J Sam Daniel Stalin

Tamil Nadu Artisans Hope To Revive Traditional Palm Craft With Modern Display

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday April 23, 2018

Contemporary looking 30-feet-high colourful art installations stun visitors at a mall in Chennai. But a closer look reveals these are old traditional palm leaf and shola pith made parrots and flowers that have been given a beautiful contemporary form

9-Year-Old Girl Molested On Train Allegedly By Lawyer In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday April 23, 2018

A Chennai-based lawyer has been arrested for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl on a train on Saturday. The child was travelling with her family from Kerala's Thiruvanthapuram to Chennai and was fast asleep on her middle berth on the Trivandrum Express when she was molested allegedly by the lawyer.

'Sex For Degree' Case: DMK Targets Tamil Nadu Governor, Demands CBI Probe

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday April 20, 2018

An audio clip widely circulated on social media in which a Tamil Nadu assistant professor in heard flaunting her proximity to governor Banwarilal Purohit in the alleged 'sex for degree' scandal has given fresh ammunition to the opposition DMK which is now demanding for a CBI probe.

"Hadn't Read Post I Shared": BJP Leader Says Sorry As Journalists Protest

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday April 20, 2018

Tamil Nadu BJP leader S. VE. Shekher Venkataraman, an actor and playwright, has provoked anger by sharing on Facebook a post that disparages the woman journalist who had objected strongly to the Governor patting her on the cheek on Tuesday.

"Don't Know the Lady" Says Tamil Nadu Governor On 'Sex For Degrees' Case

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday April 18, 2018

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has denied having any link with the professor who was arrested today for allegedly making tacit requests for sexual favours to her students on behalf of officials of the Madurai Kamaraj University. Nirmala Devi, 46, of Devanga Arts College, had claimed she knows the Governor, who is the chancellor of the unive...

Sex For Degrees In Tamil Nadu College? Professor Investigated

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 17, 2018

A professor at a Tamil Nadu college has been accused of tacitly asking undergraduate students to provide sexual favours to university officials in return for financial and academic rewards. The Devanga Arts College ordered an investigation after an audio clip, allegedly of her conversation with four undergraduate students, was widely circulated in ...

Tamil Singer Kovan Arrested For Song Criticising PM Modi, Rath Yatra

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday April 14, 2018

Tamil folk singer Kovan has been arrested for a song that criticises PM Narendra Modi besides taking dig at Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam.

"People More Important Than Elections": Kamal Haasan Tweets To PM Modi

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Thursday April 12, 2018

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to quickly set up the Cauvery Water Management Board, telling him that the centre needed to dispel the impression that his government was dragging its feet due to elections in Karnataka and "your interest in it".

Black Flag Cauvery Protests As PM Modi Arrives In Chennai for DefExpo

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday April 12, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who went to Chennai on a day's visit this morning, was forced to avoid the roads as the opposition DMK and fringe groups hit the streets, demanding that the Centre immediately form a Cauvery Water Management Board.

As Protesters Plan Black Flags, PM Modi Will Hover Over Chennai In Chopper

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday April 11, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Tamil Nadu visit on Thursday would be without any public road drive as some opposition parties and Tamil outfits plan to show black flags to protest against the centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board despite the Supreme Court order.

Tamil Nadu Rejects Vedanta's Request To Renew Sterlite Plant Operations

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday April 10, 2018

In a major setback to Vedanta Group's Sterlite plant in Tuticorin, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has rejected the company's plea for Consent to Operate.

"Worst Form Of Violence": Rajinikanth On Cops Assaulted During Anti-IPL Protest

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Wednesday April 11, 2018

A day after widespread protests in Chennai, demanding the cancellation over Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, superstar Rajinikanth has condemned the attack on some policemen by protesters.

IPL Matches Moved From Chennai To Pune Amid Cauvery Protests

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday April 12, 2018

All six Indian Premier League matches that were to be held in Chennai, have been moved to Pune in view of yesterday's massive protests by Cauvery activists, news agency PTI has reported.

No Cauvery Water, No Cricket: Thousands Protest Against IPL In Chennai

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 10, 2018

Thousands of activists hit the streets on Tuesday near Chennai's MA Chidambaram or Chepauk Stadium to call for a boycott of the IPL cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Massive Anti-IPL Protests In Chennai, 4,000 Cops Guard Stadium

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday April 10, 2018

With Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) this evening amid protests over delay in Cauvery board, about 4,000 police personnel are deployed at the MA Chidambaram or Chepauk Stadium in Chennai to ensure the Indian Premier League (IPL) match is played without any disruption.