Over the years, the church has consistently supported the defendants in the case and has rejected all the accusations against them. In a reaction that is perhaps not unexpected, the Knanaya Catholic Archpark of Kottayam has said that the allegations against Father Joseph Kottoor and Sister Sephy are incredible. Father …
Read More »Sister Abhaya’s murder: Kerala priest and nun sentenced to life in prison
A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sentenced Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment for murdering Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well in the Pious X convent of the Knanaya Catholic order. in Kottayam in March 1992.. Both were sentenced under …
Read More »Sugathakumari, a thoughtful poet who fought for nature and humanity, dies
One of the most active activists in the Save Silent Valley Movement, Sugathakumari became as well known for her activism as for her poems, written in pain. Renowned poet and activist Sugathakumari passed away on Wednesday, after testing positive for the coronavirus on December 22. She was very critical and …
Read More »BJP’s Ujjain MP Leads Survey of Most Helpful MPs During Covid Lockdown; Rahul Gandhi in third place | India News
NEW DELHI: A survey by New Delhi-based citizen engagement platform, GovernEye, found that BJP Ujjain MP Anil Firojiya, YSRCP Nellore MP Adala Prabhakara Reddy, and former Head of Congress and MP of Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, provided maximum assistance to their constituents during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Launched on October 1, the …
Read More »How A Former Thief’s Account Became Crucial In Condemning Sister Abhaya’s Killers
On the morning of Mr Abhaya’s death, Raju had broken into the convent grounds to steal something when he saw the priests. Two roommates, two fellow nuns, a senior nun, two cooks, and a neighbor: These people had some information about how 19-year-old Sister Abhaya landed dead in the well …
Read More »Kerala governor refuses session of special assembly on agricultural laws
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan refused consent to a special session of the assembly Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has refused consent to a one-day special assembly session decided by the CPM-led government cabinet on Monday, according to sources in the Chief Minister’s Office. The governor earlier in the …
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