KERALA

Woman wanted in gold smuggling case booked under UAPA: NIA to Kerala HC

11:02 pm July 10, 2020

Kochi: A former woman employee of the UAE consulate, key suspect in the gold smuggling bid through diplomatic baggage, has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed the Kerala High Court. Making the submission while opposing the anticipatory bail application of Swapna Suresh, who is on the run, […]

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

Centre can decide the probe agency in gold smuggling case, says Vijayan; Sivasankar removed as CM’s Secretary

11:48 pm July 7, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: As a political storm exploded in Kerala over allegations raised against his office in the gold smuggling case, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said it was up to the Centre to decide which agency should probe the matter, as the left government removed an IAS officer from key posts. With the Congress and BJP stepping up their attack,the left […]

Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu

5 more BSF staffers test COVID-19 positive in Mizoram

8:17 pm July 6, 2020

Aizawl: Five more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Mizoram tested positive for coronavirus infection, taking the state’s COVID-19 tally to 191, a state health department official said on Monday. The five persons – four jawans and a cook are posted at the BSF camp in Vanhne in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district. The four jawans recently returned to the state from Kerala, Madhya […]

Former consulate employee grilled by Customs over gold smuggling bid in Kerala

8:10 pm July 6, 2020

Kochi: A former employee of the consulate of a foreign country in Kerala was being questioned by the Customs in connection with the seizure of over 30 kg gold from a “diplomatic baggage” at an airport in Kerala in a suspected smuggling attempt by a syndicate using the immunity, official sources said. A day after […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

International tribunal upheld conduct of Indian authorities in Italian tanker case: MEA

7:37 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: An international tribunal dealing with the killing of two Indian fishermen in 2012 by two Italian marines has upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities over the incident, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the tribunal upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities under the provisions of the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). India accused […]