New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Friday that the Group would add another Rs 2 lakh crore in new assets within this year as part of the accelerated growth that is taking place across its businesses.Addressing 4 lakh employees of the Adani Group on International Labour Day, Gautam Adani said, “In our first 35 years, we collectively built assets worth approximately Rs 2 lakh crore. And today, such is our standing that within this single year alone, we are going to…
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Kochi, April 1 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of political hypocrisy, contradictory statements and evading a direct public debate ahead of the Assembly elections.Addressing the media in Paravur, LoP Satheesan criticised the Chief Minister’s remarks against veteran leader G. Sudhakaran, who is contesting with UDF support after decades in the CPI(M).He termed Vijayan’s comments “chea…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday firmly rejected allegations of electoral support from the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), calling them “completely baseless” and politically motivated.He asserted that neither has any support been sought from the SDPI nor is there any form of understanding with the outfit.Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said the situation in Nemom remains unchanged, dismissing attempts to draw parallels wi…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will secure a record third consecutive term in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby said on Wednesday.”In Kerala, we have the Left Democratic Front government winning two elections consecutively in 2016 and 2021. We are hopeful that we may get a third term if we are able to explain to the people about the remarkable achievements of the …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has announced a statewide ‘Black Day’ on Tuesday to protest what it describes as the Central government’s “complete disregard” of Kerala in the Union Budget 2026-2027, party sources said. CPI-M workers will raise black flags at all booths, stage demonstrations, and mobilise public outrage over allocations that, they say, ignore the state’s long-standing developmental needs, they added on Monday.Irony is not lost on obs…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala’s financial position has shown significant improvement, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Thursday, noting that while funds due from the Centre are yet to be received, the state has been able to manage its finances in a manner that allows it to move forward.A postgraduate in Commerce and a first-time legislator, Balagopal, 63, presented his sixth straight budget.After presenting the budget, he later told the media that as improvements in infrastruc…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday declared that the BJP’s historic victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation marked the beginning of a political transformation in Kerala, asserting that the state was ready to break free from decades of alternating rule by the Left and the Congress-led United Democratic Front.Addressing a mammoth gathering of BJP workers at Putharikandam Maidan, the PM said he was “happy to be in the land of Sree Padmanabhan” and descr…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Kerala is set to accelerate its maritime ambitions with the launch of Phase-2 construction of Adani Group’s Vizhinjam International Deepwater Seaport on Friday, marking a decisive step towards positioning the port as India’s largest transshipment hub.The development programme, involving an investment of Rs 9,700 crore, will be formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, said State Ports Minister V.N. Vasavan on Thursday.Union Minister for Ports,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram on Friday is being closely watched within the BJP as a critical political intervention aimed at converting a historic civic breakthrough into wider electoral momentum in Kerala, a state where the party still has no presence in the 140-member Assembly.PM Modi will unveil the Capital City Development Blueprint and flag off the Amrit Bharat rail service, but the political subtext of the visit is unmistaka…