Stalin wants officials to make the state compete with foreign nations, not with other states
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has called upon the secretaries of various state government departments to set targets to themselves by not competing with other state governments within the country but with developed South Asian nations as well as other countries. He was chairing a meeting to review the status […]
Netanyahu, Olmert face off in court in defamation suit
Jerusalem, Jan 10 Two former Israeli prime ministers faced off in a Tel Aviv courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu’s defamation suit against Ehud Olmert got underway on Monday. Netanyahu, his wife and son appeared in the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s court for the opening of their case against Olmert, Netanyahu’s predecessor as Israel’s prime minister. Netanyahu had […]
Michael Lobo resigns as Goa minister, quits BJP
Panaji, Jan 10 Goa minister and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Monday resigned from the Pramod Sawant-led ministry and also as member of the Legislative Assembly, ahead of the state polls scheduled next month. Lobo, who represented the Calangute Assembly constituency, submitted his resignations to the chief minister’s office and the Goa Assembly’s Speaker. I […]
EAM Jaishankar speaks to British counterpart Liz Truss
New Delhi, Jan 10 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke to his British counterpart Liz Truss, covering “shared interest” in trade, investment and security. The telephonic conversation between Jaishankar and Truss came days before the start of negotiations between the two countries for a comprehensive free trade agreement. British Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister visits ration shops, inspect Pongal gift hampers
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday visited the ration shops in Royapettah and WashermenPett in Chennai and inspected the distribution of Pongal gift hampers. Stalin had on Sunday requested his cabinet colleagues MLA’s and district collectors to monitor the distribution of Pongal gift hampers to the people of the […]
TMC leader G.K. Vasan comes out against Karnataka Congress yatra for Mekedatu dam
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Manila Congress (TMC ) president and former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan said that the padayatra taken out by the Karnataka unit of the Congress party for the construction of a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu was highly condemnable. In a statement on Monday, G.K. Vasan who is the […]
Protests across TN against desecration of statue of Periyar
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) are conducting protests across Tamil Nadu against the desecration of a statue of Periyar, the father of the Dravidian movement at Vellalore in Coimbatore. The desecration had taken place on Saturday night after 10pm, police said. Dravidar Kazhagam president, K. […]
OPS for shutting down Tasmac shops
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 […]
Biden to deliver first State of the Union address on March 1
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 […]