Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has updated its rain forecast for Kerala, issuing an orange alert for three districts as the state prepares for extremely heavy rainfall today. The districts of Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod are on high alert, with conditions expected to worsen due to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. Read More…
Kochi: Gold prices in the state continue their record-breaking surge. With a $640 increase per sovereign today, the price of gold has crossed the $78,000 mark for the first time. The current price for one sovereign of gold is $78,440. The price per gram has also risen by $80, bringing it to $9,805. On the Read More…
The 56th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has kicked off with sweeping “next-gen” reforms on the agenda. Billed as GST 2.0, the overhaul aims to go far beyond routine rate tweaks, promising structural clarity and easier compliance for businesses. The big-ticket proposal is a simplification of tax slabs: the existing four-tier Read More…
Sweeping U.S. tariff hikes may have unsettled trade flows, but the India–U.S. partnership remains steady, anchored not in economics alone but in trust, resilience, and strategic alignment. Analysts stress that while tariffs sting, they cannot shake the deeper foundations of this relationship. Washington’s decision to impose tariffs of up to 50% on Indian goods has Read More…
KANNUR: Kerala has received a festive upgrade this Onam season with the arrival of a 20-coach Vande Bharat train — the second such long-formation service in the state. Built at Chennai’s Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the new rake reached Kerala after undergoing inspection at Basin Bridge, Chennai, and will proceed via Palakkad to Mangaluru for Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert as a fresh low-pressure system has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal early Tuesday morning. This is the first low-pressure system of the month, and it is expected to intensify within the next 24 hours before moving towards the Odisha coast. The system, Read More…
New Delhi, September 2, 2025 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that India is on course to secure a significant share of the $1 trillion global semiconductor market, positioning the nation as a full-stack semiconductor hub. Calling chips the “digital diamonds” of the 21st century, PM Modi said they have surpassed oil in strategic importance Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has called for a fresh look at the exemption given to minority-run schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, observing that the 2014 Constitution Bench ruling shielding such institutions appears contrary to the spirit of the law. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan urged the Chief Justice Read More…
Kozhikode, September 2 — To meet the festive rush during Onam, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has rolled out 90 special bus services to Kerala in addition to its regular schedules. The extra services will run from September 2 until Uthradam day (September 4), while special return trips are planned from Thiruvonam onwards Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), describing it as a transformative step to harness India’s demographic dividend and accelerate progress towards Viksit Bharat 2047. The ₹99,446-crore employment-linked incentive scheme, first announced in his Independence Day address, aims to generate over 3.5 crore jobs by July Read More…