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Justice Misra replied in a marathon race, you participate on your own will, but in jallikattu bulls are forced to participate against their will as if slaves were treated in 16th century.

BJP renews its commitment for lifting jallikattu ban

The saffron party has not lost hope on jallikattu.

17 Jan 2017 6:48 AM IST

Cops remove a man protesting against jallikattu ban (Photo: DC)

Madurai village turns into an epicentre of Tamil assertion

Villagers were also outraged when the police forcefully held the ropes of the two temple bulls when they were brought...

17 Jan 2017 6:46 AM IST

Film director Pa Ranjith receives the first copy of the book from professor Su Ba Veerapandian on Monday at Chennai book fair. Author M. Subramanian also seen. (Photo: DC)

Former mayor's book throws light on Chennai's history

The post of mayorship is not an easy task particularly, if you are looking for results, reads the opening lines of the...

17 Jan 2017 6:39 AM IST

Chief minister MGR visited the flood-hit Greenfields area in Ooty town in November 1978. (Photo courtesy: Ooty T.Subramani)

MGR won people's hearts during 1978 Ooty floods

The deluge on November 4 that year was one of the worst ever flood which Ooty hills ever witnessed, old-timers recall.

17 Jan 2017 6:37 AM IST

AIADMK partys general secretary V.K. Sasikala. (Photo: PTI)

BJP trying to destabilise TN govt, alleges Sasikala's husband...

Complimenting CM Panneerselvam of giving able administration, Natarajan said it was his personal opinion that he should...

17 Jan 2017 6:24 AM IST

MK Stalin recalls MGR-Karunanidhi friendship

Mr Stalin also recalled that successive DMK governments had named a medical university and the film city after MGR.

17 Jan 2017 6:21 AM IST

Deepa Jayakumar

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar to launch party today?

Deepa has been claiming MGR and Jayalalithaa's legacy after the death of the latter.

17 Jan 2017 6:19 AM IST

The MGR statue at the MGR gardens in Ramapuram gardens cleaned up for birth anniversary celebrations of the former chief minister falling on Tuesday. The state had announced a public holiday as part of the celebrations. (Photo: DC)

Don't let rivals exploit crisis: Sasikala Natarajan

Make it your goal to work hard to thwart adversaries' attempts: AIADMK gen secy.

17 Jan 2017 6:15 AM IST

Madras High Court

Driving schools move Madras High Court against hike in licence fee

Majority of the people learning driving belong to economically backward classes.

17 Jan 2017 6:09 AM IST

Prof. Pradeep (left) and Soujit Sen Gupta with their CDI prototype at IIT Madras. (Photo: DC)

IIT-Madras develops cheaper device to purify water

Using graphene-based electrodes in capacitive deionisation method, the team is making pure drinking water from the...

17 Jan 2017 6:07 AM IST

Sea of people throng Marina on Monday to celebrate Kaanum Pongal (Photo: DC)

Vardah, demonetisation take sparkle off Pongal celebrations

Hit by cyclone, Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur remained closed even as public thronged the zoo to leave...

17 Jan 2017 6:04 AM IST

Three common infections transmitted by sex are increasingly resisting antibiotics. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stop overuse of antibiotics

Doctors confirm presence of new superbug.

17 Jan 2017 6:02 AM IST