TN Chief Minister meets Governor for early assent of 21 bills
Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Thursday met the state Governor R.N. Ravi and requested him to grant early assent to bills passed by the state legislative assembly. The Chief Minister requested the Governor to give his assent to 21 bills passed by the legislative assembly at the earliest “to […]
Dissent in TN BJP over style of functioning of state president 
Chennai, June 2( IANS) Rumblings and dissent have commenced in Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP against the style of functioning of party state president, K. Annamalai. Several senior leaders of the party and their supporters are antagonised against the state president shouting at seniors at the drop of a hat. Many leaders feel that […]
AIADMK general and executive council to be held on June 23rd
Chennai, June 2 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK will conduct its general and executive council meetings on June 23rd. The meeting will be held at a private wedding hall at Vengaram near Chennai from 10 am onwards on June 23, a statement from the party headquarters said. AIADMK interim chairman A. Tamilmagan Hussain will preside in […]
Kashmiri Pandits protesting but BJP busy celebrating its eight years: Rahul
New Delhi, Jun 1 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the government over the killing of a Hindu woman teacher in Kulgam, saying Kashmiri Pandits are protesting but the BJP is busy celebrating eight years of Modi government. His remarks come a day after school teacher Renu Bala was gunned down near her school […]
Apni Party leader Vivek Malhotra from Jammu quits party
Jammu, Jun 1 In a major setback to the Apni Party, one of its co-founders and general secretary from Jammu, Vikram Malhotra on Wednesday resigned from the party, citing “lack of any coherent policy or programme for the future”. Malhotra also claimed that the Apni Party has become a “reflection of the National Conference and […]
Sivaji Ganesan’s son comes out against CPI over remarks on his late father
Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) Ramkumar Ganesan, son of late South Indian matinee idol ,Sivaji Ganesan has come out strongly against the Communist Party of India (CPI) over the remarks made by its state secretary Muthuresan against the late actor Ramkumar who is also a member of the BJP was responding to the statement of the […]
AIADMK insecure overgrowth of ally BJP, second-rung leaders comes out against saffron party
Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK seems to be insecure over the growth of its ally BJP in the National Democratic Alliance in Tamil Nadu. The drift commenced after the BJP announced that it would contest the Urban local body polls on its own and that the party wanted to know the grass-root strength […]
After DMK mouthpiece praise of Venkiah, speculations rife over DMK support in Presidential polls
Chennai, May 31 (BPNS) The praise of DMK mouthpiece ‘Murasoli’ on Vice President of the country, M. Venkiah Naidu’s speech while unveiling the statue of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, late M. Karunanidhi has given rise to speculation whether the party would support Naidu if he is a contestant in the Presidential polls. The […]
TN BJP warns of state wide hunger strike, protests if state government don’t slash fuel prices
Chennai, May 31 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP has threatened a state wide hunger strike and a massive rally in Tiruchi if the state government does not slash fuel prices as per the poll promise of DMK. BJP Tamil Nadu state president K. Annamalai told party cadres in a public meeting at Chennai […]