Achil Vandhavai | CM Jayalalithaa accuses the Centre of unnecessarily increasing the burden of the common man by increasing prices. Also discussed, Karunanidhi's blame game, DMK's walkout, and TASMAC protests.
Protesting against the online payment of monthly subscriptions, and demanding that the tariff be increased to Rs 100 from Rs 70, the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable Television Corporation members organise a protest meet. The cable TV operators even took out a morcha fr...
Protesting against the online payment of monthly subscriptions, and demanding that the tariff be increased to Rs 100 from Rs 70, the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable Television Corporation members take out a massive strike. The cable TV operators took out a morcha from ...
Protesting against the online payment of monthly subscriptions, and demanding that the tariff be increased to Rs 100 from Rs 70, the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable Television Corporation members take out a massive strike. The cable TV operators took out a morcha from ...
Sol Pudhidhu | Students have been protesting for the Tamil cause for several days now in Tamil Nadu. How much of this is justified? Should students be involved so much in political protests instead of attending classes? Arun Shourie from the Tamil Nadu Makkal ...
Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy reacts to Tamil politics creeping into Indian Premier League and says that people should not watch it if they don't want to see Sri Lankan player. Swamy says Jayalalithaa's letter is against the Constitution. The Tamil Nad...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the participation of Sri Lankan players in the upcoming Indian Premier League. According to the letter, Jayalalithaa will not allow any IPL games to be held in Chenna...
The Tamil Nadu assembly's decision to suspend six DMDK MLAs for a year has kick-started protests all over Tamil Nadu. Assembly speaker P Dhanapal announced that VC Chandrakumar, K Nallathambi, D Murugesan, S Senthil Kumar, B Parthasarattny, and R Arulselvan wi...
A wave of protests have swept Tamil Nadu over the suspension of six DMDK MLAs by the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The leaders were suspended for an year on the basis of allegedly attacking a dissident legislator in the House. Party MLAs VC Chandhirakuma...
Declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, bring a new resolution at UNHRC, cut off all trade ties with Sri Lanka, and introduce a referendum for a separate Eelam - these are the few demands that the students have put forth in their agitation for the Tamil cause. Ta...
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) leader Velmurugan and Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peravai leader Vellaiyan speak about the one crore continuous protest by students. The students have gathered on Marina beach and have been protesting the entire day.
Various political parties in Tamil Nadu are planning to stage protests across the state over the alleged Sri Lankan war crimes against the Tamils. Apart from political parties, students and professionals too are staging protests in various parts of the state, ...
Politicians, students and professionals join together to stage protests across Tamil Nadu over the alleged Sri Lankan war crimes against Tamils. The protesters demand an independent international probe into the war crimes committed by Sri Lanka.
Tamil Nadu Film Director's Association (TNFDA) goes on a one-day hunger strike to support the Sri Lankan Tamils' cause. The association is headed by Ameer Sultan and the strike will take place from dawn to dusk. The vegetable market at Koyembedu will also wear...
Congress sends top leaders like P Chidambaram, AK Antony, and Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet DMK leader Karunanidhi to pacify him and convince him to not quit the coalition. The leader had earlier threatened to do so if India did not vote against Sri Lanka at the UN...
DMK chief Karunanidhi blackmails the Centre again, threatening to pull out of the coalition, if India doesn't vote in favour of the US resolution against Sri Lanka. After this threat, several Congress leaders have been trying to pacify the DMK. PM Manmohan Sin...
Demanding justice for Tamils in Sri Lanka, nursing and teachers training colleges go on a strike. This is a first, as only arts and science colleges have been protesting in the last few days in Nagapattinam.
Salem's most popular college, the Periyar University, goes on a strike demanding that India support US in its resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet in Geneva. The students have been on a strike since the last week, demanding an honourable settlement f...
Claiming that the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka was ethnic violence and not a war crime, 200 students of a private engineering college in Nilgiris, go on a strike. A few more colleges will join the strike soon and form a human chain.
Protest against Sri Lankan war crimes continue as more than 150 students sit on a hunger strike. The students demand that India vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet and declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal.
Chennai's students try to gherao Raj Bhavan, and shout slogans in front of the building. eclare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet, cut off all trade ties with Sri Lanka, and introduce a voting system for a separate Eelam - t...
Over 400 students, protesting against the noncommittal stand taken by the government over the Sri Lankan war crimes against Tamils, have courted arrest in Tamil Nadu. The students demand that the government should spell out its stand on the US resolution that ...
DMK chief Karunanidhi blackmails the Centre again, threatening to pull out of the coalition, if India doesn't vote in favour of the US resolution against Sri Lanka. After this threat, several Congress leaders have been trying to pacify the DMK. PM Manmohan Sin...
While the students have decided to gherao Raj Bhavan, Chennai, today to protest against the Sri Lankan war crimes, Kollywood too decides to do its bit. Several directors and actors associations will go on a one day strike condemning state atrocities against Ta...
Zero Hour | Congress leader EVKS Elangovan talks about how the party might get affected in next year's general elections with the college students in Tamil Nadu creating a ruckus over the Sri Lankan issue. Declare Rajapaksa as a war criminal, vote against Sri ...
The Lankan war crimes issue boils over, as the UPA ally DMK threatens to pull out if the Centre does not call for an independent inquiry into the human rights violations in Sri Lanka during the civil war. DMK supremo M Karunanidhi has asked the government to l...
Protesting against the never-ending power cuts in Salem, even during examination times, the students come out on the streets and study using a candle. The protesters have said that they will continue condemning the government until the power cuts stop.
There are increasing demand that India should support the resolution moved by the US against Sri Lanka over the alleged war crimes. There has been widespread protests in Tamil Nadu over the atrocities done to the Tamils by the Sri Lankan Army.
Kamal Haasan's spy-thriller 'Vishwaroopam' finally released in movie halls across Tamil Nadu on Thursday to packed houses, amid celebrations by delirious fans. Haasan fans had thronged theatres from early morning and had decorated them with festoons and buntin...
The ruling AIADMK party holds statewide protests against the Centre on a number of issues such as the Cauvery row, diesel price hike, and preferential treatment of Congress-ruled States for power allocation. The leaders held roadside demonstrations and shouted...
Actor-director Kamal Haasan has moved the Madras High Court against a lower court's judgment to ban his film 'Vishwaroopam' for 15 days in Tamil Nadu. The film, set for release tomorrow, has been mired with controversies. According to the actor, his film has n...
In a major setback to actor Kamal Haasan, his dream project 'Vishwaroopam' has been banned for 15 days in Tamil Nadu. The ban comes following strong protests from Muslim organisations over the controversial content of the film. The actor-director has spent 95 ...
The fishermen from Karaikal and Nagapattinam continue their indefinite strike demanding sufficient safety and protection from the Sri Lankan naval forces. The fishermen have been constantly harassed by Sri Lankan forces and even been injured in the attacks. Th...
Demanding adequate safety and protection from the SL forces, the fishermen from Karaikal and Nagapattinam have again gone on an indefinite strike. The fishermen have been constantly harangued by SL forces and even been injured in the attacks. The fishermen on ...
The members of the Opposition party DMK would stage a state-wide demonstration in all the district headquarters to condemn the power cuts in the state. The decision to stage a protest was taken at the DMK executive meeting chaired by the party president M Karu...
With the ensuing legal and political feud between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the release of Cauvery water, farmers of Cauvery delta districts are determined to stage a protest today as the prospect of them losing about 10 lakh acres of standing samba crops ...
Apart from the increasing protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, the government is now faced with diplomatic pressure over it from Russians and Sri Lanka. While the Russian ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin has said that foreign money is fund...
While the protests have been raging on in the Tamil Nadu capital, Chennai, against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, Idinthakarai also remained in a state of agitation. Many protesters lead by PMANE leader Udayakumar, formed a human chain in the ocean and de...
Close to 2000 protesters from various anti-nuclear power organizations and several fishermen associations joined hands and laid siege to the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The protesters demanded that the plant be shut down immediately. Several political parties like th...
Anti-nuclear activists, who are protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), are all set to lay siege to the Tamil Nadu assembly. Several political parties like the CPM, PMK and MDMK, along with fishermen's associations, too are part of the ...
Activists against the setting up of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant gathered outside Tamil Nadu Assembly since morning on Monday to make their demands heard. The protestors, calling for the closure of the nuclear plant, said they would lay siege to the Assembly...
Protesting against the Kudankulam nuclear power project, several PMANE activists and fishermen lay seige at the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The protesters demand that the fuel loading in the plant be stopped immediately and shut down the plant. MDMK and PMK have also...
It is going to be a test of Jayalalithaa's grit on Monday as the Tamil Nadu chief minister faces the Assembly on massive power cuts in the state, while protesters lay siege outside. Activists against the setting up of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant gathered ou...
Activists against the setting up of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant gathered outside of Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday morning. The protestors, calling for the closure of the nuclear plant, said they would lay siege to the Assembly until their demands are met. B...
Achil Vandhavai | Protesting against the Kudankulam nuclear power project, several PMANE activists and fishermen lay seige at the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The protesters demand that the fuel loading in the plant be stopped immediately and shut down the plant. MDMK...
PMANE leader Udayakumar and his followers will protest against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and lay siege in front of the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The controversial nuclear project has been generating a lot of protests, however the fuel loading at the plant ...
BJP leaders lead a protest against the government in Sankarankoil for unscheduled power cuts in the State. The leaders carried torches and blew conchshells to express their anger against the power cuts.
Power loom weavers across Tamil Nadu went on a day-long strike in protest of the constant power cuts. They claim the long hours of power outage affects their productivity and orders have dropped drastically.
Left party leaders join in for a protest against unscheduled power cuts in Tamil Nadu. The leaders demonstrated a candlelight protest, and demanded that unscheduled load shedding be stopped immediately. The powercuts in Tamil Nadu go on for several hours, resu...
The Supreme Court has deferred hearing on the Cauvery row to October 12. Karnataka had demanded a review of the Court order that directed the release of 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile there has been massive protests in Karnataka against the Cou...
The anti-nuclear plant protesters have launched another agitation about 500 metres from the sea, demanding the government to scrap the KNPP project. Close to a thousand fishermen from 40 villages around the plant have staged the protest by placing fibre boats ...
DMK president M Karunanidhi announced that from now on he will be wearing only black shirts in a bid to protest against the Jayalalitha-led AIADMK government. Speaking to reporters, he said the original plan was to wear black shirts on October 5th while partic...
The controversy surrounding the sharing of Cauvery river water between neighbouring States of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is heating up. Around 5,000 farmers and activists of Karnataka opposing release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu laid siege to the Krishna Raja...
The Karnataka farmers are now up in arms over the Cauvery dispute. They are all set to launch their own march claiming right to the river water. Around 1,500 farmers are likely to march from Mandya to the KRS dam, protesting against the release of Cauvery wate...
Bowing to the Apex Court order, Karnataka began releasing water from Krishna Raja Sagar and Kabini dams early on Sunday, to ensure flow of 9,000 cusecs of water. Hence massive protests against its release, continued for the second day on Monday in various part...
The protests against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu continued for the second day on Monday. Bowing to the Apex Court order, Karnataka began releasing water from Krishna Raja Sagar and Kabini dams early on Sunday, to ensure flow of 9,000 cusecs of w...
Nearly 3000 fishermen descended on Tuticorin harbour, protesting the fuel loading and the reloading of uranium that has resumed at the Kudankulam nuclear plant. Though the port authority had taken measures to stop them from entering the harbour, the protestors...
Over 1200 boats leave for Tuticorin's fishing harbour where fishermen will protest against the Kudankulam nuclear plant. The anti-nuclear protest is spreading and more people are joining in after the atomic energy regulatory board gave the go-ahead for fuel lo...
A non-bailable warrant has been issued against anti-nuke protest leader SP Udaykumar. The warrant has been issued by a court in Tamil Nadu after Udaykumar failed to appear before it. Udaykumar's wife, however, was present in court when the summons were issued....
Goods lorry owners and other transport organizations come together to protest against the unprecedented diesel price hike by the UPA government. Stating that the prices of essential items have gone up due to the diesel price hike, the lorry owners are demandin...
Following the government's decision to put a cap on the LPG subsidy per household, many protesters in Tamil Nadu raise a hue and cry. A group of protesters put garlands on an LPG cylinder and carried it around in a death procession.
Around 1500 demonstrators continue the anti-nuke protest in the sea at the Idinthakaral village in Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court has refused to stay the initial nulear fuel loading at the Koodankulam Nuclear Plant. The police issued notice to Udayakumar, who i...
Hundreds of people who are protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, have moved into the sea, warning that this mode of protest will be continued until all their demands are met. Meanwhile, the police is maintaining a safe distance from the protes...
Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' in Madhya Pradesh, people who are protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, have now moved to the sea. Protesters, including women and children have entered into the sea. The protesters have warned that they ...
Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' in Madhya Pradesh, people who are protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, have now moved to the sea. The protesters have said that they will continue the protest until their demands are met.
In an attempt to mount pressure on the Tamil Nadu government, the people who are protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant have now moved their protests to the sea. Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' in Madhya Pradesh, the protesters have decid...
Anti-nuclear protestors in Kudankulam have taken a cue from the Jal Satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh, and have moved their protest to the sea. The Tamil Nadu Government has assured that the nuclear reactor is safe but it has no takers.
The protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has now spread over to other parts of Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of protesters have taken out to streets in Chennai, pelting stones at buses and stalling traffic. In an attempt to quell the agitation, the gover...
The protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has now spread over to other parts of Tamil Nadu with protesters in Chennai planning to stall the traffic. Anti-nuclear activist Udaykumar has expressed his willingness to surrender. Meanwhile protesters ...
Prohibitory orders are issued within a seven kilometre radius of the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu as the standoff between the Government and anti-nuclear protestors continue. The police are using lathis and tear gas shells to control the prot...
Defending the crackdown of protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu police chief has said that the police handled the situation with restraint and that the police fired only in self-defence. Meanwhile there are evidences that suggest tha...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has appealed to the fisherfolk to stay calm and not to fall prey to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant protesters. Justifying the police action on protesters, Jayalalithaa has said that the police used force only for s...
Two police officials, including an woman constable, who were taken as hostages by the people who were protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, have been freed. Meanwhile there are rumors that one of the protesters who have clashed with the polic...
The Tamil Nadu police has issued a warning to people who are protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, asking them to quit protests and return to their homes. The protests are staged against loading of Uranium fuel in Koodankulam reactor. Section...
A fresh wave of protests have broken out near the Kudankulam nuclear power project in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Police use tear gas and lathicharge the protesters to prevent them from marching to the site of the nuclear plant. Absolute chaos ensu...
Nearly 8000 protesters gathered near the Kudankulam nuclear plant in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu to protest against the nuclear project earlier today. They were prevented from entering the site by the local police. When they disobeyed orders and con...
Sources reveal that the Tamil Nadu government is hesitant to take any action against the people protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant as it is afraid of triggering sensitive situation in the area. The government is looking for some sort of neg...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has expressed displeasure at BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's invitation to Sri Lankan President Rajapakshe. Swaraj has invited Rajapakshe to attend a Buddhist festival in Madhya Pradesh. TN is taking a strong stand against the ...
The Sri Lankan government has issued an advisory, asking its citizens to avoid travelling to Tamil Nadu due to the anti-Lankan protests. The advisory follows the incident at Thanjavur where around 184 Lankan pilgrims were mobbed and had to seek shelter at the ...
Amid uproar in Parliament over a cartoon of B R Ambedkar in NCERT textbooks, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal 'apologised', saying he has directed the distribution of the books to be stopped.
The issue of publication of a cartoon of BR Ambedkar in an NCERT book threatened to snowball into a crisis with BSP chief Mayawati hitting out at the Centre.