Sensex, Nifty close marginally lower amid thin year-end trading, foreign fund outflows weigh

[ad_1] Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock markets ended marginally lower on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) amid thin year-end trading as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in global equities weighed on investors’ sentiment. Falling for the fifth consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 20.46 points […]

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Some guidelines on Export Promotion Mission to be issued this week: Sources

[ad_1] The government is likely to issue guidelines for at least some of the schemes under the recently-approved Export Promotion Mission (EPM) this week. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The government is likely to issue guidelines for at least some of the schemes under the recently-approved Export Promotion Mission […]

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Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan inaugurates 93rd Sivagiri pilgrimage, highlights integration of spirituality and social responsibility

[ad_1] Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan pays homage at the Samadhi of social reformer Sree Narayana Guru at Sivagiri Mutt, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Sivagiri pilgrimage teaches us the powerful truth that spiritual life and social life cannot be separated, Vice-President C.P.Radhakrishnan has said. He was speaking after inaugurating the 93rd Sivagiri […]

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Actor Mohanlal’s mother Santhakumari passes away

[ad_1] Actor Mohanlal with his mother (file) | Photo Credit: VIPIN CHANDRAN Actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Mohanlal’s mother Santhakumari died in Kochi, Kerala, on Tuesday (December 30, 2025). She was 90. The death occurred at the actor’s residence at Elamakkara. She had been ailing for some time owing to neurological disorders. The death […]

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U.S. approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, sources say

[ad_1] The approval is a temporary relief for the South Korean firms and follows a U.S. decision earlier this year to revoke license waivers given to ​some tech companies [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The U.S. ‍government has granted an annual license to Samsung ​Electronics and SK Hynix to bring in chip ‌manufacturing equipment to […]

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How Kerala’s love for water adventure took off in 2025

[ad_1] Kayaking through the placid backwaters of Kochi, flanked on either side by mangroves, is  meditative. Jumping off a cliff at about 30 feet, makes one let go of fear. And few things would compare with the thrill of navigating through foamy rapids in an inflatable raft. Kerala has developed an appetite for water adventure […]

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Social media storm over politicians’ English proficiency triggers debate in Kerala

[ad_1] Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP A. A. Rahim speaks in Rajya Sabha (file) | Photo Credit: ANI A war of words has erupted on social media in Kerala over the English language proficiency of political leaders, after memes on Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) national president and Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim’s […]

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Major fire guts several shops in Kochi’s Broadway

[ad_1] Several shops at Koluthara Bazaar in Kochi’s Broadway were gutted in the fire that broke out around 1 am on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A major fire broke out at Broadway, one of the busiest commercial streets in Kochi, in the early hours of Tuesday (December 30, 2025), gutting a toy shop […]

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Ola Electric receives government certification for 4680 Bharat Cell powered Roadster X+ bike

[ad_1] Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ola Electric on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) said that its flagship electric motorcycle, the Roadster X+, powered by an indigenously developed 4680 Bharat Cell battery pack, has received government certification and will commence deliveries of the model. The Roadster X+ (9.1 kWh) has been […]

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Sensex, Nifty decline in early deals amid persistent foreign fund outflows

[ad_1] On December 29, 2025, the Sensex declined by 345.91 points or 0.41% to settle at 84,695.54. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in global equities dented investors’ sentiment. The 30-share […]

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