SC says governments maligning judges is new, unfortunate trend | The News Minute

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as unfortunate and rued the new trend of maligning judges by governments if judicial pronouncements are not as per their liking. The bench, also comprising justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli was miffed over some allegations made against the judiciary in the case. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for […]

CBI starts probe against IOA president Narinder Batra over alleged misuse of funds

The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra for alleged misuse of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India funds, officials said on Wednesday. A turf war between Batra and Hockey India surfaced recently after he sent a terse communication to the sports federation, questioning the performance of the men’s […]

Aryan Khan drugs case: NCB witness Prabhakar Sail dies of heart attack | The News Minute

Prabhakar Sail, an independent witness of the Narcotics Control Bureau in the drugs-on-cruise case involving Aryan Khan, died of a heart attack at his residence in suburban Chembur, police said on Saturday. He was rushed to the civic-run Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, where he was declared brought dead, he said. Aryan Khan was named an […]

Trendinoppam… Chambiko: Kerala politicians follow viral Bheeshma Parvam trend

A memorable scene from Mammootty’s recent film Bheeshma Parvam was the one with the group picture, in which the actor says “Chambiko”, which translates to “Click the photo”. In the scene, the whole family waits for Mammootty, who is the patriarch of the family, to get seated for a family photo. Bheeshma Parvam, directed by […]

K-Rail protests continue in Kerala, project unviable, opine politicians | The News Minute

At Kottayam and Ernakulam, angry protesters pulled out the stones laid by the K-Rail officials and planted a stone in the local government village office at their respective localities. “The meeting that Vijayan had with the Prime Minister was a routine one and anyone who heard the Railway Minister speak knows for sure that no […]

School teacher arrested in Tamil Nadu for ‘marrying’ her 17-yr-old student | The News Minute

A 26-year-old school teacher has been arrested by the Thuraiyur police in Tiruchirappalli  district of Tamil Nadu for allegedly ‘marrying’ her 17-year-old student, on Thursday, March 24. According to the police, the boy studying in class 11 had gone missing on March 5, and a complaint was filed by his parents. As any marriage below […]

Church priest in Kerala arrested for sexually assaulting minor | The News Minute

A 35-year-old priest attached with a Syrian Orthodox Church in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala was arrested on Thursday morning, March 17, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. According to IANS, the arrest was based on the complaint of the school girl who confided to her friend about the incident. The child’s mother had sought […]

Five Indian students die in road accident in Canada | The News Minute

Ontario Provincial Police in Quinte West, in a statement, said that Harpreet Singh, Jaspinder Singh, Karanpal Singh, Mohit Chouhan and Pawan Kumar were pronounced dead at the scene. According to the report, the students were travelling west in a passenger van on Highway 401 on Saturday morning, when they collided with a tractor-trailer at around […]

Kerala infant drowned: Child’s father and grandmother taken into custody | The News Minute

The Kerala Police on Saturday, March 12, arrested the father and took into custody the grandmother of the infant, who died a few days ago after the woman’s young lover allegedly confessed to having murdered the child. The section deals with punishment to whoever, having the actual charge of, or control over, a child, assaults, […]

Ferns N Petals raises Rs 200 crore from private equity firm Lighthouse | The News Minute

Its investments in India include leading brands like Bikaji Foods, Nykaa, Duroflex Mattresses, Fabindia, Cera Sanitaryware, Dhanuka Agritech, Kama Ayurveda, Poly Medicure, Shaily Engineering, Tynor Orthotics, Unibic Foods, and Wow! Momo. Online gifting has huge headroom to grow with digital tailwinds supporting such growth. FnP offers over 40,000 products across various categories. Despite COVID-related disruptions, […]

3CS Fellowship for climate change reporting: Applications are open | The News Minute

The Fellowship focusses on climate journalism, and encourages journalists from marginalised communities from south India to report on climate change and its adverse issues from the ground. How does climate change affect the daily lives of the most disadvantaged? How will it impact the life, wellbeing, and livelihood of marginalised communities in the longer term? […]

Ruling BJP set to secure second consecutive term in Uttarakhand | The News Minute

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Congress leader Harish Rawat, who led the campaigns of their respective parties in the assembly polls, were trailing on their respective seats on Thursday. Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and several other top leaders will also be present at the party headquarters. …Read the […]

IMD predicts rain in parts of Tamil Nadu | The News Minute

The India Meteorological Department has predicted rains in the southern and interior districts of Tamil Nadu in the next few days till Monday. The department said that Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Cuddalore, Karaikkal, and Union Territory of Puducherry might receive isolated rains. On March 1, Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated […]

Pilot killed as trainee aircraft crashes in Telangana’s Nalgonda | The News Minute

Visuals from the spot show that the aircraft crashed into an open field, and was badly mangled, with pieces strewn all over the field. Speaking to TNM, Nalgonda district SP Rema Rajeswari confirmed, “The trainee aircraft, a Cessna 152 aircraft, belonged to the Flytech Aviation Academy, a flying school based out of Hyderabad. Speaking to […]