Indian Premier League Governing Council defers its decision to move play-off games out of Chennai, due to political pressure on playing Sri Lankan players.
The daily-wage labourers of Thiruvarur go on a protest demanding that the Sri Lankan Tamils be given a separate Eelam. They also demanded that Rajapaksa be declared a war criminal.
Sol Pudhidhu | On one side, North Korea threatens the US with a nuclear war, while on the other Hugo Chavez's death throws South America in a tizzy. In the meanwhile, the US also passes a resolution in the UNHRC against Sri Lankan war crimes. Is US under threa...
Congress has hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for the police inaction in Bulandshahr minor rape case. The 10-year-old rape victim was detained by the cops when she and her mother went to register a complaint. Congress says that the government has been u...
Actors and technicians of the Tamil film industry staged a day-long fast demanding the rehabilitation of Sri Lankan Tamils and an international probe into the alleged war crimes. Leading actors from Tamil film industry, including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sar...
The Tamil Nadu film fraternity, including superstar Rajinikanth, went on a daylong hunger strike to protest against alleged war crimes against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Several Tamil film industry representatives and actors, including Rajinikanth and Sharath Kumar, are on a day-long protest to demand for the rehabilitation of Sri Lankan Tamils and an international probe into the alleged war crimes against the ethnic Tamils.
Achil Vandhavai | After several days of protests, the colleges in Tamil Nadu are all set to reopen. Will the student protests have an impact on the lives of Tamils in Sri Lanka? Also discussed, DMDK chief Vijayakanth's call for boycott of elections, Kudankulam...
Student protests in Tamil Nadu are taking massive proportions and the continued protests are proving to be a major issue. While these protests started out with good intentions, political parties are taking advantage of the situation and using it for mileage. S...
Achil Vandhavai | Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa accused Karunanidhi of having double standards as his grand nephew's IPL team has two Sri Lankan players. Also discussed SP's third front talk, the never-ending Sri Lankan protests, and more.
DMK chief M Karunanidhi is in a fix over the inclusion of Sri Lankan IPL players in Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team owned by his family, as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has accused the DMK patriarch of double speak. DMK's defence that IPL is merely a...
After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa accused DMK supremo Karunanidhi of double standards, party spokesperson retorts that she has no right to question DMK on its IPL team. IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad is owned by Sun Network, which is run by Kar...
The Sri Lanka row appears to have become a prestige issue for political parties in Tamil Nadu as parties attempt to score brownie points with protests and demands over the issue. In her latest move, AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has...
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...
DMK denies any rift within the party in the wake of former Union Minister MK Alagiri missing the crucial executive committee meet of the party. During the meet, DMK, in a resolution, has hit out at the Congress-led UPA government for not doing enough with rega...
DMK, in its executive committee meet, has passed a resolution, demanding India to boycott the Commonwealth meeting in Colombo. Further on, the party has reiterated its stand that India should move for an internationally monitored probe into the war crimes comm...
Former Union Minister MK Alagiri, who is reportedly miffed as he was not consulted about the party's decision to pull the plug on the UPA government over the Sri Lanka war crimes issue, skips the crucial DMK executive committee meet. This move by Alagiri revea...
Former Union Minister MK Alagiri, who is reportedly miffed as he was not consulted about the party's decision to pull the plug on the UPA government over the Sri Lanka war crimes issue, skips the crucial DMK executive committee meet. This move by Alagiri revea...
DMK, which pulled the plug on the UPA government over the Sri Lanka war crimes issue, has called for an executive committee meet to discuss the Lanka issue. However, all seems to be not so well with the party as former Union Minister MK Alagiri is unlikely to ...
Lawyers in Chennai protesting the spineless resolution against Sri Lanka, picket in front of the Reserve Bank of India building. They accuse India of giving its assent to a resolution that does not accept any of their recommendations and does not hold Sri Lank...
The Andhra Pradesh MPs demand a solution in the Telangana issue while the MPs from Tamil Nadu raise slogans against Sri Lanka in the Lok Sabha. Speaker Meira Kumar tried her best to pacify the ministers, but had to adjourn the House till 12 noon.
Achil Vandhavai | UNHRC resolution against Sri Lankan war crimes comes as no big surprise as it hardly holds the country responsible for the crimes. Also discussed, police excesses committed during student protests in Tamil Nadu, raids in MK Stalin's house, an...
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...
In a never-seen-before scale, the student protests in Tamil Nadu enter the 12th day. Students all over Tamil Nadu are protesting the war crimes in Sri Lanka and demand that steps to maintain sustainable peace in the country are taken.
Another young man loses his life tragically after setting himself ablaze during a meeting called to condemn the Tamil killings in Sri Lanka. 29-year-old Vikram, hailing from Thiruverkadu, Chennai, rushed into a protest meeting in Nerkundram, and pouring kerose...
25 countries, including India, vote in favour of the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violation during the war. 13 countries including Pakistan voted against it and eight countries abstained from voting. However, India not pushin...
Despite India voting in favour of the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet, the DMK still remains unhappy. The DMK has expressed unhappiness at the resolution as it does call for an independent probe in Sri Lanka. Therefore, it is unlikely that the p...
25 countries, including India, vote in favour of the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violation during the war. However, the watered down resolution did not impress India much, and the country has pushed for a stronger resolution...
25 countries, including India, vote in favour of the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violation during the war. 13 countries including Pakistan voted against it and eight countries abstained from voting.
The US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka was adopted at the UNHRC. Twenty five nations including India favoured the resolution, where as 13 countries including Pakistan voted for Sri Lanka. India demanded a speedy rehabilitation of displaced people in Sri...
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) begins its meeting to vote on a key draft resolution, moved by the United States, against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes. The US-sponsored draft resolution has already drawn criticism from human rights groups ...
Even as India gears up to vote over the Sri Lankan war crimes issue, DMK, which pulled the plug on the UPA alliance over the government's indecisiveness on the issue, appears to be paying the price for its decision to pullout as the CBI has carried out raid at...
Government has failed to get a consensus at the all-party meet on tabling the Sri Lankan war crimes resolution in Parliament as SP, JD(U) and BJP opposed the resolution. India is likely to vote against Sr Lanka, in favour of the UN-sponsored resolution over th...
A Sri Lankan Tamil Ganesalingam files a PIL in the Supreme Court to probe the help and aid that was given to Sri Lanka by India during the end of the war. From January 2009 to May 2009, close to 40,000 innocent Tamils were killed during the war in Sri Lanka.
The US-backed resolution is all set to be tabled at the UNHRC meet in Geneva. The resolution is not expected to be strong enough and protests are rife in India, demanding that a separate resolution be moved by the country against Sri Lanka.
Government has failed to get a consensus at the all-party meet on tabling the Sri Lankan war crimes resolution in Parliament. India is likely to vote against Sr Lanka, in favour of the UN-sponsored resolution over the war crimes against Tamils. However, it rem...
As the countdown to the voting at Geneva has begun, all eyes are focused on the government. Sources reveal that India is likely to vote against Sri Lanka, in favour of the US-sponsored resolution over the war crimes committed against the Tamils. Meanwhile, the...
As part of the 'one crore students continuous strike', students from arts, engineering, science, law and medical colleges gather near the landmark Marina beach. Holding placards and banners, the students have begun their peaceful protest against the atrocities...
Massive protests have hit the streets of Chennai, in support of a human rights resolution against Sri Lanka. The protesters which saw the youth of the State, are demanding a separate Tamil Eelam and are protesting for the rights of Sri Lankan Tamils. The other...
Sri Lanka has rejected the draft resolution and has sought a voting at the UNHRC. The country says that it's in India's interest to ensure a stable settlement to the Tamil issue. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says that the government is taking step...
Sri Lanka rejects the US-backed resolution submitted at the UNHRC. It says that the resolution is counter productive to its reconciliation process. Putting pressure on India, Lanka says, it is in India's interest to ensure long-lasting settlement to Tamil issu...
The Indian government is clear that there are some issues with the resolution in the current form. The government says that it is a stringent resolution and that a few changes are needed to be made. There has been no mention of the word 'genocide' in the draft...
DMK continues to step up pressure on the UPA government over the Sri Lankan war crimes issue as the party patriarch M Karunanidhi blames Indian government for the watered down US resolution on the issue. The DMK chief issues a statement saying that the US reso...
There seems to be a rift in DMK, which has decided to withdraw support to the government, as DMK ministers MK Alagiri and D Napolean have not submitted their resignations. Thus only three out of the five DMK ministers have tendered their resignation, heeding t...
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.
As part of the 'one crore students continuous strike', students from arts, engineering, science, law and medical colleges gather near the landmark Marina beach. Holding placards and banners, the students have begun their peaceful protest against the atrocities...
SS Palanimackam, S Gandhiselvan, S Jagatrakshakan, MK Alagiri and D Napolean hand over their resignation letters to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The ministers resigned after their party DMK submitted a formal letter of withdrawal from UPA to the Presiden...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram assures that the Centre is very much aware of the Tamils problems in Sri Lanka and that it is doing all it can to ensure that a fair resolution is passed. He also added that it was very surprising that DMK decided to quit the all...
The three takeaways from the UPA press conference on the DMK withdrawing support are: One, the government is confident of numbers. Two, the doors are open for negotiations. And three, Chidambaram promises to take care of investors' sentiments.
Three of Congress' top Ministers - P Chidambaram, Kamal Nath and Ashwani Kumar - addressed a press conference to say that they will send a strong message to ensure that Sri Lanka carries out an independent probe into war crimes.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde says there is no threat to the UPA government in the wake of DMK withdrawing support over UN HRC vote against Sri Lanka.
The government is expected to explain its stand on the Sri Lanka issue, over which the DMK decided to withdraw support from the UPA. It has given the government until Friday to come up with a resolution against Lanka in Parliament.
Sources have revealed that the government is planning to consult major political parties over the resolution on Sri Lankan war crimes to be tabled in Parliament. There are indications that the government has second thoughts on the resolution as DMK, which was ...
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, ...
Congress core group has met to discuss the political crisis faced by UPA in the wake of DMK pulling out of the alliance. Congress may meet with its major allies to apprise them of the current political situation.
DMK ministers are set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to hand over their resignations. DMK decided to pull the plug on the government after the attempts by Congress leaders to pacify DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi failed.
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.
Declare Rajapaksa a war criminal, demand lawyers from Tarapuram. The lawyers have gone on a hunger strike, to show support for the Tamil cause. Several students in Tarapuram have also gone on a strike.
Following DMK's withdrawal of support from the UPA government, Sonia Gandhi and PM Manmohan Singh call an emergency meet at the latter's house. The meeting was called to discuss the strength of the central government and whether the part would be able to run i...
A five-member DMK team, headed by TR Baalu, meet the President and hand over the formal letter of withdrawal from UPA. With this 18 Lok Sabha DMK MPs will withdraw their support. DMK has also refused to lend the government outside support.
The US-backed resolution will be tabled at the UNHRC meet in Geneva tomorrow. This resolution calls for a detailed probe against Sri Lanka for its alleged war crimes committed on the Tamils. Indian government still has not revealed its standing on the issue. W...
Despite the massive protests by students in Tamil Nadu, no action has been taken by the central government. The students have been going on hunger strikes and organising massive protest. The government has ordered a shutdown for ten days for all colleges.
Students organise a massive protest against Sri Lankan war crimes and call it the 'one crore students continuous strike'. The strike takes place today and students from arts, engineering, science, law and medical colleges are expected to take part.
Despite being part of UPA alliance, DMK hardly shared a good rapport with the Congress. The troubles within the alliance and between the two parties intensified following the 2G scam. The party decided to stay on with the alliance even when the TMC deserted th...
DMK ministers, who withdrew support to the UPA government, are all set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to submit their resignations. Meanwhile there are indications that the government is planning to move a resolution in the Parliament over the Sri Lanka...
Newshour | The DMK announced a pull out from UPA in a dramatic fashion today and has given the government a 48-hour window to recover by passing a resolution in the Parliament. Is India headed towards a year of instability or an early election? Will the govern...
The government will bring a resolution in the Parliament on Sri Lanka. Sources claim that the resolution may not exactly be in line with what DMK wants, but it will be in line with the national interest. The government doesn't want a resolution which impinges ...
After the DMK's decision to pull out of the UPA, the government has called for a Cabinet meet. The Cabinet committee will discuss the Sri Lanka issue and look for ways to meet the demand put out by the DMK.
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), which is also part of the UPA coalition, has said that they would also withdraw support from the government. They have one seat in the Parliament.
DMK leader Vasanthi Stanley says it's not about UN resolution now. India must take a strong stand against the Sri Lanka by passing a resolution against the country in Parliament.
Sri Lankan war crimes protesters stop the Egmore-Puducherry passenger train near Chengalpet, and demand that Rajapaksa be declared a war criminal. The protests in Tamil Nadu have taken a turn for the worse, as a man today set himself on fire in Madurai.
Koyembedu traders sit on a one-day token strike against the SL war crimes. One of them even said that the UPA government should be dissolved as it does not care for the Tamil people. They also demand an international probe into the killings of Tamils during th...
The vegetable market in Koyembedu wears a deserted look as the traders sit on a one-day token strike against the SL war crimes. They also demand an international probe into the killings of Tamils during the war, and the inclusion of the word 'genocide' in the ...
DMK leader Anbarasu expresses happiness over the party's decision to quit the UPA government. He says that the Centre never had any interest in bettering Tamils' situation in Sri Lanka and that this decision is surely a lesson for the government.
A visibly miffed Karunanidhi announces that his party is pulling out of the UPA coalition, after the Centre showed no signs of even attempting to help the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The leader announced that the party was resigning from the government as it was left...
Five DMK ministers will quit the Cabinet, after the party withdrew support from the UPA government. The party is represented by one Cabinet minister, MK Alagiri, and four Ministers of State. The party pulled out after the Centre refused to take a decision on v...
Pleased over the party's decision to quit the UPA government, DMK members burst crackers and praise Karunanidhi for his bold decision. The members also said that this has taught the Centre a lesson for not respecting Tamil sentiments.
Several organizations including a directors' association in Tamil Nadu go on a strike against the alleged war crimes committed on Tamils by Sri Lanka. In the meantime, Karunanidhi also announces the withdrawal of support from the UPA government. A few snippets...
External affairs minister Salman Khurshid, in a last-ditch attempt to appease key ally DMK, says that the government will ask for an independent probe into the alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka. The DMK has been threatening to pull out of the govern...
DMK supremo M Karunanidhi announces at a press conference that his party is pulling out of the United Progressive Alliance. The DMK chief says that the Centre has failed to accept their demands on the resolution against Sri Lanka.
A day after he was taken to task by the Congress over his offensive remarks against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayalam Singh Yadav, steel minister Beni Prasad Verma kept away from UPA's Cabinet meeting. This adds to UPA's woes which is already under pressure due ...
Congress president Sonia Gandhi says that government of India stands for human rights issue in Sri Lanka. She said this while addressing the CPP meeting in New Delhi. Taking a tough stand on India's foreign policy, she said no country should take India for gra...
In a significantly watered down version of a resolution on Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, the United States has now called for an internal probe and not international inquiry into the reports. In the third amended draft of the UN resolution against Sri Lank...
Achil Vandhavai | DMK uses threat as its last tool to blackmail UPA into voting against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet. Is this correct? Also discussed, student protests against Sri Lanka and more.
In the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, the US has tabled a watered-down version of resolutions on Sri Lanka over its atrocities on the Tamil-speaking population. The resolution calls for an internal probe as against an international one.
The film fraternity in Chennai will join the anti-Lanka stir with a one-day hunger strike. The protest is against alleged genocide in Sri Lanka against the Tamil-speaking population.
MDMK leader Vaiko motivates students to continue with their protests and reiterates the need for a referendum in the Tamil populated areas of Sri Lanka. He says that several countries have been formed after a referendum and is the only way out for a peace proc...
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...
Talks between Congress leaders P Chidambaram, AK Antony, and Ghulam Nabi Azad, and DMK chief Karunanidhi end in failure as the latter threatens to pull out of the UPA if his demands are not met. The DMK wants to move a resolution against Sri Lanka to bring an ...
If India does not move its own resolution against Sri Lanka, and suggest changes in the upcoming US-backed resolution against the country, the DMK has threatened to quit the UPA coalition. The US resolution does not call for an international probe and DMK want...
In a gruesome incident, a man sets himself ablaze, screaming slogans against Sri Lanka. A man arrived near a petrol bunk in Goripalayam, Madurai, and started shouting slogans against Sri Lanka, and then dousing himself with fuel, he set himself on fire. He was...
The attempts by top Congress leaders to pacify its Southern ally, the DMK, have failed to cut any ice as DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, who threatened to pull the plug on the UPA government remains defiant, reiterating his demands. The DMK chief has further demand...
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...
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in India Prasad Kariyawasam says that India is a responsible country and will take a right decision with the matter concerning Sri Lanka, depending on their own compulsions and considerations and that Sri Lanka has no role in it....