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. […]
Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police on Sunday arrested five accomplices of history-sheeter Guna who is absconding after jumping bail for the past six months. Guna is a habitual offender and is an accused in 24 criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, extortion, kidnapping, and landgrab in various police stations in the districts […]
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 […]
Madurai (TN), Jan 8 The Madras High Court has ruled that an evangelist who made offending remarks against Hindus cannot claim immunity after outraging religious beliefs of others and stated he cannot be equated as a neutral commentator or a stand-up comedian like Munawar Faruqui. Partly quashing an FIR filed against priest P George Ponniah […]
New Delhi, Jan 8 A fire accident cannot be termed as an ‘act of God’ if it did not happen due to the operation of any external natural forces like storm, floods, lightning or earthquake, the Supreme Court has said. A three-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar made the observation while setting aside […]
Chennai, Jan 8 Tamil Nadu Minister Gingee K S Masthan on Saturday appealed Tamils living abroad to invest in the state and said the role of expatriate Tamils was essential for economic development. The Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils’ Welfare said Tamils living abroad should come to Tamil Nadu to start business […]
New Delhi, Jan 8 Bank officers’ union AIBOC has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider bankers as the frontline workers for administering booster shots amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country. In a letter addressed to the Finance Minister, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) also suggested the implementation of a 5-day week to […]
Beijing, Jan 8 (AP) A strong overnight earthquake shook a sparsely populated area in western China early Saturday and forced the suspension of high-speed rail service because of tunnel damage, authorities said. Four people with minor injuries in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County had been treated and released, they said at a news conference. The magnitude […]
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 […]
New Delhi, Jan 8 India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which includes 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Of the 3,071 cases of Omicron variant, 1,203 have recovered or migrated, according […]
