Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (BPNS) In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court held that the children of unwed mothers and the children of raped victims had the right to exercise their fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity. The court said this while upholding the right of a person to include his mother’s name alone […]
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) The elite ‘Q’ branch police of the Tamil Nadu police will soon submit a charge sheet to 41 persons including policemen in the Madurai fake passport scam case involving Sri Lankan nationals. Tamil Nadu police had registered a case under sections 120(b), 420,465,468, and 471 of IPC and Section 12(A)(a), 12(IA) […]
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) The Regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in Tamil Nadu till July 27, Wednesday. Heavy rains, according to the IMD are likely in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Erode, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruppatur, Salem, Kallakurichi, Karur, Namakkal, Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (BPNS) AICC general secretary, organization, and former member of parliament from Alappuzha, K.C. Venugopal lashed out against the posting of Sreeram Venkataraman IAS as the district collector of Kerala. The senior Congress leader who was a former Union minister and minister in Kerala said that posting Sriram Venkataraman who is a ‘tainted’ […]
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin lauded the performance of Neeraj Chopra in the World Athletic Championship, winning a silver medal in the javelin throw competition. In a social media post, Stalin said, “ Neeraj Chopra has scripted history once again! Congratulations on becoming only the second Indian and first Indian […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (BPNS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) has come out strongly against the CPM and said that there was a deliberate attempt to brand the left democratic front (LDF) as Pinarayi government. Party members who were participating in the Thiruvananthapuram district committee meeting spoke about the need for internal discussions on the […]
Patna, July 23 (IANS) A CRPF personnel was arrested in Bihar’s Buxar for occupying the seat of a woman passenger and allegedly forcing her to sleep on the same seat, an official said on Saturday. The victim was travelling in the Guwahati-bound North East super fast train from Delhi’s Anand Vihar railway station. In a statement, […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 23 (BPNS) Kerala’s much-delayed flagship project, the Vizhinjam Port finally appears to be nearing completion as state Ports Minister Ahamed Devarkovil on Saturday said the first ship will berth in March 2023. “While the first ship will berth in March 2023, the first phase of the port will be commissioned in September 2023,” he […]
Shillong, July 23 (BPNS) In a major embarrassment for the BJP, five children were rescued and 73 people arrested from a “brothel” reportedly run by the party’s Meghalaya Vice President Bernard N. Marak in Tura on Saturday, police said. The BJP leader has denied the charge and accused Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma of political […]
New Delhi, July 23 (BPNS) The World Health Organisation on Saturday declared the monkeypox as public health emergency of international concern. The global health body said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency. “WHO’s assessment is that the risk of monkeypox is […]
