The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 to protect and ensure unity and communal harmony and uphold the secular principles enshrined in the Constitution.
The inaugural Sangamam turned out to be a political Hindutva function than a gathering on the Hindu religion, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Chief Minister Palaniswami is meeting Modi on December, 19, he may mention Tamil refugees when he talks to him.'
India should reach out to Sri Lanka and not push it into the dragon's arms, says Ganesh Nadar
'Human trafficking from Bangladesh is a regular phenomenon and those people come here to work or in search of greener pastures. They are all over the country. We are giving them legal recognition and making them citizens so that they don't have to live in fear,' says R Nataraj, AIADMK MLA from Tamil Nadu.
A Ganesh Nadar visits Ramanathapuram in poll-bound Tamil Nadu and meets Congress MLA K Hasan Ali, whom his opponents dub as 'traitor' for being a friend to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse.
Barely weeks before he turned 22, a young fisherman was shot, allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy.
Relations between fishermen from India and Sri Lanka used to be friendly in the 1970s, informs S P Royappan, president of the District Country Boat Fishermen Sangam- Pamban. Pamban is a small village in Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district. Royappan has been engaged in the business of fishing for 20 years and has headed out to the sea for the last 15 years. The friendly equation between the fisher-folk of the two countries was disrupted.
Despite the Coast Guard's best efforts to discourage Indian fishermen from crossing into Sri Lankan waters, they continue to do so for a better catch.
Naam Tamilar leader Seeman on why his party opposes John Abraham's new film.
'If the army says sit we have to sit and if they say stand we have to stand. We were better off under the LTTE.'
The film is also being dubbed in Tamil and is titled as Dum Dum Pee Pee
Sri Lanka expert M R Narayan Swamy speaks about the impact of Prabhakaran's death on Sri Lanka and India.
The advert, on the occasion of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, included the imagery of Lord Ganesha with the text, 'Would you worship a donkey or an elephant? The choice is yours.'
A municipal school in Tamil Nadu is encouraging its students to excel in karate and chess.
Despite severe restrictions imposed on the number of bulls, bull-tamers and spectators thanks to the pandemic, Jallikattu organisers are hopeful of the show going on this Pongal.
As the number of COVID-19 cases is witnessing a spike in India, religious places across the country remain closed to encourage social distancing, a key component in preventing the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Fishermen staged a unique protest on Friday at the Rameswaram jetty demanding that their boats be returned by the Sri Lankan authorities.
Sri Lanka is seeking naval assistance from India to curb the influx of arms into the island nation.
Indian fishermen continue to wander over to Lankan waters for fishing. They face the risk of being shot at, arrested and tortured, reports A Ganesh Nadar
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar visits a refugee camp for Lankan Tamils in Ramanathapuram and finds out why many are reluctant to return home after the war ended in the island country.
If the stories weren't bound by their themes or expectations or if they weren't limited to the time and the medium, Mani Ratnam's Navarasa could have been something better, feels Divya Nair.
On Tuesday, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi sought to put to rest speculation about a possible rift between his party and the Congress.
'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.' 'Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.' 'But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.' 'The movie ran for 200 days.'
Journalist turned researcher Ganesh Sahathevan defends his adopted country and argues that Australia is safe for immigrants.
Prasad, who played 33 Tests and 162 ODIs for India, is set to finish his three-year term as the junior India chief selector in September this year.
'DMK is taking a wrong image of BJP to the people.'
Ravi Shastri formally applies for India head coach job.
'The minister said we should stop fishing near the shore and start going for deep sea fishing.'
Miffed MCA asks CoA for reasons for moving ODI to CCI
''He had given tools to fight all forms of homogenisation.'
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels his ex-teammate Ravi Shastri is the favourite to become the head coach of the Indian cricket team based on the team's impressive showing during his two-year tenure as the team director.
Country boat-owners in coastal Tamil Nadu are immensely upset over their non-representation in the talks over fishing with the Sri Lankan government, reports A Ganesh Nadar.
What happens when two former ministers go up against each other? No sparks fly, reports A Ganesh Nadar from the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, but it is the summer heat that has the last word on the campaign.
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
While current coach Anil Kumble is an automatic entry into the process, the others in the fray are Australian Tom Moody and Englishman Richard Pybus.
