Kerala Government has arrested two people for organizing a ‘welcome function’ at the Kochi airport for a controversial Big Boss contestant after a video of the function went viral. Kerala Government had last week asked all organizations and institutions to cancel all events in which people would gather in large numbers, as a part of […]
A UK national who had ‘escaped’ quarantine in Kerala after being suspected for COVID-19 infection was today identified on a flight from Kochi to Dubai, resulting in an indefinite delay in the flight. The passenger, who was staying at the ‘Tea County’ resort in the hill station of Munnar, was tested for Coronavirus COVID-19 on […]
Several Indians from Kerala have been prevented from boarding their flights from Italy to India after a new provision requiring a ‘NO COVID 19’ certificate came into effect on Tuesday. Several Keralites working in Italy have flooded the social media with desperate appeals to the Indian authorities to allow them to board their flights. A […]
Kerala has shut down all schools and colleges this month with the exception of examinations for classes 8 to 12. “All classes from 1-7 will be shut for the entire month,” Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The move will be applicable to all schools of all boards. Exams of classes up to 7th standard […]
A young man who was being kept in a Coronavirus isolation ward at a government hospital in Kerala ‘escaped’ on Monday night, and was ‘captured’ again from his home today morning. The man, a resident of Vechuchira, was being kept in the isolation ward of the general hospital of Pathanamthitta in Kerala for the past […]
Poultry farmers and chicken retailers in Kodiyathoor and Vengeri panchayats of Kerala are reported to have shifted their stock outside the panchayat limits to save them from being confiscated by the government, according to officials. It was on Saturday that samples from two poultry farms in these areas tested positive for bird flu or avian […]
In what has to come as a major disappointment to big cable operators in the country, the Kerala High Court has given an interim green signal for TRAI to apply nearly all the provisions of the tariff order as it continues to hear the case. Earlier, it had asked TRAI not to take any punitive […]
The Ranni, Kerala-based family that is being blamed for spreading Coronavirus in the state said they disclosed their Italian connection to immigration officials, but were allowed to walk out without any screening. “We did tell them,” said the young man in the three-member family in a widely-circulated audio message. “We told them we are coming […]
Vodafone Idea, one of India’s biggest telecom operators, today said that the dues that it has to pay pursuant to a recent Supreme Court decision works out to Rs 21,533 cr. This is about 60% less than the Rs 53,000 cr that Department of Telecom has calculated. “Following the approval of the Board of Directors […]
Jharkhand, the state that was carved out of the tribal-dominated areas of Bihar in 2000, leads the country with highest rate of crime for the year 2018, while Chhattisgarh, which was also formed at the same time from the tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh, has the highest incidence of rape. According to the National Crime […]
Airtel Digital, one of the top television channel distributors in India, has partially complied with TRAI’s tariff order as amended on January 1 this year. The company has complied with some provisions of the rules, such as reducing the network charge for up to 200 channels, while compliance with other parts of the tariff order […]
Most cable and DTH operators in India have failed to comply with TRAI’s tariff order issued that came into effect today in perhaps the first such incident in the industry’s history. As of today, the amended provisions of the Telecom Services Tariff Order, notified two months ago, have come into place. However, as of 8 […]
With the Bombay High Court giving no specific direction or stay on the implementation of the amended TRAI tariff order, the country is all set to see the introduction of the second version of the tariff order on Sunday. Over the past three days, the Bombay High Court had been holding a marathon hearing on […]
Delhi Police Commissioner designate SN Shrivastava today asked the public and the media to provide any video footage that can help identify the rioters, and promised that those who are identified as have participated in the riots will be brought before the law. “It is our endeavor that anyone who is a culprit or has […]
A government-aided school in Thiruvananthapuram has denied admission to a couple who wanted their kid to choose his own religion after growing up, according to a local media report. “Going by what the principal says, we have to declare a particular religion now,” said Nazeem, the father of the child who was refused admission at […]
The facility of supporting ‘ration cards’ from out-of-state residents has been extended to 12 states in India, according to data from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution. Ration cards in 12 states have been made interoperable with each other and holders of such cards can obtain food grains at subsidized rates from […]
Vodafone Idea, one of the top telecom operators in India, is likely to deposit Rs 2,500 cr towards the demands raised by the Department of Telecom related to revenue share under India’s telecom license rules, according to industry sources. The company has been served with a total demand of over Rs 53,000 cr. Meanwhile, Bharti […]
Vodafone Idea, one of India’s top telecom operators, said it is currently assessing “the amount that it will be able to pay to DoT” as directed by the Supreme Court. The company has total liabilities in excess of Rs 50,000 cr on this account. However, Vodafone Idea does not enough resources to pay the amount […]
Even as shares of Vodafone Idea tanked 17% over fears that the company may shut down or file for bankruptcy, the latest numbers posted by the company show that it continues to invest in its network. The correction in the stock price followed a renewed warning yesterday that the company may not be able to […]
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has arrested a Delhi-based businessman for issuing fake invoices that were then used to claim input tax credits by the those who received those invoices. Under India’s Goods and Services Tax regime, tax does not have to be paid on the same material multiple times. In other words, […]
