Jose, belonging to Kaduthuruthy in Kottayam district, was arrested by the US Army in Iraq on August 1 on charges of transgressing into a prohibited area and taking pictures using a computerised camera.
Celebrities and politicians made a beeline for polling stations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as both the states go to the polls on Monday.
A clear picture will emerge by then after the UDF liasion committee meeting on March 8.
The nuns -- Alphy, Anupama, Josephine and Ancitta -- were served notice by the superior general of the congregation, Regina Kadamthottu, urging them to take up their assigned responsibilities as befitting members of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation.
He was arrested by the US-led forces in Iraq about four months ago on charges of entering a 'prohibited' area and taking photographs.
The fellowships are limited to 21 'immortals of literature' at a time.
The Pope appointed Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bombay Agnelo Rufino Gracias as the Apostolic administrator of the diocese of Jalandhar with immediate effect, a CBCI statement said.
From 5.9 per cent in 1961, the state's elderly population has steadily increased to 15 per cent now.
The nun had accused the clergyman of sexually assaulting her repeatedly between 2014 and 2016.
In a press release, the congregation accused the victim, her five fellow nuns and four others of conspiring against the bishop.
"I am a Muslim. I was not forced. I want to be with my husband," Hadiya, wearing a head scarf, shouted as she was being taken inside the airport.
Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said on Monday and maintained that there was no lapse on the part of police.
'The problem is not lack of evidence, but the unholy alliance between political parties and church authorities.' 'If you are raising a voice against the priest, you and your family will suffer.'
For 40 years they held out against the social institution of marriage, holding strong to their views that their love did not need the sanctity of a thaali (mangalsutra). They were barely out of their teens when they first met each other. In a year, they had made the decision to live together and over the next four decades that's precisely what they did. Live, work, have a child and nurture their family -- the thought of legalising their union never occurred to Kunjukunju and Leelamani.
The couples wearing garlands and traditional wedding attire arrived at the polling booths and neighbouring Tirupur District immediately after their marriage, officials said.
'Because of the Supreme Court judgment, I am being denied my freedom of religion.'
It is expected to advance into coastal and south-interior Karnataka during the next two days.
Over 7.24 lakh displaced people have been sheltered in 5,645 relief camps dotting the state, they said.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
'Considering menstruating women impure is a Dravidian custom and is associated with the worship of nature by the tribal people'
In the first phase of evacuation of Keralite nurses from strife-torn Libya, 50 of them are expected to be moved to Tunisia by road on Thursday as per the plan worked out by the ministry of external affairs.
The government is contemplating how to overcome the problems caused by the street dogs and sterilisation process will be also strengthened, he told reporters in Kottayam.
CMO confirmed that Kerala had not figured in the list of states which would be presenting their tableaux on the R-day, but was yet to get an official communication in this regard.
The victim was working as a nurse in Zawia Medical centre AZ Zawiya, Libya. Her husband Vipin Kumar, who is a male nurse in Libya, was away on duty.
Horrifying video of man throwing a dog from rooftop surfaces, a NGO offers reward to trace him, reports T S Sudhir.
"Such was their efficiency that in fact, no deaths by drowning were reported in any area where Naval teams systematically organised their rescue efforts," he said.
The attack against the BJP worker, Santosh, took place when he was alone in his house at Andaloor in Dharmadam in Thalassery on Wednesday night.
'For the last two months, the menace of stray dogs has gone to scary proportions in Kerala' 'What will you do if you cannot walk on the road without fear?'
The national capital received heavy precipitation resulting in waterlogging on several roads and traffic jams at various intersections.
A controversy has erupted over a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist and accused in a murder case placing a turban on the head of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to Thiruvananthapuram last week. The incident, which has also raised security issues, happened when Singh visited the SreePadmanabhaswamyTemple last Saturday.
The hapless woman, Siluvamma, a resident of the coastal belt, was attacked by a large number of stray dogs at Pulluvila beach, according to her family.
Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani resigned on Tuesday night after pressure mounted on him from the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front to quit.
The film is a remake of 2012 hit Malayalam film 22 Female Kottayam.
There are totally 14 Nipah confirmed cases, of whom 11 have so far lost their lives.
An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.
Bindu from Malappuram and Durga of Kozhikode were trying hard to become part of history by trying to enter the shrine under heavy police protection.
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