Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) A division bench of the Madras High Court refused to stall the AIADMK general council meeting slated for July 11th. Justices M. Duraisamy and Sundar Mohan of the Madras High Court made it clear on Monday that the order passed by them on June 23rd early morning at 4.40 am was only […]
Indian fishermen release from Lanka: Stalin writes to Union govt
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has written to Union External Affairs minister, S. Jaishankar to immediately intervene in the arrest of 12 Indian fishermen (7 from Tamil Nadu and 5 from Puducherry) who were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday. Stalin in his letter mentioned that […]
Director courts controversy documentary poster depicts Goddess Kali smoking
Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) NRI Tamil filmmaker, Leena Manimekalai has courted controversy after her the poster of her latest documentary ‘Kaali’ has shown Goddess Kali revered by millions, smoking a cigarette. This has sparked outrage on social media and many are calling for the arrest of the filmmaker. Netizens have come out stating that the […]
Congress questions AKG Centre attack in Kerala Assembly
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (BPNS) The Kerala Assembly on Monday witnessed an extraordinary incident as the Congress-led Opposition moved an adjournment motion against the attack on ruling front CPI (M)’s state committee office -AKG Center. Though the Opposition move was to mock the government as the police are yet to make a single arrest on the […]
Protests in TN after state govt scraps 5% reservation for ex- paramilitary staff in state police
Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) Ex- paramilitary officers and constables are on the path of protest in Tamil Nadu after the state government scrapped the 5 % reservation for them in recruitment of police sub-inspectors and constables in state police. In a recent notification issued by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board(TNUSRB) it was clearly […]
DMK leader A. Raja threatens not to force party revive separate Tamil nation demand
Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) DMK leader and former Union minister, A. Raja while speaking at a seminar at Namakkal threatened that the party must not be forced to revive the separate Tamil Nation demand. The DMK leader was speaking at a seminar for party local body representatives,” Autonomy for state, federalism in Centre” at Namakkal […]
India records 16,135 fresh Covid cases, 24 deaths
New Delhi, July 4 (BPNS) India on Monday witnessed a marginal rise in Covid cases with 16,135 infections recorded in the past 24 hours against previous day’s 16,103 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data. In the same period, 24 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,223. Meanwhile, the active caseload has also […]
Powell powers West Indies to 35-run win against Bangladesh in second T20I
Roseau (Dominica), July 4 (BPNS) West Indies fans enjoyed a commanding performance from their team in the second T20 International, as they brushed aside Bangladesh by 35 runs at Windsor Park to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Monday (IST). With international cricket returning to the island for the first time since […]
3 brothers held in UP for killing woman, daughter
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (BPNS) The Sultanpur police have arrested the owner of a tent house along with his two brothers for the alleged murder of a woman and her 21-year-old daughter. The three brothers have been identified as Irfan (tent house owner), Sadan and Shehzad. The deceased have been identified as Shakuntala, 40, […]



