THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had turned down the invitation to attend the Ayodhya temple consecration ceremony, held on Monday, citing a commitment to secular values embedded in the Indian Constitution. In a video message, CM Vijayan indirectly criticised the BJP-led central government, accusing them of turning the event into a religious ceremony and […]
NEW DELHI: In a major relief to the Kerala government which is reeling under enormous financial stress, the Union Finance Ministry decided to allocate Rs 3,140 crore to the state, on Friday. The allocation, through open market borrowing, is being done amid constant confrontations between the central government and the state government for the state of […]