V BHASKARAN

In 1992, the P V Narasimha Rao government passed the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts mandating the reservation of one-third of seats for women in Panchayati Raj institutions. Over three decades later, the 128th Constitution amendment bil...

Renowned Malayalam movie producer K Ravindranathan Nair, known as Achani Ravi, passed away due to age-related ailments at the age of 90. Ravi produced many projects directed by legendary film-makers such as G Aravindan and P Bhaskaran.

The likes of BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National Secretary Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and Hindutva ideologue Chakravarty Sulibele, among others had earlier Saturday criticised the Congress, for Siddaramaiah a...

State Election Commissioner V Bhaskaran said the postal votes, including special ballot votes, will be counted first and EVM votes later.

The state Election Commissioner V Bhaskaran issued an order freezing the symbol as both the fighting factions, one led by Rajya Sabha MP and son of late party supremo K M Mani and the other one headed by MLA and former minister, P J Joseph, claimed ...

As restrictions are imposed on marches and mass gatherings and the number of people accompanying candidates for house visits is strictly regulated in the wake of the pandemic, various political parties are exploring novel ways to reach out to voters.

"We need to follow the customs and practises of our forefathers and abandon west-oriented lifestyles," he said.

He was livid over religious hypocrisy, and his words sliced through such human behaviour like a sharp-edged knife.

A special leave petition was moved before the bench, which also comprised justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, challenging the high court order.

Natarajan was convicted by an economic offences court, and his appeals have been pending in the high court for around five years.

While the highest voting percentage registered was from Alappuzha district, Pathnamthitta recorded the lowest in the first five hours of polling.

Former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today termed as "baseless" allegations that he and his relatives possessed blackmoney, saying he did not even have a "single paise" of ill-gotten money.

The report lists several properties owned by the ex-CJI's family but neither mentions their value nor indicates when they were bought.

Ex-CJI J S Verma on Sunday demanded that Balakrishnan quit as NHRC chief and if he did not, the President should intervene to get him removed from the post.

In further embarrassment to Balakrishnan, who is currently the Chairperson of the NHRC, the IT authorities in Kochi had alleged yesterday that 3 of his relatives were found to possess black money.

Media reports had alleged that his relatives had amassed properties worth several crores in the past few years mainly in posh localities in various places in kerala.

The petition was on Thursday rejected by Inquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) in Thrissur on technical grounds.

Balakrishnan's two sons-in-law and younger brother K G Bhaskaran have been accused of amassing properties worth crores in Ernakulam and Thrissur districts.

Court sources said Bhaskaran, who was looking after various cases of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, sent in his resignation to Advocate General C P Sudhakara Prasad.