Chennai, June 23 (UNI) Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal and Minister of State of Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs L Murugan on Sunday said new Criminal laws enacted by the Centre have replaced outdated colonial legislation. They were speaking at a day-long conference organised by the…
Chennai, June 23 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi liquor tragedy incident, that has claimed more than 50 lives, and questioned the silence of Congress-led INDIA alliance, including its leader Rahul Gandhi, in which the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu was a key partner. It…
Chennai, June 21 (UNI) The spurious liquor tragedy at Karunapuram village in Kallakurichi district mounted to 47, on Friday, even as the Tamil Nadu government ordered a judicial probe into the incident and announced a solatium of Rs ten lakh each to the bereaved families. Reports received here said that nearly 165 people were being…
Chennai, June 16 (UNI) Upping his ante against the Centre on NEET, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Sunday said NEET, an examination masquerading as a measure of merit, has repeatedly revealed itself as a pervasive scam affecting all levels of society. The Union government must stop defending this anti-student,…
Chennai, June 15 (UNI) Buoyed by the victory of all 40 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Saturday night said all the 40 MPs from the state will strongly voice for the welfare of the state in Parliament. Speaking at the DMK’s Mupperum Vizha…
Chennai, June 15 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-N2 that would enhance the broadband services and in-flight connectivity across the Indian region. The satellite, with a lift off mass of 4,700 kg and with a mission life of 14 years, is at present undergoing…
Chennai, June 10 (UNI) In a significant breakthrough, the Aditya-L1 satellite, India’s first mission to explore the hottest planet Sun, has captured the solar fury. ISRO on Monday said the eruptive events were captured by two remote sensing instruments onboard Aditya-L1, viz. the Solar Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) and the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph…
Chennai, June 3 (UNI) The state is all set for counting of votes polled in the single phase elections held on April 19 to elect 39 members to the 18th Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday morning, amid tight security. Along with the Lok Sabha polls, bye-election to the Vilavancode Assembly seat, which fell…
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu), May 30 (UNI) Cadres of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Thursday staged black flag protests in Southern districts of the State against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari for meditation. In Tirunelveli, a large number of Congress men assembled at…
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), May 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kanyakumari on Thursday evening to undertake a 45-hour long meditation at the iconic Vivekananda Rock Memorial at mid sea, ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha election results. The PM arrived in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram at the helipad arranged inside the…
