Endgame for Uddhav Thackeray? Guv Orders Floor Test Tomorrow
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray faces a floor test tomorrow. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to the Assembly Secretary Rajendra Bhagwat calling for a special session at 11 am for Mr. Thackeray to prove his majority. The rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, who are staying at a five-star hotel in Assam’s Guwahati, […]
CPI-M leader and former minister T.Sivadasa Menon passes away
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (BPNS) Veteran CPI-M leader and former Finance Minister T.Sivadasa Menon passed away at a private hospital in Kozhikode on Tuesday, party sources said. He was 90. Menon, a teacher by profession, had quit his job in 1986 and plunged into full time politics. He won three times from the Malampuzha Assembly constituency in […]
Udaipur Horror: Two arrested for beheading tailor; curfew imposed, internet suspended
Udaipur, June 28 (BPNS) Rajasthan police have arrested two persons for the gruesome broad daylight beheading of a tailor in Udaipur on Tuesday afternoon, Director General of Police, M.L. Lather, said, adding that different teams were deployed to arrest the culprit duo. The arrested persons have been identified as Gos Mohammad, son Rafiq Mohammed, and Riaz, […]
Mining baron Janardhana Reddy watches ‘777 Charlie’ with pet dog
Ballary (Karnataka) June 26 (BPNS) Mining baron and former BJP minister Gali Janardhana Reddy watched ‘777 Charlie’ with his pet dog in a Ballary multiplex theatre. The photos and videos of him watching the movie with pet dog have gone viral on social media. Janardhana Reddy is a pet lover and he has a Labrador […]
World’s richest person Elon Musk turns 51
an Francisco, June 28 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, touted to be the most successful tech entrepreneur and investor in the world, turned 51 on Tuesday. Musk, born on June 28, 1971, often remains in the news for his updates on his ventures such as SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Co. He is also […]
MVA Crisis: BJP leaders meet Guv, want MVA govt to prove majority
Mumbai, June 28 (BPNS) In a major political development late on Tuesday, a delegation of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari with a plea to ascertain the majority of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government. The BJP’s move came after a group of 39 Shiv Sena MLAs along […]
Upward trend in Covid-19 cases continues in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (BPNS) The spike in Covid-19 cases continues in the state as Tuesday reported 4459 fresh infections. The last time more than 4000 cases got reported was on February 24. Of the new cases, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram had more than 1000 cases – 1162 and 1081 respectively. The active case tally in the […]
Offerings at Sabarimala temple not following food safety norms, says CAG
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (BPNS) Though crores of rupees were made from the sale of offerings such as Appam and Aravana at Sabarimala hill shrine, scant regard is being given to the food safety aspects. It turns out that the ‘Aravana Prasadam’ flouts the Food Safety Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 provisions as it didn’t […]
TN Human rights organizations, NGOs continue protests against arrest of Teesta, Sreekumar
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Human rights organizations of Tamil Nadu led by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Tamil Nadu chapter and some other NGOs are continuing their protest against the arrest of human rights activist Teesta Setalvad and retired DGP of Gujarat, R.B. Sreekumar by the Gujarat police. Protests were conducted in Chennai, […]
