The Left Democratic Front is indeed likely to form the next government in Kerala going by initial trends that give it a slight edge. According to official results, LDF is ahead in 88 out of 140 seats, followed by UDF or Congress in 50 seats and NDA in 1 seat. See the chart below: LEADS […]
The Exit poll results are starting to pour in for the assembly elections held over the last few days in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam. KERALA Kerala will see the Left Democratic Front roar back to power with 90-100 seats out of 140, while the Congress front will face a crushing defeat according […]
AirAsia is offering big discounts on airfare as part of its summer sale this week, including an offer of Rs 3,333 for a ticket from Kochi to Bangkok. SOUTH EAST ASIA OFFERS The Rs 3,333 offer for a Thailand ticket is, without doubt, the cheapest such offer in India in recent times, or perhaps ever. […]
Cab aggregator Ola has partnered with a finance company to provide education loans for the children of its driver partners, the company said. The loan comes with easier interest rates and is applicable for children pursuing education from Std 1 to Std 12. “This first of its kind initiative allows loan options for driver-partners to […]
The latest horror story to come out of Kerala has forced residents in this largely peaceful state to rethink their reliance on migrants — mostly from Bangladesh — for carrying out labour-intensive projects. Over the last five days, gruesome details have emerged about how a law student was raped, tortured and killed in the afternoon […]
Tata Motors saw sales growth of 9.9% in April 2016 at 39,763 vehicles compared to total commercial and passenger vehicles sales of 36,190 units in April 2015. The company’s domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for April 2016 were 35,978 nos, a growth of 11% over 32,404 vehicles, sold in April 2015. Full-year […]
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 188.0 in March, 2016, which was 6.4 % higher compared to the index of March, 2015. With this, the cumulative growth in core sector IIP comes to 2.7% for the full year. The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly 38 % of the weight of items included […]
The government of India today said that Tube Investments, a part of the Murugappa Group, withdrew its proposal seeking approval for the sale of the 14% equity it held in Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co to Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd. CORRECTION UDPATE: Murugappa Group has clarified that it has withdrawn the application after […]
Indraprastha Gas Limited said it opened 72 outlets of compressed natural gas in the national capital region in the last four months and another 18 will be opened this month. These have been opened at the fuel outlets of Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL. “While 51 out of these 72 CNG fuelling facilities are located […]
The administration panel of Kerala’s biggest anti-superstition and rationalist Facebook groups has come under death threats for prompting believers to desert the Islamic faith. The blog, named Mujahir 2015, is written in Malayalam, the language spoken in Kerala. “Those who insult the Prophet must be killed,” the blog said. “To carry out (such an act), […]
The government has replied to some of the criticisms about its handling of Agusta Westland probe, and said that the inquiry is taking time because the key accused are outside the country. The defence ministry also rejected AK Antony’s statement that it was the Congress government that blacklisted the companies involved in this alleged scandal […]
Jet Airways has announced special summer holiday packages starting at Rs 15,620 for 4 days and 3 nights in Goa. The packs go all the way up to Rs 1.04 lakh for a five-day package to Paris. The holiday packages include a Jet Airways return economy airfare (inclusive of all taxes), airport transfers, three star […]
In a rare gesture, a big telecom company has lauded the government’s recent changes in telecom policy. The Modi government has, in recent months, cleared long-pending reforms such as allowing the trading of spectrum, cutting levies and initiating rearrangement (harmonization) of spectrum. Usually, the relationship between the government and big operators tends to be strained […]
If you’re a regular user of Google Maps for navigation, you might want to update the app quickly before you head out. The latest version of Google News includes spoken warnings about traffic conditions, Google said. Till now, Google used to color code traffic conditions, with red indicating severe congestion and slow moving traffic. “Now […]
Axis Bank, India’s third largest Private Sector bank reduced its lending rate by 15 bps across all tenors. “This follows the reduction in Policy rates by RBI on April 5, 2016. The reduced MCLRs will take effect starting April 18thm” the bank said. With this, Axis Bank’s marginal cost based lending rates (MCLR) are as […]
Zee Media Corporation said Rohit Gandhi, who is heading the group’s English News Channel – WION as Editor-in-chief, will additionally take over the role of Editor-in-Chief of DNA newspaper. Gandhi said DNA will looking at expanding its operations. The paper does not publish from Delhi. “We are moving to expand our coverage and the editions of […]
Responding to widespread news that its low-priced quadricycle Qute has got a European safety ranking of just 1 out of 5 in crash tests, Bajaj Auto today said the rank is still better than that of many popular cars. “In a recent Euro NCAP report, the Bajaj Qute was accorded a 1 star rating, superior […]
Wonderla Holidays opened its Hyderabad Park for public preview, offering tickets at Rs 650 under a promotional scheme. The actual opening will take place on April 20. “Wonderia is now open for preview so that we can gear up for the big opening day. Almost 40 rides and attractions are now available for public to […]
Blue Coast Hotels Ltd, the owner of the property of Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa said the Bombay High Court has quashed the recent auction of the hotel by IFCI. “By Order dated March 23, 2016 uploaded on April 4, 2016, the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay has quashed and set aside the Order […]
After launching Zee Bioskop in Indonesia and Zee Nung in Thailand, Zee Entertainment Enterprises has entered Philippines with its third dedicated Bollywood movie channel for the local Filipino audience starting today. Announcing ZEE’s entry into the Philippines, Amit Goenka, CEO – International Broadcast Business, ZEEL said: “We already have 5 dedicated localized channels in APAC, […]
