Tj Joseph

In a major breakthrough, the last accused in the Kerala professor hand-chopping case has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency today, 13 years after the crime.

Renowned Malayalam author KP Ramanunni from Kerala's Kozhikode has received a death threat and a warning that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he didn't convert to Islam within six months.

Renowned Malayali author K P Ramanunni today lodged a police complaint regarding an anonymous threat letter warning him that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he did not convert to Islam within six months.

13 people, all members of Islamic extremist group Popular Front have been convicted for attacking Professor TJ Joseph in Kerala in what they described as retaliation for a "blasphemous" question he put to his students in a college in Thodupuzha.

Ten persons belonging to a radical outfit were today sentenced to eight years rigorous imprisonment by a special National Investigative Agency court for chopping off a hand of a college professor in Kerala in 2010, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments through a question paper he had set.

A Kerala college lecturer whose hand was chopped off allegedly by radicals over his comments on the Prophet Mohammed in a question paper, has been acquitted by a court of charges of hurting religious sentiments.

Contesting from prison, Anas Vazhakulam, accused of chopping-off hand of Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph, has won a panchayat seat from Ernakulam, in the recently held civic polls, with a margin of over one thousand votes. Anas was fielded by the newly launched Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of Popular Front of India(P...

First he had his hand hacked off by radicals, then he was sacked from his job by Kerala's Newman College for making derogatory references to the Prophet in a question paper. And now the Church that runs the college has now supported Joseph's dismissal.NDTV has a copy of the circular which is to be read out in churches on Sunday.It backs the decisio...

There is some relief for lecturer TJ Joseph whose hand was cut off by radicals because of his comments on the Prophet Mohammed. Days after he was sacked by the Newman College for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, the University has called the action illegal. It says the college did not follow proper procedure.The University's decision is bind...

He may have lost his job but Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph isn't alone. His colleagues are rallying around him, a day after he was sacked by his college for allegedly insulting the Prophet, something that saw a brutal attack on him as well.Joseph is yet to fully recover from the attack by fundamentalists who chopped off his right hand a couple of month...

The victim of a Taliban-style brutal attack, lecturer TJ Joseph is, recovering in a private hospital in Kochi. His right hand was chopped off by Muslim fundamentalists last week for preparing a question paper which allegedly contained derogatory references to Prophet Mohammad.

In a major breakthrough, the last accused in the Kerala professor hand-chopping case has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency today, 13 years after the crime.

Renowned Malayalam author KP Ramanunni from Kerala's Kozhikode has received a death threat and a warning that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he didn't convert to Islam within six months.

Renowned Malayali author K P Ramanunni today lodged a police complaint regarding an anonymous threat letter warning him that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he did not convert to Islam within six months.

13 people, all members of Islamic extremist group Popular Front have been convicted for attacking Professor TJ Joseph in Kerala in what they described as retaliation for a "blasphemous" question he put to his students in a college in Thodupuzha.

Ten persons belonging to a radical outfit were today sentenced to eight years rigorous imprisonment by a special National Investigative Agency court for chopping off a hand of a college professor in Kerala in 2010, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments through a question paper he had set.

A Kerala college lecturer whose hand was chopped off allegedly by radicals over his comments on the Prophet Mohammed in a question paper, has been acquitted by a court of charges of hurting religious sentiments.

Contesting from prison, Anas Vazhakulam, accused of chopping-off hand of Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph, has won a panchayat seat from Ernakulam, in the recently held civic polls, with a margin of over one thousand votes. Anas was fielded by the newly launched Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of Popular Front of India(P...

First he had his hand hacked off by radicals, then he was sacked from his job by Kerala's Newman College for making derogatory references to the Prophet in a question paper. And now the Church that runs the college has now supported Joseph's dismissal.NDTV has a copy of the circular which is to be read out in churches on Sunday.It backs the decisio...

There is some relief for lecturer TJ Joseph whose hand was cut off by radicals because of his comments on the Prophet Mohammed. Days after he was sacked by the Newman College for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, the University has called the action illegal. It says the college did not follow proper procedure.The University's decision is bind...

He may have lost his job but Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph isn't alone. His colleagues are rallying around him, a day after he was sacked by his college for allegedly insulting the Prophet, something that saw a brutal attack on him as well.Joseph is yet to fully recover from the attack by fundamentalists who chopped off his right hand a couple of month...

The victim of a Taliban-style brutal attack, lecturer TJ Joseph is, recovering in a private hospital in Kochi. His right hand was chopped off by Muslim fundamentalists last week for preparing a question paper which allegedly contained derogatory references to Prophet Mohammad.