TN governor R N Ravi conferring degrees to students of Tamil University in Thanjavur on Saturday CHENNAI: A day after he was embroiled in a controversy over omission of the word ‘Dravida’ from the lyrics of Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu for Hindi month celebration at Doordarshan Kendra in Chennai, governor R N Ravi governor stood up…
Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi (left); Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin (right) CHENNAI: A chorus singing ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’ at an event Friday celebrating the Hindi month at Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai, with governor RN Ravi as the chief guest omitted the word “Dravida” from the lyrics —and all hell broke loose.Virtually every party barring…
KOLKATA: In the dead of the night at 3.45 am on Tuesday, doctors who were at a sit-in demonstration on BB Ganguly Street stood up and began singing the National Anthem. Some 300 policemen who were also present stood up as well and joined them. Though everyone stands whenever ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is sung, the…
NEW DELHI: He may be the first gold medalist for India in athletics and one of the best sportspersons the country has produced, but Neeraj Chopra remains humble and modest as ever.Though Neeraj failed to defend his Tokyo gold medal in the javelin final in Paris, losing to Pakistan‘s Arshad Nadeem, he didn’t let the…
NEW DELHI: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Stade de France.Neeraj’s throw of 89.45m earned him second place on the podium. Although it was his best performance of the season, it wasn’t enough to secure gold, which went to…
NEW DEHLI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan refuted the allegation that the Preamble to the Constitution has been removed from NCERT textbooks, calling it baseless. He accused Congress of engaging in the “politics of lies” and claimed that their actions demonstrate a disgusting mentality.Pradhan asserted that Congress has consistently opposed India’s development and education system,…
SRINAGAR: J&K administration has directed all schools to commence morning assemblies with the National Anthem, requiring them to strictly follow a four-year-old norm whose compliance has been erratic.A circular issued by the principal secretary of the school education to this effect also requires morning assemblies to be made uniform across the Union Territory.The order covers…
SRINAGAR: J&K administration has directed all schools to commence morning assemblies with the National Anthem, requiring them to strictly follow a four-year-old norm whose compliance has been erratic.A circular issued by the principal secretary of the school education to this effect also requires morning assemblies to be made uniform across the Union Territory.The order covers…
