Thiruvananthapuram: A fresh low-pressure system has formed over the Bay of Bengal, raising the prospect of showers across Kerala in the coming days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the system has developed over the west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal, near the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast. Under its influence, light to moderate Read More…
Kochi: Gold prices in Kerala continue their record-breaking surge, with rates climbing sharply to touch a new peak. On Thursday, the yellow metal jumped ₹560 per sovereign, pushing the price to an unprecedented ₹81,600 per sovereign. The price per gram also rose by ₹70, now standing at ₹10,200. This rally marks a dramatic rise from Read More…
Chandrapuram Ponnusamy (C. P.) Radhakrishnan was sworn in today as the 15th Vice-President of India at a formal ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office. The 67-year-old leader had won the Vice-Presidential election on September 9, defeating opposition nominee B. Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes, Read More…
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday on September 17 with a fortnight-long series of nationwide events under the banner of “Seva Pakhwada” (Fortnight of Service). Running from September 17 to October 2, the programs will highlight themes of “Swadeshi” (local products) and “Atmanirbhar Bharat” Read More…
Kerala has reported its sixth death in just a month from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but deadly infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri. The latest victim, Shaji, a 47-year-old from Chelembra in Malappuram district, had been admitted to Kozhikode Medical College on August 9, where his condition deteriorated before he succumbed to the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s ambitious Vizhinjam International Seaport has secured customs clearance to handle both export-import (EXIM) and domestic cargo, marking a crucial step towards full-scale operations. The approval from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is expected to streamline cargo movement, cut logistics costs, and position Vizhinjam as a major transshipment hub on Read More…
From September 22, 2025, India’s new GST 2.0 reforms will slash taxes on several dairy products — with UHT milk and packaged paneer moving from 5% to zero tax, and butter, ghee, cheese, and milk-based beverages brought down to 5%. While this raises hopes of cheaper dairy products, Amul has clarified that the price of Read More…
New Delhi: Tension gripped Delhi airport on Wednesday night as passengers aboard an Air India Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner were asked to deboard after sitting inside the aircraft for nearly two hours due to a faulty air-conditioning system. The flight, scheduled to take off at 11 p.m., was delayed as engineers tried in vain to fix Read More…
Kozhikode: Senior IUML leader and Koduvally MLA Dr. M. K. Muneer has been hospitalized in Kozhikode after suffering a heart attack triggered by dangerously low potassium levels, hospital sources confirmed. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under the close watch of a multidisciplinary team of doctors. While his condition is serious, the latest Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered that the gold-plated copper sheets, earlier seized over alleged irregularities, be handed back to the Sabarimala temple authorities. A Division Bench noted that sacred materials belonging to the shrine cannot be withheld indefinitely and must be restored for ritual use. The court also directed the temple administration to Read More…