Washington, July 27 (BPNS) The US Department of Justice could be closing in on former President Donald Trump for his lies about the 2020 election that he lost to President Joe Biden and his efforts to overturn the outcome culminating in the historic insurrection at the US Capitol, home to American Congress, on January 6, 2021. […]
Intervention among sex workers to prevent local transmission of monkeypox
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 The fight against monkeypox virus (MPV) transmission in the state has been raised to the next level as the state health department joins hands with the Kerala State AIDS Control Society (KSACS). According to health officials, intervention programmes will be conducted among men who have sex with men (MSM) […]
30 plus age group highly prone to get lifestyle diseases, finds health dept
Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (BPNS) An ongoing health screening programme among people who are above 30 years old in the state has come out with some disturbing facts. It turned out that of the five-lakh people screened for lifestyle diseases so far, a majority are prone to get any of the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like […]
People of Sri Lanka have high regard and respect for Narendra Modi and Indian Govt: Senthil Thondaman
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Senthil Thondaman is the President of the Ceylon Workers Congress, the largest trade union in the island nation. He was the former Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka and was a former minister in the same province. His party, Ceylon Workers Congress has two Members of Parliament. Senthil […]
Madras HC orders expeditious trial against Rajiv murder convict Murugan
Chennai, July 26 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered an expeditious trial against Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict, Murugan alias Sriharan in a case related to obscene behaviour in jail. A criminal case has been registered against Murugan for allegedly having stood naked before the jail officials and showing obscene gestures when some items […]
TN youth in Ukraine paramilitary force : Father not to insist on his return
Chennai, July 26 (BPNS) The Coimbatore youth, Sainikesh who joined a paramilitary force in war-torn Ukraine is not keen to return home and his father is not insisting on his return. Ravichandran, father of Sainikesh while speaking to BPNS said, “ After the Russian attack on July 25, I had contacted him. He is not […]
Protest in Coimbatore, TN over private school forcing parents to sign indemnity bond
Chennai, July 26 (BPNS) Parents protested against a posh private school in Coimbatore forcing them to sign an indemnity bond that the school would not be responsible for any injury to their child inside the school campus. The bond also mentions that the school management or teachers would not be responsible for any loss of […]
Class twelve girl commits suicide in Cuddalore, Third suicide in two weeks in TN
Chennai, July 26 (BPNS) A Class twelve student committed suicide at her home in Cuddalore on Tuesday. Cuddalore district superintendent of Police told BPNS that the student had a rift with her mother and in a fit of fury she entered her room and committed suicide. This is the third incident of a Plus two […]
Police arrest one in Kallakurichi bus torching case
Chennai, July 26 (BPNS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Tamil Nadu police has arrested a person, Manikandan of Poosapadi in Salem district for burning the police bus during the Kallakurichi violence on July 17th. Police in a statement said that the arrest was made on Monday night after analyzing the video clippings of […]
O. Panneerselvam appoints office bearers in AIADMK
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam who was expelled from the AIADMK on July 11 during its general council meeting has said that he was appointing office bearers of the party. The former AIADMK Chief coordinator said that he was appointing party Rajya Sabha Member, R. Dharmar, former MP, […]



