Evening Brief | September 2, 2023

Aditya-L1 spacecraft proceeds towards the Sun 

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft onboard a PSLV rocket on Saturday successfully got separated and would be proceeding on its journey towards the Sun on a 125-day voyage, ISRO said on Saturday. ISRO chief S Somanath said the spacecraft was injected in the "precise orbit". Read more

Paddy procurement: Muraleedharan attacks Prasad over remarks against Centre

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday responded to Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad’s remarks blaming the Centre for the delay in making payments to the farmers for paddy procurement. He asked Prasad to produce evidence to substantiate his claims over the dues. Read more

Sexual assault case: Court rejects plea against CBI's clean chit to Oommen Chandy

The Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday dismissed the petition filed by the complainant in the solar scam case against late Congress veteran Ommen Chandy. The petition was filed against a CBI report that acquitted Chandy over a sexual assault complaint linked with the solar scam case. Read more

4 Malayalis among 5 killed in car-truck collision in Bahrain

Five people, including four Malayalis, were killed after a truck collided with a car in Bahrain. The deceased were employees of a private hospital in Muharraq, Bahrain. The accident took place on Friday night. Read more

Woman paraded naked by husband in Rajasthan; 8 detained

Eight people, including the husband of a 21-year-old tribal woman who was allegedly stripped naked and paraded in a village in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district, have been detained, police said on Saturday. Read more

Cyberattack against Jaick C Thomas’ wife

LDF Puthuppally candidate Jaick C Thomas’ wife is planning to file a complaint against the alleged cyberattacks against her on social media. The Facebook post in question alleges that Jaick is trying to garner sympathy votes by using his pregnant wife, Geethu Thomas. Read more