Kerala

Built at a cost of over Rupees one crore, the bus attracted significant attention and controversy during its six-week journey.

According to sources, the person claiming responsibility for the blasts had surrendered before the Trissur police station.

One person was killed and 40 were injured in the blasts. Among the injured, the condition of seven persons was critical.

While their journey from Israel to Delhi was free of cost, those flying to the various Kerala airports had to buy tickets.

Lakshman, who is an accused in a case related to cheating along with tainted businessman Monson Mavunkal, has been asked to appear before the Vigilance wing of the Kerala Police on July 31. 

He later led the Friday prayers at Jamiul Futuh, the Grand Masjid at Markaz Knowledge City. Sheikh Shawki Allam is the first president of the Supreme Council of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide and is the nineteenth and the current Grand Mufti of Egypt since March 4, 2013.

Modi is reaching Kochi on April 24 to participate in a programme titled 'YuVAM', where he will be interacting with around 1 lakh youth and a high level campaign is being undertaken by the state BJP to make it a major success. The Vande Bharat train has 16 modern coaches and will have uninterrupted services.

The probe agency alleged in the report that PFI leaders were in touch with the terror group via different modes.The NIA further claimed that the banned group was running a secret wing which they wanted to reveal at a different time."During recent raids, the NIA recovered a few devices. During the scanning of those devices, the agency learnt that PFI leaders had been in touch with the Al Qaeda. They were also had a secret wing," said a source.

In his ruling releated to a case, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas said that in a marriage between Muslims, if a minor is there, it cannot be excluded under the Pocso Act. The judge is the son of retired Justice K.T. Thomas who had turned down the bail plea of a 31-year-old Muslim man from West Bengal in a case registered against him by the Thiruvalla Police in August this year where he was alleged to have "kidnapped" a 14-year-old girl.

A division bench of Justices Muhamed Mustaque and C.S Dias said that when it comes to law, the courts are manned by trained legal minds and only in matters related to beliefs and practices will the opinion of the clergy be considered. "The courts are manned by trained legal minds. The court shall not surrender to the opinions of the Islamic clergy, who have no legal training on the point of law. No doubt, in matters related to beliefs and practices, their opinion matters to the court and the court should have deference for their views," it stated.