कोशिश गोल्ड - मुक्त

AIR FM replaces Tamil night show with Hindi, draws backlash

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

|

June 01, 2025

A change in All India Radio (AIR)'s Tiruchy FM 102.1 programme replacing its Tamil night broadcast with Hindi content since April has drawn criticism from listeners and political leaders -- more recently Tiruchy MP Durai Vaiko -- alike who term it a back-door imposition of Hindi in a predominantly Tamil-speaking region.

- PEARSON LENEKAR SR @ Tiruchy

Since April 9, AIR Tiruchy has been broadcasting in Tamil from 5.50 am to 11 pm, and switching to Hindi from 11 pm to 5.50 am -- a decision taken under the aegis of Prasar Bharati, the central public broadcaster. A similar pattern was introduced in Chennai's FM Rainbow 101.4 from July 2024. The move has prompted criticism from political leaders, who urged the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to immediately restore full-time

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam से और कहानियाँ

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

NMC told to make sure same stipend for interns in govt, pvt med colleges

THE Health Ministry has directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to examine a key provision of internship regulations to ensure that all undergraduate medical internswhether studying in government or private medical colleges-receive the same stipend.

time to read

1 mins

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Rajinikanth to be felicitated at IFFI this year

THE 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will begin in Goa on November 20 with a strong focus on innovation, inclusivity, and international collaboration.

time to read

1 mins

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Rahul renews ‘vote theft’ charge, links it with BJP winning Assembly polls

STEPPING up his attack on 'vote theft 'allegations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of indulging in \"wholesale theft\" of elections and charged that Modi has become the PM by \"stealing\" elections.

time to read

1 mins

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Amid Maha pressure, Ajit asks son to surrender 40-acre Pune land

AMID mounting pressure for his resignation over his son's controversial Pune land deal, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday stated that the deal stands cancelled.

time to read

1 mins

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

SHEIKH HASINA KEEN ON FIGHTING INCLUSIVE POLLS

AFTER 15 months of her stay in an undisclosed location in India, exiled former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has finally spoken her mind in an exclusive email interview. For the first time, she accepts “leadership responsibility” for the killing of citizens during the mass protest against her government from July 15 to August 5, 2024. Here’s the full text of the interview:

time to read

2 mins

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

No one in country believes AI crash in Ahmedabad due to pilot’s fault: SC

THE Supreme Court on Friday said that no one blamed the chief pilot of the Air India Dreamliner for the June 12 crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives, and asked his 88-year-old father not to carry any emotional burden.

time to read

1 min

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Cong proud flagbearer of 'Vande Mataram': Kharge hits back at BJP's swipe

AS the political row over national song, 'Vande Mataram escalates, Congress on Friday hit back at PM Narendra Modi saying Rabindranath Tagore had suggested that the first two stanzas of the song be adopted and it was \"shameful\" of the Prime Minister to accuse the Nobel laureate of harbouring a divisive ideology.

time to read

1 min

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Kerala gold lenders outshine European nations

IF Kerala’s non-banking financiers were a country, they would rank 16th in the world for gold reserves — right after Portugal and ahead of the United Kingdom, Spain, and Austria.

time to read

1 min

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Top court fiat to clear public spaces nationwide of stray dogs and cattle

Send them to designated shelters after sterilisation, vaccination, says three-judge bench

time to read

2 mins

November 08, 2025

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

Over 1,800 get degrees at SRM univ convocation at Haryana

SRM University, Haryana, held its third convocation on the Sonepat campus on Friday. Vice President of India CP Radhakrishnan was the chief guest on the occasion.

time to read

1 min

November 08, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size