Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad on Sunday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take immediate cognisance of alleged distribution of political pamphlets inside churches in the state, claiming that such activities could undermine the integrity of the ongoing Assembly election process. In a statement, Prasad alleged that pamphlets supportive of the DMK and containing political messaging were circulated within certain church prem…
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Idukki (Kerala), April 5 (IANS) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday that winds of change are blowing in Kerala and the Congress-led United Democratic Front is sure to form the government after the April 9 elections.“Change is coming. You be ready, and if you all support, definitely Congress will come… 100 per cent this time”, he said, adding: “Today, after our strong victory in local body elections across Idukki, it is clear the people are shifting towards the UDF.”Add…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has strongly and openly accused the Congress and other opposition parties of spreading false narratives on various issues, including films such as Dhurandar, The Kerala Story and The Kashmir Files. Addressing the public at an event, the Prime Minister said, “The Congress, the UDF, the LDF, they lie about everything as if it is their nature. They mislead the country as if it is their nature.”Accusing the opposition for spreadi…
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has called on the Union government to immediately withdraw the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) framework, alleging that the move unfairly targets Christian institutions, churches, and other minority-run charitable organisations. In a statement posted on social media, CM Stalin criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre over the proposed changes linked to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Ac…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Even with just eight days left for the April 9 assembly polls in Kerala, the national Congress leadership has issued an urgent directive to its Members of Parliament to reach New Delhi and attend the ongoing session, signalling a coordinated push to oppose the contentious amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). All India Congress Committee General Secretary K. C. Venugopal said the move comes in response to the Centre’s attempt to in…
Amaravati, March 24 (IANS) Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday welcomed the renewal of FCRA permissions for the Rural Development Trust (RDT) and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the decision. He stated that the renewal under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act will ensure the continuation of RDT’s vital services in education, healthcare, environment, and social development across the undivided Anantapur district, significant…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) After Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan, the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has on Monday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged financial irregularities linked to the Punarjani housing project, involving an NGO Manappatt Foundation, and its chief executive officer (CEO). The Punarjani project, spearheaded by LoP Satheesan during his tenure as an MLA, aimed to construct houses for those w…