Is gold a safe-haven investment during the pandemic?

Gold has traditionally been a safe-haven investment and even more so in India. The ..

KERAFED MD writes salary slips for himself, receives Rs 25 lakh as advance

Gold price falls by Rs 560, touches Rs 37,600

LS passes FCRA Bill; bars public servant from receiving funds from abroad

Byju’s co-founder Divya in Asia’s most powerful businesswomen list

Kochi: Divya Gokulnath, co-founder of Byju’s App which is India’s largest online learning platform, was named in the ..

Uber shuts its Mumbai office, ride operations to continue

Mumbai: Uber has shut its Mumbai office as part of the global churning in the wake the ongoing Covid-19 disruption that has affected ..

Diesel price at new high as fuel prices hiked for 22nd time in just over 3 weeks

New Delhi: Diesel price on Monday scaled a new high after prices were hiked for the 22nd time in just over three weeks, taking the ..

Commission recommends bus fare hike, limitation of distance in minimum fare

Thiruvananthapuram: Justice Ramachandran Commission proposed to increase the bus fare in the state in view of the financial crisis ..

License for hand sanitizer sale: Huge rush in drugs control offices

Kochi: Drugs control offices in the state witnessed huge rush after the drugs controller issued an order mandating license for selling ..

Cooperative banks to be brought under RBI supervision

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said all cooperative banks and multi-state cooperative banks will come under the supervision ..

KSRTC to launch Bus on Demand service for office-goers

Thiruvananthapuram: KSRTC will launch Bus on Demand service to attract commuters who depend on private vehicles for going to office ..

Dubai opens its doors for all countries , flight services to resume from June 23

Dubai: After months-long uncertainty over travel due to coronavirus outbreak, Dubai has lifted the restrictions on flight operations ..

Diesel price hits record high after rates hiked for 14th day in a row; petrol up 51 paise

New Delhi: Diesel price on Saturday hit a record high after rates were hiked by 61 paise per litre while petrol price was up 51 paise, ..

Supplyco to distribute mid-day meal kit to school students

Thiruvananthapuram: Supplyco will distribute mid-day meal kit to school students in the state. Eligible students are directed to collect ..

KSEB to inform subsidy on electricity bill within two weeks

Thiruvananthapuram: Giving relief to the public who are disappointed with the huge amount of electricity bill, the state government ..

Man donates Rs 1 lakh for free fuel to autorickshaws, family struggles to recover money

Perinthalmanna: Autorickshaw drivers here expressed gratitude to a man who donated Rs 1 lakh to a petrol pump for supplying free fuel ..

Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi, seeks rollback of fuel price hike

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rollback the hike in fuel prices, saying ..

Fly Dubai flight carrying expats lands in Kannur

Mattannur: Foreign airlines Fly Dubai operated service to Kannur on Saturday. 387 expats from Dubai landed in Kannur on two charted ..

Kerala revises decision; COVID-19 certificate not mandatory for returning expats till June 19

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has decided to relax the condition which mandates COVID-19 certificate for all expats returning ..

MVD to take action against those holding more than one driving license

Thiruvananthapuram: People who hold more than one driving license will be in trouble soon. When the state Motor Vehicle Department ..

Govt freezes further actions on Athirappilly project

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government and CPM have decided to stop further actions on Athirappilly hydroelectric project. Chief ..

Boat Jetty construction begins at Parassinikkadavu

Taliparamba: The construction of the new boat jetty has commenced at Parassinikkadavu here. The construction is being carried out under ..

Govt issues NOC; KSEB to proceed with Athirappilly project

Kannur: The Kerala state government has granted permission to KSEB to proceed with Athirappilly hydroelectric power project. Following ..

India's economy to shrink by 3.2% in 2020-21, worst since 1979: World Bank

United Nations: As India reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank projects the country's economy to shrink ..

Petrol price hiked by 54 paise per litre, diesel by 58 paise

New Delhi: Petrol price on Tuesday was hiked by 54 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise a litre - the third straight daily increase ..

Water bill to go up, KWA to end free supply to BPL families

Kochi: Kerala Water Authority has taken action to reorganize its activities to implement the central government project Jal Jeevan ..

180 expats from Oman to land in Kozhikode on Saturday

Muscat: The first chartered flight from Oman will fly to Kozhikode international airport at Karipur on Saturday. The flight operated ..

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple faces financial crunch amid lockdown

Thiruvananthapuram: World’s richest place of worship, Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, which holds gold treasure worth Rs 1 lakh ..

More train services to take migrant workers from Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has prepared the list of the trains which will be operated to take migrant workers to their places. Labour ..

Mathrubhumi wins INMA Global Media Awards

Dallas: Mathrubhumi bagged International News Media Association (INMA) Global Media Award. The popular Malayalam daily got the special ..

Railways to operate special trains on Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam route from June 1

Thiruvananthapuram: The Railways will operate trains on the stretch of Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam route every day from June 1. The ..

9 repatriation flights from Gulf countries to land in Kerala today

Dubai: Repatriating the expats stranded abroad amid COVID-19 outbreak, 9 flights will take off from Gulf Countries to Kerala under ..

Liquor sale begins in state; numerous complaints against Bev Q App

Thiruvananthapuram: A large number of complaints are being raised against the Bev Q App which was launched for the online booking of ..

No entry for people with fever at beverage outlets

Thiruvananthpuram: In view of the COVID-19 outbreak in the state, people suffering from fever will not get liquor from the beverages ..

BEV Q app uploaded on Google; 6 errors fixed

Thiruvananthapuram: Beverages Corporation's official app for online purchase of liquor 'Bev Q' was uploaded on Google after ..

Chidambaram slams govt, asks why RBI is infusing liquidity

New Delhi: Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, on Saturday, slammed the central government and ..

This is not the time to implement a cess in India or state: Finance Minister Thomas Isaac

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Saturday slammed the Centre which is now planning to implement a calamity ..

BevCo gets ready for liquor sale

Thiruvananthapuram: Beverages Corporation (BevCo) Managing Director recommended warehouses to resume liquor supply in order to avoid ..

Gold price falls by Rs 160 per sovereign, touches Rs 34,520

Gold price declined to Rs 34,520 per sovereign after falling by Rs 160. At present, a gram costs Rs 4315. Gold price declined from ..

Tonnes of Pineapple rot at Vazhakulam market in Kochi

Ernakulam: Giving huge loss to farmers and vendors, tonnes of pineapple got rotten at Vazhakkulam pineapple market here. It is reported ..

Lockdown 4.0: Bars to remain shut, exams to be postponed

Thiruvananthapuram: When the country is continuing the battle against coronavirus, the central government has extended the nationwide ..

Get ready to send audio clips over voice call to a group, BSNL to launch new service

Thrissur: Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, BSNL has come up with a unique facility to help people invite guests for marriage and other programmes ..

Gold price surges to record high at Rs 34,000 per sovereign

Amid the lockdown, gold price has set another record by touching Rs 34,000 per sovereign and Rs 4,300 per gram. The gold price, which ..

Huge demand for freshwater fish amid lockdown

Kannur: People in rural areas have been depending on fish caught from rivers amid the lockdown over coronavirus outbreak. As the demand ..

WTO head quits amid crisis of global commerce due to COVID-19

United Nations: Roberto Azevedo has suddenly announced that he was quitting as the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at a ..

Passengers won’t be allowed to board Rajdhani Express in Kerala

Kozhikode: Passengers will not be allowed to board on Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express train from railway stations in Kerala ..

Public transport as per central guidelines: Transport Minister AK Saseendran

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran on Thursday said the opening of public transport will depend on the guidelines ..

Mismatch in names; 40,000 people fail to get 4th instalment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi

Kottayam: A total of 40,000 beneficiaries in the state have not received the financial aid under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi after the third ..

Virtual queue on IRCTC website to book tickets in first train to Thiruvananthapuram

Kannur: Huge rush was experienced to book ticket in the first train from Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram in the official website of IRCTC ..

SBI complains to CBI after Rs 411 crore loan defaulter flee country

New Delhi: Three promoters of Ram Dev International, recently booked by the CBI for allegedly cheating a consortium of six banks to ..