Coimbatore police probe forced hospital take over by hired goons
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Coimbatore police are on probe against 11 hired goons and an advocate over a takeover bid of a private hospital in the city. Chennai hospital managed by Dr. Umashankar had rental dues to the tune of Rs 1 crore. The owner of the premise Dr. Ramachandran sent reminders to Dr. Umashankar […]
DMK local body representatives to meet on July 3 at Namakkal
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) The DMK will organize a conference of local body representatives of the party at Namaakkal on July 3. Senior party leaders including Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, Youth wing leader, Udayanidhi Stalin, state water resources minister, S. Duraimurugan, and other leaders will participate in the meeting. In a statement on Tuesday, the […]
TN Governor RN Ravi presides over International Yoga Day celebrations at Rajbhavan
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi presided over the International Yoga Day celebrations held at the Rajbhavan premises on Tuesday. The Governor participated in various Yoga activities that were held. Hundreds of people took part in the International Yoga Day celebrations held at the Rajbhavan along with the Tamil Nadu Governor, R.N. […]
Protests in Tenkasi,Tirunelveli districts in TN against dumping of waste from Kerala
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Political parties, social activists, and local people of Puthupatti of Tenkasi district and Paniyankurichi village in Tirunelveli district are up in arms against the dumping of waste from Kerala in their villages. Sources in the Paniyankurichi panchayath while speaking to BPNS said,” Waste from Kerala is brought through Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari […]
‘Vikram’ grosses Rs 155 cr in TN, breaks ‘Baahubali 2’ record of 152 cr
Chennai, June 20 (BPNS) Noted director Lokesh Kanakaraj’s action entertainer ‘Vikram’, featuring actors Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, has now smashed all existing box-office records in Tamil Nadu, grossing Rs 155 crore in just 17 days in the state. Veteran entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai on Monday tweeted, “It can be confirmed that […]
It will be very difficult for Serena to win Wimbledon again, says Karolina Pliskova
London, June 20 (IANS) Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova has said that it would be very difficult for the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams to win Wimbledon again after being absent from the WTA tour for nearly 12 months. The 40-year-old Serena announced her intention to play the third major of the year […]
Moosewala Murder: Shooters planned to use grenades had guns not worked
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a startling revelation in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, Delhi Police said on Monday that the assailants would have used grenades to kill the singer in case the guns didn’t work. “The shooters had kept grenades as a back-up plan in case the guns didn’t work,” Special Commissioner of Police […]
MLC Polls: Set back for MVA as BJP’s ‘extra’ candidate wins, Congressman loses
Mumbai, June 20 (BPNS) In another jolt for the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra after the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, the opposition BJP managed to get its ‘extra’ contestant elected as MLC, trouncing the Congress’ first preference candidate Chandrakant Handore, here late on Monday. The BJP’s prayers for a ‘political miracle’ seemed to […]
Covid virus likely leaked from Wuhan lab: WHO chief
London, June 20 (IANS) Just days after saying that the Covid lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was […]
