Kochi airport receives hoax bomb threat

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has filed a complaint with the Kerala Police on the matter. (file image) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU A bomb threat message via e-mail was received on Monday (April 28, 2025) morning which said RDX-based explosive device had been clandestinely planted at the Cochin international airport. The threat was…

Maheshwaram Bhoodan land grab: ED raids five locations across Hyderabad

Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at five locations in Hyderabad in connection with its investigation into alleged grabbing of Bhoodan land in Maheshwaram. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday (April 28, 2025) raided five locations across Hyderabad, ramping up its investigation into the alleged grabbing of Bhoodan lands in Maheshwaram. The ED probe follows allegations that…

‘Hybrid ganja’ found in possession of film directors sourced from supplier in Kerala, say Excise officials

The suspected hybrid ganja with which two prominent Malayalam movie directors were nabbed from a flat in Kochi recently was reportedly sourced from a supplier in Kerala, according to Excise officials. Film directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa were arrested with 1.50 grams of suspected hybrid ganja when they allegedly were just about to use…

Disease surveillance stepped up after Kerala Health department confirms cholera death in Thiruvananthapuram

Corporation has intensified fogging and cleaning operations in the ward. (image for representation) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation’s health wing has initiated disease surveillance and sanitisation operations on a war footing after the Kerala Health department’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) confirmed the death of a 63-year-old man, Ajai Chandran, a resident…