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Tamil Nadu Parties Seek Release Of 7 Prisoners In Rajiv Gandhi Case
Led by MDMK leader Vaiko, the party today staged a protest in Chennai demanding that Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit release seven people serving life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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Protests Across Tamil Nadu After Student Who Fought NEET Exam In Supreme Court Kills Self
There are wide-spread protests across Tamil Nadu a day after a 17-year-old Dalit student, who had fought against the common entrance exam for medical colleges in the Supreme Court, committed suicide allegedly after she did not get an admission into a medical college.
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Tamil Nadu Fisherman's Killing: Sri Lankan Navy Has Promised Probe
Amid huge anger in Tamil Nadu over the killing of a 22-year-old fisherman by the Sri Lankan navy, Colombo has promised "full and thorough investigation". India has raised the killing with Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed its deep concern.
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'Don't Ban Anything, Just Regulate It': Kamal Haasan On Jallikattu To NDTV
Protests over Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, were a way for people to "vent their discontent", actor Kamal Haasan told NDTV today, as he joined a league of celebrities appealing for calm on a day the demonstrations, hailed for their discipline and order so far, turned violent in Tamil Nadu. A supporter of the traditional contest, a ban on whic...
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Order Allowing Jallikattu Moves Up The Ranks To The President: 10 Facts
Tamil Nadu has gotten much closer to ending a ban on the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu: an executive order or ordinance by the state which allows Jallikattu has been cleared by the centre and sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent. Thousands of protestors gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach since Tuesday say they will not disperse till ...
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For Jallikattu, Rajinikanth May Join Top Tamil Actors In Silent Protest Tomorrow
In support of the thousands of students, young professionals and others on a Jallikattu protest at Chennai's Marina beach, Tamil Nadu's top actors will spend an entire working day in silent assembly tomorrow. Among those expected to participate is superstar Rajinikanth, who has spoken in support of lifting a ban on the ancient bull-taming festival ...
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Nearly 200 Detained In Tamil Nadu's Madurai Over Jallikattu Protests
Nearly 200 people have been detained by the police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for protesting the Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu and demanding that the bull taming festival be held. The protest, that lasted overnight, happened in a small town called Alanganallur.
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DMK's Stalin, Kanimozhi Court Arrest During Cauvery Protests In Tamil Nadu: 10 Developments
Top opposition leaders MK Stalin and Kanimozhi of the DMK, and MDMK's Vaiko have courted arrest this morning as they support a bandh or shutdown called in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka.
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In Wheelchairs, Crutches, For Rights They Stand Up
With white flags and slogans, around 200 people with disabilities are protesting in Chennai today calling for greater inclusion and increased entitlements.
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Tamil Nadu Rallies in Support of Novelist Perumal Murugan
Writers, authors, journalists and even former governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi came together to show solidarity for Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan who declared that he would stop writing after being hounded allegedly by right wing groups for what they dubbed objectionable content in his novel Madhurabagan.
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Sri Lankan Navy Arrests 43 Indian Fishermen
The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 43 Indian fishermen and seized their five boats.
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Tamil Nadu Parties Seek Release Of 7 Prisoners In Rajiv Gandhi Case
Led by MDMK leader Vaiko, the party today staged a protest in Chennai demanding that Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit release seven people serving life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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Protests Across Tamil Nadu After Student Who Fought NEET Exam In Supreme Court Kills Self
There are wide-spread protests across Tamil Nadu a day after a 17-year-old Dalit student, who had fought against the common entrance exam for medical colleges in the Supreme Court, committed suicide allegedly after she did not get an admission into a medical college.
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Tamil Nadu Fisherman's Killing: Sri Lankan Navy Has Promised Probe
Amid huge anger in Tamil Nadu over the killing of a 22-year-old fisherman by the Sri Lankan navy, Colombo has promised "full and thorough investigation". India has raised the killing with Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed its deep concern.
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'Don't Ban Anything, Just Regulate It': Kamal Haasan On Jallikattu To NDTV
Protests over Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, were a way for people to "vent their discontent", actor Kamal Haasan told NDTV today, as he joined a league of celebrities appealing for calm on a day the demonstrations, hailed for their discipline and order so far, turned violent in Tamil Nadu. A supporter of the traditional contest, a ban on whic...
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Order Allowing Jallikattu Moves Up The Ranks To The President: 10 Facts
Tamil Nadu has gotten much closer to ending a ban on the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu: an executive order or ordinance by the state which allows Jallikattu has been cleared by the centre and sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent. Thousands of protestors gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach since Tuesday say they will not disperse till ...
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For Jallikattu, Rajinikanth May Join Top Tamil Actors In Silent Protest Tomorrow
In support of the thousands of students, young professionals and others on a Jallikattu protest at Chennai's Marina beach, Tamil Nadu's top actors will spend an entire working day in silent assembly tomorrow. Among those expected to participate is superstar Rajinikanth, who has spoken in support of lifting a ban on the ancient bull-taming festival ...
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Nearly 200 Detained In Tamil Nadu's Madurai Over Jallikattu Protests
Nearly 200 people have been detained by the police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for protesting the Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu and demanding that the bull taming festival be held. The protest, that lasted overnight, happened in a small town called Alanganallur.
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DMK's Stalin, Kanimozhi Court Arrest During Cauvery Protests In Tamil Nadu: 10 Developments
Top opposition leaders MK Stalin and Kanimozhi of the DMK, and MDMK's Vaiko have courted arrest this morning as they support a bandh or shutdown called in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka.
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In Wheelchairs, Crutches, For Rights They Stand Up
With white flags and slogans, around 200 people with disabilities are protesting in Chennai today calling for greater inclusion and increased entitlements.
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Tamil Nadu Rallies in Support of Novelist Perumal Murugan
Writers, authors, journalists and even former governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi came together to show solidarity for Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan who declared that he would stop writing after being hounded allegedly by right wing groups for what they dubbed objectionable content in his novel Madhurabagan.
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Sri Lankan Navy Arrests 43 Indian Fishermen
The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 43 Indian fishermen and seized their five boats.
