Kerala's Jose Ellickal and Trupti Katkar Chavan emerged as the stars of the Ageas Federal Life Insurance Kochi Spice Coast Marathon 2023 here on Sunday morning, annexing the coveted Full Marathon crowns.
Multiple explosions took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Kalamassery area of Kochi at around 9:00 am and have claimed at least two lives so far.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed BJP leader and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for his "appeasement politics" remarks over the blasts at the convention centre of a Christian group in Kochi, which claimed at least two lives and left several injured.
Addressing the media later on Sunday evening, the minister said that as many as six out of eight people admitted to the hospital are in 'critical condition'.
After a series of blasts that took place at a prayer meeting at Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery area in Ernakulam district on Sunday, Congress MLA from Kerala's Thrikakara, Uma Thomas said that the situation is under control.
After one person died and several others were injured in blasts that ripped through a prayer hall during a meeting in Kochi's Kalamassery, the state DGP on Sunday confirmed that there were two explosions.
Amit Shah directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and National Security Guard (NSG) to rush teams to Kerala and start an investigation after one person died and several others were injured in multiple explosions in Kochi's Kalamassery on Sunday.
After one person died and many others were injured in a blast incident that took place at Kalamassery in Kerala's Kochi during a prayer meeting on Sunday morning, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed his condolences, saying, "It's a very, very unfortunate incident."
One person died and several more were injured after a multiple explosions took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Kalamassery area of Kerala's Kochi on Sunday morning, police said.