Thiruvananthapuram:In a major pro-people move, the Kerala government, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has unveiled a slew of significant welfare announcements, including a sharp increase in social security pensions, a new monthly aid scheme for poor women, and a scholarship for youth pursuing skill development. The announcements are widely seen as a major welfare…

Thiruvananthapuram:The political row in Kerala over the state government’s decision to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Centre’s PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme appears to be moving towards a consensus within the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF). The controversy erupted after the CPI(M)-led government signed the MoU, a move strongly…

Ernakulam:The Kerala High Court has quashed the sexual harassment case filed against renowned Malayalam filmmaker and former Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman Ranjith Balakrishnan, ruling that the complaint was legally time-barred as it was filed nearly 15 years after the alleged incident. The court accepted Ranjith’s argument that the complaint, lodged by a Bengali actress,…

Thiruvananthapuram:Aloysius Xavier, the State President of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Congress party, has issued a strong warning against the implementation of the central government’s PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in Kerala, vowing fierce resistance to what he terms the “saffronisation” of the student sector.In a fiery…