NEW DELHI: Congress’s mouthpiece in Kerala, Veekshanam Daily, on Monday criticised Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor for his remarks on Kerala’s startup sector in its latest editorial. Without naming him, the editorial slammed the Congress leader for praising entrepreneurial growth of the state under the Left government. The publication in its strongly worded latest editorial advised…
Pinarayi Vijayan (File photo) Facing flak, Kerala restores full funding for minority scholarships THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The LDF government in Kerala decided on Friday to restore full funding of nine minority scholarships that had been slashed by 50% last month, triggering allegations about students from marginalised communities being forced to bear a disproportionate share of cuts purportedly…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amid mounting criticism from various quarters, including church leaders, against the contentious Kerala Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2024, state govt on Wednesday said it had no plans to proceed with the proposed amendment.“Govt views seriously the public apprehensions that the powers being vested with some departments could be misused,” CM Pinarayi Vijayan said, adding govt…
Priyanka Gandhi at the “Thank You Wayanad” rally in Kalpetta NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Sunday that she’s doing her best to put pressure on the centre and write to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and regarding rehabilitation for Wayanad landslide victims. She made this declaration during a meeting in Kalpetta,…
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday weighed in on the escalating situation in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, saying that the latter is setting the stage for a an all-out war in the Middle East with its actions. The Kerala CM, who heads a state with…
KOZHIKODE: A statement purportedly misattributed to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan about smuggled gold and hawala money entering the state’s predominantly Muslim Malappuram district for “anti-national” activities snowballed on Wednesday into a full-blown political slugfest, with Congress alleging that narratives usually spun by the Sangh Parivar were now coming out of the Left’s mouth.Vijayan’s clarification on…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan said Saturday Nilambur MLA P V Anvar‘s allegations against CM Pinarayi Vijayan and home department were serious. The allegation of phone tapping, including that of cops, is also grave, he said.The governor said in New Delhi on Saturday that legal action will be taken if he receives a complaint….
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday claimed that when the INDIA bloc is voted to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it would scrap the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the first session of Parliament.Chidambaram said that the CAA, which has become one of the major flashpoints between the ruling BJP…
KOZHIKODE: In a sharp retort to Congress‘s Rahul Gandhi, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said he and other Left leaders cannot be intimidated by jail threat or probe by Central agencies.Rahul said in Kannur on Thursday that CMs of two states are now in jail, but Vijayan has not even been questioned by ED despite corruption…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/THRISSUR/MADURAI: PM Narendra Modi accused CPM on Monday of “looting the poor” and raised corruption charges against Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family. He also targeted Congress, saying the “yuvraj” of the grand old party, who could not protect his family’s seat in UP, had come to Kerala to seek votes.In his speech…
