Chennai, Jan 9 (BPNS) AIADMK Chief Coordinator and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has called upon the state government to shut the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) liquor shops. He said that the liquor outlets must be closed till the Covid situation becomes normal in the state. Panneerselvam said that […]
Washington, Jan 7 (AP) President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1, the White House confirmed Friday, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the president a formal invitation to speak to Congress and the American public one year into his term. It will mark the latest any president […]
Lucknow, Jan 8 People of Uttar Pradesh are waiting to bid goodbye to the BJP government on March 10 when votes will be counted, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday welcoming the announcement of the assembly poll schedule for UP and four other states. He also sought to assure that his party would […]
New Delhi, Jan 8 In an unprecedented step, the Election Commission on Saturday banned public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings till January 15 in the five poll-bound states, citing the fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, and issued stringent safety guidelines. Declaring the election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, Chief Election Commissioner […]
Panaji, Jan 8 Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar on Saturday said his party will win the Assembly polls in the state scheduled for February 14. He said party workers and people were eager to get rid of the communal and corrupt BJP government in the state. The ruling BJP should not bend the rules the […]
New Delhi, Jan 8 Voting for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be held in seven phases, starting from the western part of the politically crucial state on February 10 and moving eastwards. Punjab (117 seats), Uttarakhand (70 seats) and Goa (40 seats) will have single-day voting on February 14, coinciding with the second […]
Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK is planning protests across the state of Tamil Nadu against the DMK government passing a bill reducing the tenure of cooperative bank directors to 3 years from the present 5 years. This is following the state government passing a bill in the assembly on Friday in this regard. […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu BJP which had announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would participate in a Pongal celebration named,’ Modi Pongal’ to be held in Madurai has now cancelled the programme in the wake of a surge in Covid cases. BJP Tamil Nadu unit president,K. Annamalai in a statement on Friday […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government under M.K. Stalin is to bring in a resolution in the legislative assembly during the March session to remove the powers conferred on the Governor of the state to appoint Vice Chancellors. The state higher education minister, K. Ponmudi in the assembly on Thursday said that the […]
Chennai, Jan 7 (BPNS) With fresh Covid -19 cases on the rise in Tamil Nadu, the state health minister Ma Subramanian is meeting senior health department officials at the state capital. The state health secretary Dr. J. Radhakrishnan and other senior officials of the health department are taking part in the meeting called by the […]
