Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s own internet service, K-FON (Kerala Fibre Optic Network), has officially launched a new offering that includes access to 29 OTT platforms and over 350 digital TV channels. The service was inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a function held at Nishagandhi Auditorium, Kanakakkunnu. Through K-FON, subscribers will get access to popular OTT Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Bringing festive cheer ahead of Onam, the Kerala government has announced a special double pension package for social security and welfare fund beneficiaries. Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal confirmed that ₹1,679 crore has been allocated for the disbursement. A total of 62 lakh beneficiaries will receive ₹3,200 each, covering the August pension along with Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the passage of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, calling it a transformative step to boost India’s e-sports ecosystem while safeguarding society from the harms of real-money gaming. Passed by both Houses of Parliament, the bill bans online real-money games due to their psychological, Read More…
New York: U.S. President Donald Trump scored a major legal win after an appellate court overturned a $515 million penalty in a high-profile business fraud case. The New York trial court had earlier ordered Trump to pay $355 million, which swelled to over half a billion dollars with interest. The appellate judges struck down the Read More…
New Delhi: India’s ambitious human spaceflight program is set to take a major leap forward, with ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announcing that the Gaganyan test mission will lift off in December this year. The announcement came during a press conference attended by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, astronaut Shubhamshu Shukla, and Group Captain Prashanth B. Nair, Read More…
Kochi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has landed in Kochi for a two-day visit, set to boost the BJP’s preparations ahead of the upcoming local body elections. On Friday morning, Shah will inaugurate the BJP state leadership meeting at Palarivattom, with state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar presiding. The high-level gathering will see the participation of Union Read More…
Alarm grew in Kozhikode as yet another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis (amoebic brain fever) was confirmed, this time in the 7-year-old brother of the nine-year-old Thamarassery girl who recently lost her life to the rare and deadly infection. The boy, who developed fever and related symptoms, tested positive today and was immediately admitted to Kozhikode Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared an article by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, celebrating India’s rapid strides in affordable broadband, UPI-based digital payments, and digital governance, which are now being recognized as global benchmarks. In his remarks, PM Modi stressed that India is preparing to lead the next wave of innovation in 5G, Read More…
Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has resigned as Kerala Youth Congress State President after facing serious allegations of misbehavior towards women. The move comes under the directive of the Congress high command, which instructed the KPCC leadership to ensure his resignation in order to protect the party’s image ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The resignation Read More…
New Delhi: The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today (August 21), just a day after the Lok Sabha cleared it in record time—within seven minutes of its introduction by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The landmark bill seeks to impose a blanket ban on online games Read More…