Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (BPNS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, K. Sudhakaran has said that the state Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will not be left alone in his fight against appointments in the Universities of Kerala. He said that the people of Kerala are with the Governor in his endeavor to cleanse the Universities and […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy and isolated rains over some areas of Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry from Tuesday. The IMD also predicted that some districts adjacent to Western Ghats will face heavy rains from Tuesday. Weather department officials also said that a few […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) security officers seized drugs worth Rs 60 crore from a Keralite passenger who had arrived from Zimbabwe and bound for New Delhi. The seizure was effected on Sunday. CIAL in a statement on Sunday said that the drug, Methaquinol is a psychotropic drug and weighed […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Dindigul police on Sunday arrested a member of the ruling DMK IT wing for derogatory posts on Hindu gods including Lord Sreekrishna. The arrested Lokesh Karthick is an active worker of the DMK and an activist of its IT wing from Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. The BJP Dindigul district […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (BPNS) BJP Mahila Morcha national president and Member of Legislative Assembly from Coimbatore, Vanathi Sreenivasan has urged the state government to create a database of workers in the unorganized sector. Vanathi was speaking to reporters after distributing e-Shram and Ayushman Bharath scheme identity cards to a few beneficiaries on Sunday at Coimbatore. […]
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) In a jolt to the Congress ahead of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, its senior leader Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned from the chairmanship of the party’s steering committee for the state. Sharma, in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is learnt to have said that his self-respect is […]
Jamshedpur, Aug 21 (PTI) A 17-year-old male leopard died after water gushed in Tata Steel Zoological Park due to incessant rains and flood-like situation in the Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur city for the last 24 hours. The water entered the low lying areas of the zoo, especially the area near the leopard enclosure, causing the tragic incident, […]
Chennai, Aug 21 (PTI) Tamil Nadu on Sunday logged 603 new COVID-19 infections, including two returnees from Telangana and Assam, pushing the overall tally to 35,63,322, said the Health Department. NVG There were no fresh COVID-related deaths and the toll remained unchanged at 38,033, said a bulletin here. NVG As many as 743 people recuperated […]
Pune, Aug 21 (PTI) Riding on Dilip Khandvi and Vishal’s brilliant defensive play, Odisha Juggernauts handed Gujarat Giants their first defeat in the inaugural edition of Ultimate Kho Kho here on Sunday. Dilip defended for four minutes and 33 seconds and Vishal for three minutes four seconds in a thrilling match that ended with a […]
New Delhi, Aug 21 (BPNS) The process for the election of Congress president got underway on Sunday, with the party’s election authority saying it would stick to the schedule of electing a new chief by September 20. Chairman of the party’s Central Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry told PTI that it was up to the Congress […]
