TN Congress to take out 18-day padayatra to commemorate Vedaranyam salt satyagraha
Chennai, April 12 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee will take out an 18-day‘ padayatra’ to commemorate the Vedaranyam salt satyagraha from April 13, Wednesday. The padayatra will be inaugurated by former Union minister and senior leader of the Congress party, P. Chidambaram. Former TNCC president, K.V. Thangabalu will lead the padayatra. The yatra is […]
I crore as surety from Indian fishermen height of injustice, OPS
Chennai, April 12 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has deplored a Sri Lankan court reportedly ordering Rs I crore as security for the release of each Indian fisherman from Tamil Nadu arrested in the Island nation. OPS in a statement on Tuesday said that the order went […]
Ayodhya Mandapam administration taken over following court order, Minister
Chennai, April 12 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE), P.K. Sekar Babu has said that the HR&CE department has taken over the administration of the Ayodhya Mandapam at West Mambalam following a court order. The minister was responding to a question raised by the BJP member, Vanathi Srinivasan. Speaking at […]
Pakistan nearing its disintegration, Sindhudesh leader Zafar Sahito
Leader of the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), Zafar Sahito who lives in exile in the United States of America has said that Pakistan was a state created by fake ideology and for some international benefit to the British, and now it has become a liability for everyone and is on the verge of disintegration. […]
NIA, NCB commence investigation after 11 Iranians arrested off Chennai coast
Chennai, April 10 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have commenced investigation into the drug smuggling on the Indian coast after 11 Iranians were apprehended off the Chennai coast on Saturday. Sources in the NCB told BPNS that the 11 Iranians were detained by the Indian Coast Guard after […]
Ram Chandra Dome from Bengal to become the first Dalit Politburo member: CPM sources
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) Seven-time Member of Parliament and the CPM Central Committee member from West Bengal, Ram Chandra Dome will be the first Dalit representative in the Politburo, which is the highest decision-making body of the CPM. Sources in the CPM told IANS that party Central committee meeting which is being held at the […]
21 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees land in Rameswaram
Chennai, April 10 (BPNS) 21 Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka have reached Rameswaram during the early morning hours of Sunday. The refugees were found at a sand mound at Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram. Indian Coast Guard and Tamil Nadu Marine police took them into custody and they are being interrogated at the Mandapam police station. Mandapam […]
Son hacks father, mother to death in Thrissur , Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) In a bizarre incident on Sunday morning, a thirty-year-old man hacked to death his parents at Thrissur in Kerala. Police sources told BPNS that the incident occurred at 9 am on Sunday. Kuttan (60) and Chandrika( 55) were cleaning their courtyard when their son, Aneesh hacked the duo with a sickle. […]
Antony led disciplinary committee to recommend action against KV Thomas: K.C. Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) General Secretary (Organisation) of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) , K.C. Venugopal has said that the party disciplinary action committee led by senior leader A.K. Antony will recommend action against Prof. K.V. Thomas. The AICC general secretary was speaking to reporters at Kannur on Sunday. Venugopal said that the final […]
