Kerala Cm Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala govt liberalises liquor policy, excise dept can bypass local body permission

Kerala government on Friday liberalised its liquor policy by taking away the powers of local bodies to regulate setting up of liquor outlets.

Tom Uzhunnalil abduction case: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan to approach Modi over release of priest in Yemen

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday informed the state assembly that he would take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of release of priest Tom Uzhunnalil, abducted by IS terrorists in war-torn Yemen in 2016.

Gita Gopinath, financial advisor to Kerala govt, roots for India's 8% growth

The Mysore born 44-year old economist with impeccable credentials is often labelled as a 'neo-liberal', which experts fear may not go down well with the conservative ruling Left party in the state