TN Congress conducts protest march in front of ED office, Chennai on summons to Sonia, Rahul
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Congress president, K.S. Alagiri led a protest march in front of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office against the summons issued by the ED to AICC president Sonia Gandhi and her son and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi. The protest was part of a nationwide agitation against the ED move planned […]
AIADMK comes out against move on Kallar reclamation hostels
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has come out strongly against the reported move to transfer control over the Kallar reclamation hostels from Joint Director to District Welfare officers for the Backward Class and Minorities. The former Chief Minister in a statement on Monday said […]
No black dress, mask for Catholics in Pinarayi programme
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (BPNS) The Kozhikode archdiocese of the Catholic church has asked the devotees not to attend the centenary celebration function at Kozhikode wearing black clothes and black masks. This is in view of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurating the programme and his newfound aversion to black colour. It may be noted that Kerala […]
Pinarayi Vijayan’s mind and eyes have turned dark, Opposition leader
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (BPNS) Kerala leader of Opposition and senior leader of Congress party, V.D. Satheeshan has said that Kerala is turning into a police raj under Pinarayi Vijayan and asked whether the Chief Minister was a Hitler. He said that the youth Congress workers were taken into preventive detention at Kunnamkulam in Thrissur district […]
Kerala gold smuggling case: State BJP in spot after no action from central agencies
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 (BPNS) Even as the Kerala BJP is struggling to justify the drubbing faced at Thirkkakara by-poll with senior leader and party state vice president, A.N. Radhakrishnan forfeiting his deposit and the party losing 2526 votes when compared to the 2021 assembly elections. The party which created a major buzz in the constituency […]
Palaniswami slams DMK over online gaming
Chennai, June 11 (BPNS) AIADMK Joint Coordinator K. Palaniswami on Saturday, slamming the DMK government in Tamil Nadu headed by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, wondered if it needs any more reasons than the increasing number of suicides to ban online gaming. Palaniswami said people are wondering whether the DMK government, by forming a committee to […]
Hate and unrest not our way: Rahul
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) India has always set an example of truth, non-violence and brotherhood before the world and hate and unrest “is not our way”, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday amid reports of violence during protests at various places against controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad. Protests erupted in several parts […]
Precautionary measures in state to maintain law and order: K’taka CM Bommai
Hubballi, (Karnataka) June 11 Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday held a high-level meeting with top police officials against the backdrop of violent protests inUttar Pradesh and national capital over “controversial” remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by two now-suspended BJP leaders. Speaking to mediapersons in Hubballi, Bommai said that presently the situation is peaceful in […]
CPM on the defensive after Swapna Suresh release tape
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (BPNS) The Kerala unit of the CPM is on the defensive after the gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh released an audio tape at Palakkad on Friday. In the tape Swapna is heard speaking to a person, Shaj Kiran who was a former journalist and who convinces her that he was close […]