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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CPM leader M.C. Josephine passes away a day after fainting at party congress
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) CPM central committee member and senior leader of the party, M.C.Josephine (73) passes away at Kannur on Sunday. Josephine who was participating in the 23rd party Congress of the party at Kannur fainted during the party programme on Saturday and was rushed to the AKG Cooperative hospital in Kannur where she was […]
Third term for Sitaram Yechury as CPM general secretary
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) CPM general secretary, Sitaram Yechury will continue in the post for a third term. This was announced at the CPM 23rd party Congress venue on Sunday. He was re-elected as general secretary along with a 17 member politburo and an 85 member central committee during the 23rd party Congress. Sitaram Yechury was elected […]
Kerala law student writes letter to TN Chief Minister against sharing dais with Pinarayi
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) A final year law student of Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram has written a letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin against him sharing a dais with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during a seminar on ‘Centre, state relations’ as part of the 23rd party Congress of the CPM. The law student, […]
Had offered CM’s post to Mayawati but she ‘did not even talk to us’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress had offered to BSP chief Mayawati to jointly fight the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly election and make her the chief ministerial candidate but “she did not even talk to us”. Lashing out at the BSP supremo, the former Congress president alleged that Mayawati […]
Language row: TN Police on guard over possible violence as several parties announce protest marches
Chennai, April 9 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police are on the guard following intelligence inputs over possible violence in the state over the statement of Amit Shah regarding Hindi being the communicative medium. Political leaders including Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Congress state president M.K. Alagiri had come out against the statement of the Union […]
BJP only party that puts country above everything else, says Adityanath
Lucknow, Apr 6 The BJP is the only party that puts the country above everything else and its journey is a matter of surprise for political analysts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. At a programme held at the BJP’s state headquarters in Lucknow on the party’s 42nd foundation day, Yogi said […]