New Delhi: Manmohan Singh, the former Indian Prime Minister and the man behind the economic liberalisation that changed the economic graph of the country, passed away on Thursday. He was 92. He breathed his last at AIIMS Delhi. The veteran Congress leader and a leading economist who was well respected all over the world was […]
Thiruvananthapuram, December 24 The Orthodox Bishop of the Thrissur diocese ,Yuhanon Mar Meletius has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending the Christmas celebrations organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Monday night, calling it “a likely drama.” Speaking to Bharathpost , the Bishop remarked that while the Prime Minister was bowing […]
Chennai, November 21 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K. Ponmudi announced that the state government will reject any applications for Tungsten mining in Arittapatti, located in the Madurai district. Speaking to the media, the minister clarified that Hindustan Zinc, a subsidiary of the Vedanta Group, has not yet submitted an application for mining. However, he […]
Chennai, November 19 (BPNS ) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) have strongly criticised the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), accusing the public-sector insurance major of imposing Hindi on its website users. Stalin, in a social media post on X, referred to reports about the […]
Chennai, November 18 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held discussions with the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, Aravind Panagariya, and members of the commission on Monday at the state secretariat. He highlighted the importance of their recommendations in shaping India’s progress towards becoming a developed nation. The 16th Finance Commission, established under […]
Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has installed an app, Chief Minister Breakfast Monitoring Scheme (CMBFS) to monitor the state government’s flagship free breakfast scheme for school students. The first phase of the scheme covering 1545 schools and 1.14 lakh students was rolled out by the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on September 15th, […]
Thiruvananthapuram, September 18 (BPNS) In an extraordinary move, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan convened a press meet at his official residence, Kerala Raj Bhavan, on Monday. The press meet has come at a time when the war of words between the Governor and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan worsens. As per sources, the Governor is expected […]
Chennai, Sept 18 (BPNS) Union Minister for Education entrepreneurship and skill development, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 recognizes all Indian languages as national languages. He was speaking at the 36th convocation ceremony of SASTRA Deemed to be University at Thanjavur on Sunday. The minister said that the country has the knowledge […]
Chennai, Sept 15 (BPNS) A peace meeting held at Srirangam on Wednesday between affected parties, HR& CE department officials, police, revenue officials, and Wakf Board representative has decided that the title deeds in Tiruchendurai village can be carried out as usual. It may be noted that a major controversy erupted in the Tiruchendurai area when the […]
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, September 15 The Kerala government has formed a four-member committee to implement one of its flagship programmes – the eradication of extreme poverty – in a time-bound manner. The committee headed by the vice chairperson of the State Planning Board has been asked to look at the challenges involved in implementing […]
