Chennai, July 19 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Police have deployed 200 policemen at the Marina beach in Chennai expecting a protest over the death of the Plus two student at Kallakurichi on Tuesday. The policemen are deployed following rumours on social media that there would be protest at the Marina beach on the issue of […]
IMD predicts heavy rains in 12 districts of TN till July 20
Chennai, July 19 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in 12 districts of Tamil Nadu till Wednesday. Weathermen have forecasted heavy rains for the next 24 hours in 12 districts including The Nilgiris, Krishnagiri, Erode, Dharmapuri, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Tiruppatur, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Theni, and Dindigul. The Regional Centre of IMD said […]
OPS removed from AIADMK deputy legislative leader post, R.B. Udhayakumar replaces him
Chennai, July 19 (BPNS) Former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam(OPS) who was expelled from the AIADMK during the party general council meeting on July 11 has now been removed from the post of deputy legislative party leader in the Tamil Nadu assembly. R.G. Udhayakumar who is a former minister and a close confidant of Edappadi K. […]
TN revenue department for razing “Untouchability Wall” in Tiruppur village 
Chennai , July 19(BPNS) The revenue development of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu is studying the prospects of razing down a 300 feet long wall constructed allegedly by Upper caste people at Mettupalayam in Kangeyam taluk of the district Villagers on Monday lodged a complaint with the Tiruppur district collector who immediately directed the taluk […]
Kallakurichi violence : TN government transfers district collector, SP
Chennai, July 19 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday transferred the Kallakurichi district collector and Superintendent of Police after the Sunday incident in which a mob took law and order into their hands and vandalized a private school. Kallakurichi district collector, P.S. Sridhar, and District Superintendent of Police,P. Selvakumar was transferred. Sravan Kumar Jatavath […]
NEET frisking incident: police intensifies probe, NTA intervenes as protests mounts
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (BPNS) The frisking incident at a private college in Kollam during the recently concluded National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) last Sunday has stirred up a hornet’s nest. The exam center, Mar Thomas Institute of Information and Technology at Ayur, is in the eye of the storm after some women candidates complained […]
ODI series : Indian batters’ persistent problems against left-arm pacers
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) “They need to play to left arm (pace bowling) a little bit better. History tells you that Shaheen Shah Afridi blew them away one evening in Dubai, Mohammad Amir blew them away one afternoon at the Oval in a final, and Reece Topley has blown them away here (at Old Trafford),” […]
Spielberg helms his first music video with wife Kate Capshaw as dolly grip
Los Angeles, July 18 (BPNS) After helming the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated musical, “West Side Story”, the legendary Steven Spielberg has a new first in his 50-year-plus career — he has just directed a music video, using his smartphone, for Marcus Mumford’s first solo track, “Cannibal”, reports ‘Variety’. The Mumford and Sons frontman, whose other […]
BJP, AAP slugfest over denial of Visa to Kejriwal continues
New Delhi, July 18 (BPNS) A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal blamed the Central government for not granting permission to attend a conference in Singapore, the BJP on Monday attacked him questioning why the chief minister wants to attend an event meant for mayors. BJP Lok Sabha Member from West Delhi Parvesh Verma […]
Dera Sacha Sauda chief claims his blood group changed from O+ to O-
Chandigarh, July 18 (BPNS) Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping two of his two disciples, told his followers that his blood group changed from O positive to O negative. However, the Dera chief, whose 30-day parole ended on Sunday, offered no evidence, medical or otherwise, to […]



