Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) Kerala on Thursday announced the establishment of two Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence (AI-CoEs), in partnership with the IndiaAI Mission under the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, as part of a major push to position itself as a national AI hub.The twin projects, a specialised Bio-AI Centre in Kochi and a general-purpose AI-CoE in Thiruvananthapuram, will together attract an investment of Rs 40 crore and are expected to anch…
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Kerala BJP State President, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, extended congratulations and best wishes to the new government as V.D. Satheesan took oath as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala on Monday at a grand ceremony in Thiruvananthapuram.“Every five years in our democracy, people are given the opportunity to vote and choose a new government, and today is that day. In every democracy, this is an important occasion. In the democracy of our state, through the process decided by t…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, headed by Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan, is scheduled to be held on Monday at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.The event will formally mark the UDF’s return to power in Kerala after a decade, following its decisive victory in the Assembly elections.Several senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Mallikarjun Kharge, along with c…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new United Democratic Front (UDF) government under Kerala Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan on Monday, Ministers-designate from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) expressed confidence in the incoming administration and said they were prepared to shoulder responsibilities in the new government. The V.D. Satheesan-led Ministry, which will formally assume office on Monday in Thiruvananthapuram, is expected to have a…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) With the swearing-in ceremony of the new government led by Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan scheduled for Monday, the final round of discussions over cabinet formation is set to conclude on Sunday. The final list of ministers is expected to be submitted to the Governor around 2 p.m., while intensive consultations among alliance partners and leadership have been continuing since morning.Congress representative and Kerala in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi confirmed…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Voting began across Kerala on Thursday, with political leaders expressing confidence and urging citizens to exercise their franchise in what is widely seen as a decisive election for the state’s future. Kerala Minister P. Rajeev arrived at the Ambedkar Training Centre in Vidya Nagar Colony to cast his vote early in the morning.”We are very confident with the people, because the people, I hope, will cast a vote in favour of the continuity of this government. And…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) Even as senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sought to pour cold water on the issue, the Chief Ministerial debate in Kerala refuses to die down, and has turned speculation into a daily spectacle.“There is no need now for a discussion on the Chief Minister’s post,” Tharoor said on Thursday, making it clear that the decision will rest with the party high command after the Assembly polls conclude.He sought to downplay the UDF-CM candidate issue, stressing …
Kozhikode (Kerala), March 25 (IANS) In a rare instance of political solidarity in Kerala, the Indian Union Muslim League has stepped in to support senior party leader M.K. Muneer, helping him overcome a financial crisis that threatened his ancestral home.The party on Wednesday cleared Rs 49 lakh from its accounts to settle Muneer’s dues with the Calicut Town Cooperative Bank, halting imminent proceedings to seize “Crescent House”, his ancestral residence in Kozhikode.The intervention follo…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Kerala Congress-Joseph, both allies in the Congress-led UDF, on Tuesday, unveiled key segments of their Assembly election candidate lists, signalling a mix of generational transition and calibrated social outreach. Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators in the state Assembly while vote counting is scheduled for May 4.The IUML announced 25 candidates, with the highlight being the nomination of …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, alleging that the State’s fiscal credibility had been “completely destroyed” and that the LDF government was merely shifting its financial burden to the next dispensation.Echoing the criticism, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty termed the document “the best budget of a failed government.”…