Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has clarified concerns around Blinkit’s 10-minute delivery promise, stressing that the speed is achieved through better infrastructure and store density, not by forcing delivery partners to rush or drive unsafely. Responding to questions and criticism about road safety, Goyal said delivery partners are not incentivised to overspeed. Instead, the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has made K-TET (Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test) mandatory for teacher appointments and promotions in government and aided schools. The decision follows the Supreme Court verdict dated September 1, 2025, and the government has issued an order revising the existing guidelines, removing several earlier exemptions. With the new order, candidates possessing higher Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Season tickets will no longer be available through the Indian Railways’ UTS on Mobile app (Unreserved Ticketing System). The Railways have directed passengers to book and renew season tickets exclusively through their new integrated app, RailOne. RailOne is a unified application that brings together multiple railway service apps on a single platform. While unreserved Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Gold prices in Kerala recorded a sharp increase today, pushing rates close to the ₹1 lakh mark once again. The price of gold rose by ₹840 per sovereign, taking the rate to ₹99,880. The price per gram increased by ₹105, reaching ₹12,485. It was on December 23 that gold prices crossed the historic milestone Read More…
Pathanamthitta: Sabarimala is witnessing an unrelenting surge of Ayyappa devotees as the temple reopened after the Mandala Pooja for the annual Makaravilakku festival. In just three days, from the reopening on December 30 to 6.50 pm on January 1, a total of 217,288 pilgrims reached the sacred Sannidhanam. The temple doors were opened at 5 Read More…
Adding to the financial burden on people welcoming the New Year, oil marketing companies have increased the price of the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder. New Delhi: Oil marketing companies have raised the price of the 19-kg LPG cylinder used for commercial purposes by ₹111. With this hike, the price in Kochi has gone up to Read More…
New Delhi: India’s first bullet train service will be launched on August 15 next year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced. In the initial phase, the high-speed train will operate over a 100-kilometre stretch from Surat to Bilimora, the minister said. The 508-kilometre Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will be completed in five phases. The first Read More…
New Delhi: Indian Railways is set to usher in a new era of overnight travel with the launch of the Vande Bharat Sleeper, and West Bengal will host the country’s first service. The state-of-the-art sleeper train will operate on the Guwahati–Kolkata (Howrah) route and will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking a Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is set to enter the bottled water retail segment. Under the new initiative, bottled drinking water will be made available inside KSRTC buses at a price ₹1 lower than the prevailing market rate, aiming to provide better convenience and service to passengers. Passengers often face difficulty in Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The final budget of the second Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is likely to be presented on the 29th of this month. With the Assembly elections approaching, reports indicate that Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal is expected to present a full budget this time. The 16th session of Read More…