New Delhi: The race to elect India’s 15th Vice President began today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting the very first vote. Polling is being held in Parliament House, Room F-101, where the Prime Minister arrived promptly at 10 a.m., accompanied by Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Ram Mohan Naidu. Voting will continue until 5 Read More…
Kozhikode: Kerala heaved a sigh of relief after two young brothers who were battling the rare and deadly amebic meningoencephalitis—commonly known as amebic brain fever—made a full recovery and were discharged from Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. The recovered children, Aarav (7) and Abhijay (12), had been under intensive care after contracting the infection that earlier Read More…
Kerala Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal has raised serious concerns over the impact of the proposed GST reforms on state finances, warning that the changes could push Kerala into a severe fiscal crisis unless protective measures are introduced. According to Balagopal, the state is staring at a direct annual revenue loss of around ₹2,500 crore Read More…
Washington: Imposing additional tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil will increase pressure on Moscow and push President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, said Scott Bessent, a senior U.S. official, in an interview with NBC News. Bessent revealed that President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance held a “very productive” call with European Commission Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly responded to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s praise of India, saying PM “deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates” the sentiments expressed. Trump had lauded India’s global rise and his strong personal friendship with Modi, to which the Prime Minister reaffirmed that the India-U.S. partnership rests on shared values, mutual Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has decided to legally challenge the recent Supreme Court verdict on the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET), which the state government says could jeopardize the future of thousands of educators. Education Minister V. Sivankutty stated that the ruling may adversely impact nearly 50,000 teachers across Kerala, and assured that the government will take all Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian Men’s Hockey Team for their stunning 4-1 victory over defending champions South Korea in the Asia Cup 2025 final held in Rajgir, Bihar. The emphatic win not only ended an eight-year wait for the title but also secured India a direct berth in the 2026 FIH Men’s Hockey Read More…
Kochi: Kerala’s gold market is on fire, with prices racing towards the historic ₹80,000 mark per sovereign. After a brief dip in the morning, rates skyrocketed by afternoon, setting a new all-time high and reinforcing gold’s position as the ultimate safe-haven investment. Gold opened the day at ₹79,480 per sovereign following a small decline of Read More…
Kerala is grappling with a worrying surge in cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba infection, as the state confirmed its fifth death in just one month. The latest victim, 56-year-old Shobhana from Wandoor, Malappuram, succumbed while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. Earlier fatalities included a 45-year-old man from Wayanad, Read More…
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has increased the UPI transaction limit to ₹10 lakh per day for select high-value categories starting September 15. The revision will benefit payments such as taxes, insurance premiums, EMIs, capital market investments, travel bookings, jewellery purchases, and government e-marketplace transactions, making it easier for users to handle large Read More…