21 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees land in Rameswaram

Chennai, April 10 (BPNS) 21 Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka have reached Rameswaram during the early morning hours of Sunday. The refugees were found at a sand mound at Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram. Indian Coast Guard and Tamil Nadu Marine police took them into custody and they are being interrogated at the Mandapam police station. Mandapam […]

Son hacks father, mother to death in Thrissur , Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (BPNS) In a bizarre incident on Sunday morning, a thirty-year-old man hacked to death his parents at Thrissur in Kerala. Police sources told BPNS that the incident occurred at 9 am on Sunday. Kuttan (60) and Chandrika( 55) were cleaning their courtyard when their son, Aneesh hacked the duo with a sickle. […]

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 […]

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 […]