Dubai: India clinched the Asia Cup title in style, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets in a nail-biting final that went down to the last over. Chasing a modest target of 147, India crossed the finish line in 19.4 overs to script yet another memorable triumph on the big stage. The night belonged to Tilak Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George has appealed to the Union government not to let political wrangling over the proposed site delay or derail the establishment of an AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in the state. Calling it a long-standing demand of the people of Kerala, the minister stressed that the institute’s sanction Read More…
State-run Oil India Ltd. (OIL) has discovered natural gas in its exploratory well Vijayapuram-2, drilled in the Andaman Shallow Offshore Block AN-OSHP-2018/1 under India’s Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). Preliminary tests confirmed gas inflow, validating the presence of natural gas, while advanced gas isotope studies are underway to assess its origin and maturity. OIL hailed Read More…
Kollam: The Kerala government on Saturday honoured spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) on the silver jubilee of her historic address in Malayalam at the United Nations General Assembly, a moment celebrated as a global showcase of the language’s cultural strength. The felicitation took place at the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham campus in Amritapuri, during the grand Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a massive package of development initiatives worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, marking his sixth visit to Odisha since the BJP assumed power in the state in June 2024. The projects cover a wide range of sectors including telecommunications, railways, higher education, health, skill development, and rural housing. Read More…
Kochi: Gold prices in Kerala are back on the rise after a brief dip, soaring by ₹440 per sovereign (8 grams) on Friday to touch ₹84,680. The per gram rate also climbed by ₹55, reaching ₹10,585. At the start of September, gold was priced at ₹77,640 per sovereign. It crossed the ₹80,000 milestone on September Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: A deep depression brewing over the Bay of Bengal has intensified rainfall across Kerala, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue fresh alerts. Four northern districts — Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod — are under orange alert for very heavy rainfall, while Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram remain on yellow alert. The Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has announced September 30 (Tuesday) as a public holiday in connection with the Navaratri Poojavayppu celebrations, adding to the already scheduled holiday on October 1. This will give people in the state a rare three-day holiday streak — September 30 (Durgashtami), October 1 (Mahanavami), and October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti). The order Read More…
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rolled out Bihar’s new employment-linked welfare scheme by directly transferring ₹10,000 each into the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state. Calling the initiative a major step toward women’s empowerment and self-reliance, Modi said it would enable women, especially in rural Bihar, to pursue small businesses, Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister and BJP MP Suresh Gopi has lashed out at the LDF government in Kerala, accusing it of denying people access to the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme by refusing to contribute its share of the funding. During a public interaction, the actor-turned-politician alleged that many hospitals in the state were unable to Read More…