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₹80 Lakh a Month — and Then a Free Flight?

  Kerala was paying ₹80 lakh every month for a helicopter — even if it was barely used!!! The package covered 25 flying hours, but Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan himself says actual usage was often only 4–5 hours a month . That is ₹9.6 crore a year at the monthly rate. If the State genuinely needed only a few hours of flying, why was such a costly fixed contract allowed to continue? But the bigger question came immediately after. Chipsan Aviation's government helicopter contract expired on September 19 . The company then had a fresh commercial proposal before the government. Just two days later , the Chief Minister travelled on a chartered aircraft facilitated through the same company. Reported cost: ₹19.88 lakh . The CM's defence is that the government did not pay . But that completely misses the ethical question. When a company seeking business from your government helps arrange a benefit worth nearly ₹20 lakh, the issue is not merely whether taxpayers paid. The questions a...

Is Your Home or Shop Near a National Highway? The Supreme Court Order That Could Change the Rules

A tragic highway accident has triggered a Supreme Court intervention that could affect thousands of homes, shops, restaurants and commercial properties along National Highways across India. The biggest numbers to remember are 40 metres, 75 metres and the highway Right of Way (ROW). But there is also considerable confusion. Does a shop within 75 metres have to be demolished? What happens to an existing house within 40 metres? Can a house be converted into a shop? Can an existing business renew its licence? The answers are more nuanced than some alarming social-media messages suggest. It Started With 34 Deaths What triggered the case On 2–3 November 2025 , two serious highway accidents occurred in: Phalodi, Rajasthan — a tempo traveller carrying pilgrims crashed into a stationary heavy vehicle, killing 15 people. Rangareddy, Telangana — another highway collision killed 19 people. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance on 10 November 2025, viewing the deaths as potentially ...

KFON broadband tariff + OTT package pricing August 2025

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  KFON Broadband package rates KFON OTT package pricing below

Suicide and Murder stats from Kerala

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  I wonder why Thiruvananthapuram got more murders than Ernakulam and only 18 deaths due to gangs!(very low) . Suicide count far greater than murder count... Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/39962-suicides-in-state-in-just-over-4-yrs/articleshow/119878470.cms

iPhone 15 and iPhone15 Pro prices in India

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  Apple announced the new iPhone 15 lineup yesterday ( 12 Sep 2023 ) . The cost price of iPhone 15 in India will be Rs.78000/-  and Rs.98000/- for iPhone 15 Pro after USDINR conversion and 18%GST.  The above image shows prices in United States excluding tax. It is expected to be available in India from December 2023...

.ai Artificial Intelligence is taking over the future

 There are lot of improvements that happened over the last few years in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in the past couple of years which you need to be aware. Some of the trends I noticed are as follows Machines can now easily beat humans in Chess. Algo trading is on the rise   Auto content generation of text , news articles, music, drawing , voice and videos   Resume screening  Self driving vehicles   Modern apps like Uber , Swiggy   Mobile phone using it for everything from Camera to Voice/Music recognition to Image editing  

Reliance Fiber better than Asianet in Trivandrum and Kochi

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Reliance Fiber connection offers better speed and customer support than Asianet now.