Bishop Jose Porunnedam, Bishop of Mananthavadi Diocese, has asked for a review of the case filed against those who took part in the protest that took place in Wayanad's Pulpalli following the death of Paul, a native of Pakkum, due to a wild elephant attack.
The situation in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked a war of words between the ruling and opposition parties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging atrocities against women there and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of fomenting trouble in the area.
Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan on Monday visited Mananthavadi Bishops House. The Governor said that he had come to Wayanad to visit the families who died in the wild elephant attack and to console the family members.
Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is on a four-day visit to her parliamentary constituency of Amethi on Monday, launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said that the empty streets that greet Rahul Gandhi are a reflection of the people of Amethi's anger towards the Gandhi family.
In an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government over the recent 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's temple, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that President Droupadi Murmu is an 'Adivasi' (belonging to tribal community), so she was not invited
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday assured the residents of Wayanad that he will take up the issue regarding frequent wild elephant attacks in the region with the central as well as state governments.
Hitting out Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav's "benefit" remark, party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Monday said, "... He is not in power in the state or the centre. He is not in a condition to give anything. And I will return everything he has given to me till now. Ideology is import
Two people have been arrested in connection with the Pulpally violence incidents for attacking the vehicle of the forest department, according to police.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain lamented England's failure to capitalise on vital opportunities in the Rajkot Test against India in which the visitors were pummeled by the hosts.
Further showcasing the growing friction between the US and Israel, the Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a declaration strongly opposing any plan for Palestinian statehood, the Times of Israel reported.