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Topic: Kerala police

Kerala cops book Union minister Chandrasekhar for comments after blasts — ‘promoting enmity’

Police in Kerala have lodged FIR against Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for ‘intending to provoke riot, creating enmity between groups & causing nuisance’.

’50 crackers & 8 litres of petrol’ — Dominic Martin, father of 2, on how he ‘carried out Kerala blasts’

Police trying to corroborate claims of Martin, a spoken English teacher who has claimed responsibility for the Sunday blasts at convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses that claimed 3 lives.

‘Fabricated claims’ — Kerala Police arrest Army jawan who claimed men attacked him, wrote PFI on back

Shine Kumar had claimed that he was gagged with tape Sunday & his hands tied before being thrashed by group of six men.

‘Dhoom’ plot, Maoist angle—how Chelembra money heist became Kerala Police’s biggest obsession

In 'India's Money Heist', Anirban Bhattacharyya gives an account of a major bank heist inspired by a Bollywood movie and rumoured to have political leanings.

‘Real fascism’: FIR against Asianet anchor for ‘criticising Left MP’ triggers row in Kerala

Asianet TV news anchor Vinu V. John booked in April for comment he allegedly made during a TV discussion in March. Complaint filed by CPI(M) MP Elamaram Kareem.

Kerala actor Dileep case just got bigger — leaked tapes to bank transfer and courtroom drama

Dileep, Kerala film industry's Akshay Kumar, looks 'too tough to defend'. Not only has the case become complicated for investigators, it has made life difficult for journalists too.

No ‘narcotics jihad’, Kerala cops say spike in drugs came after alcohol dried up in lockdown

Inflow & consumption of marijuana & heroin started rising as alcohol became unavailable during lockdown, say senior police officers. Kerala DGP admits drug use spiked, but doesn’t link it to alcohol.

Sunny Leone questioned by Kerala Police crime branch in cheating case

A Kochi-based event organiser alleged Sunny Leone accepted Rs 29 lakh as fee for attending a programme in 2019, but failed to turn up.

Panel to begin probe on whether Kerala Police falsely implicated Nambi Narayanan in ‘spy’ case

Panel to have first sitting on 14-15 December, over 2 years after SC ordered its formation to probe Kerala Police officers who accused Nambi Narayanan of being a Pakistani spy in 1994.

Kerala Governor signs controversial Police Act Amendment ordinance to curb cyber attacks

Opposition parties in the parties were against the amendment as they said it would give more power to the police and also curtail the freedom of the press.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.