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TopicChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Topic: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Congress says ED notice to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Masala Bond case ‘fraudulent’

The probe relates to the end-use of Rs 2,000 crore raised by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board through masala bonds and its compliance with FEMA norms.

Masala bond heat returns ahead of Kerala local polls. CM Pinarayi, ex-minister Isaac get ED notices

With just a week left for Kerala local body polls, the ED has revived probe into Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board's 2019 masala bond, alleging FEMA violations.

Stalled in courts, a 2019 fraud case linked to Pinarayi daughter still a political flashpoint in Kerala

The CMRL-Exalogic case allegedly involved fraudulent payments to a firm owned by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena T. Both have denied the allegations.

With welfare push and ‘New Kerala’ pitch, LDF hits the ground ahead of local body polls

LDF setting the tone for Assembly polls expected next year. Already CM Pinarayi Vijayan has declared the state free of extreme poverty. Opposition has dismissed the claim as an ‘election stunt’.

Kerala’s LDF govt blinks as ally CPI dials up dissent. Inside feud that pumped the brakes on PM SHRI

Thiruvananthapuram: A sharp U-turn by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) after intense infighting for the past few days over implementing the PM SHRI...

The forgotten victims of Wayanad landslide: Pinarayi meets Modi amid Centre vs Kerala fund feud

Kerala's Left Democratic Front govt has sought a Rs 1,202.12 cr compensation package & Rs 2,221.03 cr for reconstruction work, but the Centre has so far released only Rs 790 cr.

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against SIR. Politics of exclusion visible in Bihar, says Pinarayi

CM Pinarayi Vijayan said there is concern if this is Centre's backdoor attempt to implement NRC. Attempt to turn citizenship into religion-based concept challenges democracy, said the CM.

Kannur’s famous ‘2-Rupee’ doctor passes away, Kerala CM offers condolences

Dr AK Rairu Gopal, who treated thousands of poor patients & charged only Rs 2 as fee for 5 decades, passed away Sunday due to age-related illnesses.

Another Kerala govt-Raj Bhavan kerfuffle, this time over ‘RSS-style’ Bharat Mata tribute

Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad boycotted the event, saying that the picture displayed at the Raj Bhavan is typically used by the RSS in its functions.

SC halts CBI probe in disproportionate assets case against Kerala CM’s top advisor

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta & Manmohan issued notice to CBI, Kerala govt & complainant on an appeal filed by KM Abraham, a retired IAS officer & CM’s chief principal secretary.

On Camera

From Binodini to Mitin—Bengali cinema scripting its comeback this Christmas

As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.