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File photograph of Kondapalli fort which being given a facelift by the archaeological department to make it a major tourist attraction. (Photo: DC)

Kondapalli fort to be a major tourist destination

The government had focused on developing the Kondapalli fort as a tourist attraction soon after the announcement of...

21 Jan 2017 6:23 AM IST

Thousands of protesters at Alanganallur watching a video on bull fight.

Madurai gets ready for jallikattu

The three villages put together have nearly 350 bulls and an equal number of bulls from surrounding villages are being...

21 Jan 2017 6:17 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

Jallikattu protest: Supreme Court defers verdict by a week

Centre & state are in talks to find a way out in the matter & our request is that the judgment (reserved on December 7,...

21 Jan 2017 6:12 AM IST

DMK leaders MK Stalin (Photo: PTI)

MK Stalin, Kanimozhi arrested for rail roko to allow jallikattu

The protesters led by Stalin entered through the Ranganathan street, removed the police barricades to reach the Mambalam...

21 Jan 2017 6:08 AM IST

The Tamil Nadu Regulation of Jallikattu Act, 2009, was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2014 on the ground that the event of jallikattu would violate a couple of provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

Tamil Nadu bandh near total in city, districts

As the peaceful and disciplined gathering at Marina bonded together with their zeal to preserve Tamil identity crossed...

21 Jan 2017 6:05 AM IST

A large number of protestors gathered in support of Jallikattu at Kamarajar Salai on Friday (Photo: DC)

Jallikattu bulls will run again, courtesy state ordinance

Tamil Nadu Open University and MU postponed their exams scheduled to be held on January 21, 22 due to the jallikattu...

21 Jan 2017 6:03 AM IST

Even after several interventions, the learning level of students between Standards I and VIII, both in government and private schools, remain very low. (Representational Image)

Karnataka: ASER shows state in poor light

The learning levels of students till Class VIII in these districts is very low.

21 Jan 2017 4:42 AM IST