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  1. Why ‘Vishwaroopam’ should be released

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    / January 25, 2013 / 3 Comments
    By the time you read this, the Madras High Court may have intervened to lift the suspension of the screening of ‘Vishwaroopam’, the Kamal Haasan starrer in Tamil Nadu for 15 days. If it does, it will not be a moment too soon. This patently illegitimate step of the Tamil...

  2. Jaya in Bangalore to get Cauvery water

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    / November 29, 2012 /
    At 3 pm today, the chief ministers of Tamilnadu and Karnataka will meet in Bangalore to discuss sharing the waters of the Cauvery river. This will be the first time in 15 years that the two CMs will meet on the issue. The meeting comes after the Supreme court caustically...

  3. Cyclone Nilam threatens the TN-AP coast

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    / October 30, 2012 /
    The coastal districts of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh too are bracing for a cyclone – Cyclone Nilam. The deep depression which had formed in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone and will make landfall on Wednesday between Nagapattinam and Nellore. At landfall, the wind speeds are expected...

  4. Why Karunanidhi is `sleepless’

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    / October 23, 2012 /
    If the rivalry between sons Azhagiri and Stalin wasn’t enough, now other DMK leaders too are making party supremo Karunanidhi “sleepless”. The former Tamilnadu chief minister’s angst is over the feud between senior leader T R Baalu and S S Palanimanickam, minister of state for finance. “When I go to...

  5. A season of death in Sivakasi before Diwali

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    / September 28, 2012 /
    Insensitive it does sound, but it seems the God of death isn’t finished yet this pre-Diwali season with the people of Sivakasi. After 38 people died in the accident at Om Sakthi Fireworks (see pic below) on September 5, three more people died today in a blast at an illegal...

  6. The right to get high

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    / September 18, 2012 /
    They are members of the Liquor Consumers Awareness Revolutionary Organisation. On Monday, they sat on a day-long fast condemning the recent hike in prices of booze across TASMAC outlets in Tamilnadu. The New Indian Express reports that there were just five protestors, with about 50 chairs going empty and guesses...

  7. Suriya to start work on `Singham 2′

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    / September 15, 2012 /
    With `Maatran’ out of the way, Tamil actor Suriya is now focusing on his next venture, `Singham-2′, a sequel to the superhit `Singham’. Deccan Chronicle reports that Anushka and Hansika are likely to play the female lead roles opposite Suriya. The hunt is apparently on for an actress for an...

  8. Coming up, time to visit Chennai Margazhi

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    / September 14, 2012 /
    A raging cyclone is crossing the Indian peninsula causing havoc and rain but that is no reason to miss a visit to the world’s only city with a season dedicated to music and dance. The Margazhi festival of Chennai in southern India is a unique opportunity to fill your holiday...

  9. 30 die in fire in cracker factory in Sivakasi

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    / September 5, 2012 /
    Atleast 30 people have been killed in a fire at Om Sakthi crackers in Mudalipatti near Sivakasi in Tamilnadu. Over 300 people were reportedly working in the factory when the fire broke out. With the Dussehra-Diwali season nearing, work was on at a hectic pace to meet the demand. Six...

  10. Jaya shows red card to Lanka football team

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    / September 3, 2012 /
    It was meant to be a friendly match. But Jayalalithaa clearly wouldn’t want to make Lankan friends. The Tamilnadu chief minister ordered a Sri Lankan football team to be sent back home and the suspension of a state official for allowing the team to play a friendly match in the...

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