Under mounting pressure from the LDP following a significant defeat in the upper house elections, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. This decision, made after resisting calls for over a month, avoids a potential no-confidence vote. Ishiba’s short tenure was marked by declining approval ratings and economic challenges, including rising rice prices, leading to his swift downfall.

CCTV from Peechi police station in Thrissur shows SI Ratheesh and others assaulting Laly’s Group staff, sparking outrage after KP Ouseph released the footage obtained via RTI.

The police action came after Chief Minister Hemant Soren took cognisance of the incident and ordered the cops to immediately rescue the boy.