New Delhi, Apr 5 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers. This is the first time that action has been taken against the Indian YouTube-based news publishers since the notification of the IT […]
Chennai, April 5 (BPNS) The Tamil movie ‘Jai Bhim’ by Super Star Surya had depicted the woes of the Irula community of the state who are mainly snake charmers and snake catchers. The movie was based on a real-life incident that led to the death of an Irula man following brutal police torture. Several members […]
Chennai, March 7 (BPNS) A farmer Chinnadurai (23) in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu ended his life after loan agents of a private finance company seized his tractor and insulted him and his brothers in front of neighbours. Chinnadurai and his brothers, Suresh 33 and Bhaskaran 28, all farmers in Gingee had bought two tractors […]
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC) has awarded a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to a Mathematics research scholar at a Canadian university, Lois Sofia for shouting slogans at Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Sounderrajan when she was Tamil Nadu BJP president in 2018. The amount is to be paid […]
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) Even as the environmentalists and social activists have been crying hoarse, the Tamil Nadu government is moving ahead with the opening of six sand quarries in the districts of Myladuthurai and Thanjavur. The sand quarries will be opened on March 5th, after the election to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts […]
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) A day-long workshop to create awareness against human trafficking was conducted at Erode in Tamil Nadu on February 23 by the Rights Education and Development Centre (READ) with support from the US consulate, Chennai. The workshop was titled,” Frontline Defenders Against Trafficking in Persons in Tamil Nadu: Building Capacity of Community […]
Chennai, Feb 2(BPNS) With continuous mishaps at firecracker units in Southern Tamil Nadu including Virudhunagar and Sivakasi claiming lives, social activists and NGO’s working among the firecracker unit workers in Tamil Nadu has alleged that these units are camouflaging the actual number of workers employed in the units to deny benefits to the workers. It […]
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) A Chennai-based advocate, M. Srinivasan has sent a legal notice to New York Times newspaper on its investigative news report of January 28, 2022, stating that India had purchased spyware tool Pegasus as part of a 2 billion US dollar arms deal with Israel in 2017. The advocate who is having […]
