DMK local body representatives to meet on July 3 at Namakkal

Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) The DMK will organize a conference of local body representatives of the party at Namaakkal on July 3. Senior party leaders including Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, Youth wing leader, Udayanidhi Stalin, state water resources minister, S. Duraimurugan, and other leaders will participate in the meeting. In a statement on  Tuesday, the […]

Protests in Tenkasi,Tirunelveli districts in TN against dumping of waste from Kerala

Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) Political parties, social activists, and local people of Puthupatti of Tenkasi district and Paniyankurichi village in Tirunelveli district are up in arms against the dumping of waste from Kerala in their villages. Sources in the Paniyankurichi panchayath while speaking to BPNS said,” Waste from Kerala is brought through Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari […]

‘Vikram’ grosses Rs 155 cr in TN, breaks ‘Baahubali 2’ record of 152 cr

Chennai, June 20 (BPNS)  Noted director Lokesh Kanakaraj’s action entertainer ‘Vikram’, featuring actors Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, has now smashed all existing box-office records in Tamil Nadu, grossing Rs 155 crore in just 17 days in the state. Veteran entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai on Monday tweeted, “It can be confirmed that […]

Covid virus likely leaked from Wuhan lab: WHO chief

London, June 20 (IANS) Just days after saying that the Covid lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was […]

Maharshi Aurobindo and his philosophy

Dr. R. Subramony/ Madurai In 1914, when Richards met Sri Aurobindo, they decided to launch a philosophical magazine, Arya, it was decided to give to the world a grand synthesis of knowledge and yogic experiences. It would also contain Sri Aurobido’s Vision of the future. The decision was taken on 1 June. The first monthly […]