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TopicChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Topic: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala CM Pinarayi lashes out at governor — BJP-led Centre’s ‘let loose such a deranged man’

CM was reacting to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan calling a group of protesting SFI members 'criminals', and to his remarks related to the Kannur region of the state.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan sends ‘revolutionary greetings’ to Chinese President Xi on his re-election

Vijayan’s wishes come in the wake of Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar terming India-China ties ‘abnormal’. Disengagement talks didn't see a breakthrough when the 2 countries met last.

Kerala govt appoints expelled Congress leader KV Thomas its special representative in Delhi

The Kerala Congress has lashed out at the state government over Thomas's elevation and said Vijayan's CPM is in an 'unholy nexus' with the BJP.

‘SC ruling on V-Cs encroaches on state’s right to legislate,’ says Kerala law minister P. Rajeev

State govt will challenge SC order quashing vice-chancellor appointments for violating UGC norms, says Rajeev to ThePrint, adding they're trying to mobilise support from other states.

AMU days to quarrelling with Pinarayi, how Arif Mohammed Khan’s story has come full circle

Khan, now governor of Kerala, has kept controversy alive in his almost 50-year political career that spans Charan Singh’s BKD, Congress, Janata Dal, BSP, LJP and BJP.

Pinarayi Vijayan remains immune to graft charges but new book says his family sought favours

Sharjah ruler’s wife was supposedly put off by the haste with which Kamala Vijayan, CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s wife, brought up the business proposal.

After PM Modi, Pinarayi Vijayan has a new friend in Amit Shah. But Congress can’t take it

It is being said that because Vijayan is in trouble due to the gold smuggling case, he does not want to confront the BJP.

A ‘dirty agenda’ spanning bangles & javelins, and Kerala’s unending second wave

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kerala’s Communist CM borrows from PM Modi’s playbook in his second innings

All ministers in Kerala will now effectively be puppets, with CM Vijayan controlling the strings.

Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Chief Minister of Kerala for second successive term

CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the Kerala assembly polls held on 6 April.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

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.