Tag Archives: DMK

Chennai: A 21-year-old student preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admissions has died by suicide near Chennai. Police officials said the student, Devadharshini, was attending coaching classes and preparing for NEET – which is scheduled to be held on May 4 – and was stressed …

Tiruchirappalli: BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday claimed Hindi was the ‘compulsory’ third language during the Congress-led UPA regime and asserted it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who gave the option of studying any Indian language as a third language. Further, referring to the New Education Policy (NEP …

New Delhi: The DMK-led Joint Action Committee (JAC), holding its first meeting today over the impending delimitation exercise proposed by the Union government, cited a lack of transparency and insufficient consultation with key stakeholders. In a unanimous 7-point resolution passed during its meeting in Chennai, the JAC called for an …

New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today responded to remarks made by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan over the ongoing language debate. The Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister had accused Tamil Nadu politicians of hypocrisy, questioning why they opposed Hindi imposition while allowing Tamil films to be dubbed into Hindi for …

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shared a letter from the Tamil Nadu school education department that said the southern state was “very keen” to set up PM SHRI Schools, as the Union Minister launched a counter-attack against the DMK over allegations that he misled parliament. Criticising Tamil Nadu’s …