The 13th session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly session began on Friday with Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s maiden policy address. The governor highlighted that the state government is facing financial difficulties due to the absence of GST compensation and reduced grants. “Kerala’s share in the central divisible pool has steadily declined from 3.875% during the 10th Finance Commission to 1.925% under the 15th Finance Commission. The cessation of GST compensation and revenue deficit grants coupled with restrictive conditions on Centrally Sponsored Schemes and new borrowing constraints have posed significant fiscal challenges for my state government,” he said.The Governor said that…
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Hemant Sharma Indore. Padma Shri awardee and renowned singer Kailash Kher headed to Indore after the live contact show in Dondaicha, Maharashtra. After reaching Indore at 5:00 am, he reached the house of his family friends Sunil Aggarwal and Nikita Jain living in Gumasta Nagar. Kailash Kher enjoyed Indori breakfast and praised it highly. Good news: Backward Classes Commission’s hearing on inclusion of five castes as backward castes on January 17 During breakfast, Kailash Kher created an atmosphere of devotion among the family by humming the tune of his popular song “Chalo Kumbh Chalen”. Kailash Kher left for the airport…
New Delhi: The iPhone maker on Friday launched the Apple Store app in India, that allows customers to shop directly from the company while receiving personalised recommendations that enhance their experience. The app will help Indians shop for Apple’s innovative lineup of products and services. Customers across the country can download the app on the App Store. The company’s first two stores in India opened in April 2023 in Delhi and Mumbai, and future Apple Store locations are planned in Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. “At Apple, our customer is at the centre of everything we do, and we are…
Kieron Pollard: Kieron Pollard is one of the most dangerous batsmen in T20 cricket. This veteran has made a big record in his name. Know in detail below… Kieron Pollard: West Indies’ star all-rounder Kieron Pollard is once again in the news. He is known for his aggressive batting. In T20 cricket, he plays in leagues around the world and has many records in his name. Recently, Pollard accomplished a big feat by completing 900 sixes in T20 cricket. Pollard achieved this feat in the match between MI Emirates and Desert Vipers in the ILT20 league being played in Dubai.…
Amit Pandey, Khairagarh. In view of Republic Day, preparations for the program have intensified at Raja Fateh Singh Ground in Khairagarh. But amidst these preparations, the municipal administration is facing serious allegations of ignoring the rules and negligence. The opposition has targeted the municipal administration for getting work worth lakhs of rupees done without tender. Leader of Opposition Deepak Dewangan said that the municipal administration has ignored the tender process to benefit its favorite contractors. He alleged, “Apart from Fateh Singh Maidan, work is also being done in Mangal Bhawan and Municipality Office without tender. This is a blatant violation…
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow a 50 per cent discount to students travelling the Delhi Metro. In a letter to PM Modi, Kejriwal said that both the Centre and the Delhi governments should share the financial burden of the Metro services as a result. In the letter, which was posted on social media, Kejriwal wrote in Hindi, “I am writing this letter to draw your attention to an important matter concerning the school and college students of Delhi. Students of Delhi largely depend on the…
Kalpana Soren, wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and MLA from Gandey, may soon be handed over the leadership of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party. Encouraged by the results of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and the recent landslide victory in the Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party is now preparing to give a big responsibility in the JMM party to its fire brand leader and MLA from Gandey Assembly seat Kalpana Soren. According to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party sources, party supremo Dishom Guru Shibu Soren and state head and party’s working president Hemant Soren are preparing…
Saif Ali Khan is currently in the Lilavati hospital after being stabbed multiple times during an attempted robbery. In the FIR lodged at the Bandra Police Station, the caretaker who works at the actor’s house revealed some chilling details about the incident to the police. She revealed that she heard some noises around 2 o’clock in the night. When she went to check, a man came out of the bathroom and started going towards Jeh’s bed. As she went to pick up Jeh, he ran towards her with something like wood. When she asked him “what do you want” he…
New Delhi: Shivanth Thukral Vice-President, Public Policy, Meta India has responded to the remarks being made by its founder Mark Zuckerberg on the 2024 General Elections in India. Thukral’s response came in the wake of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s tweet wherein the minister called Zuckerberg’s claim as factually incorrect. “As the world’s largest democracy, India conducted the 2024 elections with over 640 million voters. People of India reaffirmed their trust in NDA led by PM Narendra Modi Ji’s leadership. Mr. Zuckerberg’s claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections, lost post-COVID is factually incorrect. From free food…
Mandatory domestic cricket, restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and a bar on individual endorsements during series were among a slew of measures that the BCCI unveiled on Thursday in a 10-point policy to promote “discipline and unity” in the embattled national cricket team. Non-compliance would invite sanctions, including cuts in their retainer fee from central contracts and a bar on participating in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. The measures have been announced in the wake of the team’s disastrous tour of Australia which was preceded by a series whitewash against New Zealand at home.…