Thiruvananthapuram: Banking services across the country are set to be disrupted for four consecutive days as bank employees’ unions have announced a nationwide strike on January 27, demanding the implementation of a five-day workweek. The strike has been called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). Currently, bank employees get weekly holidays on Sundays Read More…
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: 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…
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: Team India continued their complete dominance over Sri Lanka by registering a 15-run victory in the fifth and final Women’s T20 at Thiruvananthapuram, thereby clean-sweeping the series. Sri Lanka, who were desperate to avoid a whitewash, put up a fight but ultimately fell short against India’s strong performance. Chasing a target of 176 runs, Read More…
India’s growth journey gathered fresh momentum in 2025, as the country witnessed a series of pathbreaking reforms across key sectors, reinforcing its vision of building a Viksit Bharat (Developed India). These reforms, rolled out by the Union Government, are aimed at strengthening the economy, improving governance, and enhancing the ease of living for citizens. Major Read More…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has returned the Madras University Amendment Bill, which was passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly to grant the state government the authority to appoint the Vice-Chancellor. The move, made nearly three years after the Bill was passed, is being seen as a major setback for the MK Stalin-led Tamil Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings to the people of the country on the second anniversary of the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. In a message shared on social media, the Prime Minister described the occasion as a moment of spiritual significance, national pride, and cultural resurgence. Read More…