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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicPinarayi Vijayan

Topic: Pinarayi Vijayan

Operation ‘Discipline Tharoor’ failed in Kerala. But battle against Pinarayi won’t be easy

If his attacks on Modi and the BJP are any indication, Tharoor would rather be measured than go all-out, especially as an exponent of positive politics.

Bill or no bill? As Kerala govt opts for assembly session, tussle with governor takes new turn

Ordinance removing Kerala governor as chancellor of state universities will lapse unless passed in assembly. Governor Khan himself had suggested the move to CM Vijayan in 2021.

Arif Mohammad Khan vs Pinarayi Vijayan was up for a showdown. Until it became personal

Both CM Pinarayi Vijayan and governor Arif Mohammad Khan were keen to maintain a cordial equation, but consequent to Kerala CM winning a second term in 2021, things began to unravel.

Kerala to bring in ordinance to remove Governor Arif Khan as chancellor of state varsities

The Pinarayi Vijayan-led government's decision came after Khan sought resignations of vice-chancellors of all nine universities in the state.

‘If CM doesn’t act, someone will move court’, says Kerala governor on row over minister Balagopal

Arif Mohammed Khan says he hadn't asked for finance minister to be sacked, but merely 'explained constitutional position' that minister cannot continue without governor's pleasure.

Why Kerala governor wants 11 university V-Cs out & how it’s turned into a political slugfest

Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has pointed to UGC rules being flouted in the selection process of the V-Cs, but CM Pinarayi Vijayan has accused him of acting as ‘a tool of the RSS’.

‘Pressure from Vijayan govt, fake cases’— why ED wants SC to shift gold scam case out of Kerala

Enforcement Directorate has moved Supreme Court to transfer gold scam trial to Karnataka. Key accused have levelled allegations against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, top officials.

Yogi, Vijayan, Bhagwant Mann — why so many CMs would rather hold most portfolios themselves

Adityanath holds 34 departments, Bhagwant Mann and Pinarayi Vijayan 27 each, and 17 CMs handle home. Meanwhile, Kejriwal and KCR are among those who have kept few to no portfolios.

With Silverline railway project, Pinarayi Vijayan’s makeover as middle-class messiah is complete

Pinarayi Vijayan is betting big on the Silverline project. It shows the ideology CPI(M) has abandoned in Kerala.

Cost & ecology concerns, ‘corruption’: Why there’s a cloud over Kerala’s SilverLine rail project

Pinarayi Vijayan's govt is adamant on implementing Rs 64,000-crore project, but critics have pointed to lack of social, financial or environmental feasibility.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.