Pinarayi Vijayan is an Indian politician and the current chief minister of Kerala. Serving since May 12, 2016, Vijayan is the 12th CM of the state. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and served as the secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) from 1998 to 2015, which made his tenure the longest ever. He had also served in the Kerala government prior to his current stint. He was the Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives from 1996 to 1998 in the Kerala government. In the May 2021 Kerala elections,...
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PM Modi officially commissioned the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday
PM Modi said, 'I would also like to say to the Kerala chief minister, you are a very strong pillar of the INDI alliance'
Port to bring back 75% of India's transshipment cargo from foreign shores
PM Modi further said that the seaport has been constructed at a cost of Rs 8,800 crore, and its transshipment hub capacity is set to triple in the near future
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Governance becomes meaningful only when everyone experiences its benefits and that K-Smart is an effort to realise this vision
Opposition Congress is planning a statewide protest, demanding the resignation of the chief minister
A letter has already been sent to the Union Minister of Civil Aviation seeking the intervention of the Centre in this regard, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Vijayan added that the state government is formulating a draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin held a meeting on delimitation in Chennai on Saturday, opposing a population-based approach; next meeting to take place in Hyderabad
The JAC expressed deep concern over the lack of transparency and clarity in the impending delimitation exercise without any consultation with various stakeholders
Addressing the meeting here, CM Stalin, favoured setting up an expert panel to draw up the political and legal action plan
Astronauts Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Willmore have finally returned to Earth after their nine-month-long journey at the International Space Station
According to data from the 386 cases in which investigations have commenced, a total of Rs 281.43 crore was collected from 48,386 people by promising scooters at half the price
He tells that the Centre has double standards in dealing with borrowings of certain agencies in the state and those at the Centre as sovereign debt
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded the disbanding of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the student organisation of ruling CPI(M)
The Governor further emphasised that everyone should work together to achieve their goals 'without politicising' the issues
Highlighting job creation, the CM said that large investments would generate employment opportunities and that steps are being taken to enhance the skill levels of Kerala's youth
The resolution moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was passed amidst the opposition UDF MLAs protesting
Vijayan further said that despite the southern state's history of empowering women, many of them were still not confident to come out in public spaces
According to Vijayan, the state's GSDP is growing at almost 12 per cent at current prices