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The allure of CSK

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Indian Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth to enter politics

Rajinikanth,thewildlypopularIndiancinemaiconwhoinspiresalmostgod-likeadulationinsomepartsofthecountry,announcedhisentryintopoliticsSunday.The67-year-oldactor'sa

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Heavy rain lashes India's Tamil Nadu, Puducherry coastal areas

HeavyrainsTuesdaylashedmostpartsofIndia'scoastalareasofTamilNaduandPuducherry,officialssaid.TherainsstartedMondayeveningandweregoingonincessantly."Heavyrainshit

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Sri Lankan President confronts protesters demanding prisoner release

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct14(APD)–SriLankanPresidentMaithripalaSirisenaonSaturdayconfrontedagroupofprotestersinthenorthernJaffnatown,whoweredemandingthatmin

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All eyes on Spyder: Can it cement Mahesh Babu’s place in Tamil filmdom

MaheshBabu’sSpyderisridingonveryhighexpectationsasitmarksthedebutofitsleadinTamilfilmdom.SpeakingattheaudiolaunchofthefilmearlierthismonthinChennai,Maheshsaidhe

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Gunman opens fire on police in Sri Lanka

AnunidentifiedgunmanopenedfireonFridayonpoliceinSriLanka’sformerLTTEstrongholdofKilinochchi,adayafterTamilsobservedtheeighthanniversaryoftheendofthethree-decade

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India’s ‘bull run’ resumes, despite animal cruelty complaints

In the darkness just before dawn, the southern Indian town buzzed with excitement and energy as revellers began arriving for the spectacle of Jallikattu, the region’s version of running with the bulls.

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Jallikattu: New Tamil Nadu bill backs India bullfights

The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has passed a new bill to allow a controversial bull-taming festival.

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Jallikattu: Thousands protest at India bullfighting ban

Thousands of people in India's southern Tamil Nadu state are protesting against a ban on bullfighting.

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Crowds gather after popular Tamil Nadu leader Jayalalithaa Jayaraman suffers cardiac arrest

The life of the leader of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu hung in the balance on Monday (Dec 5) after she went into cardiac arrest, drawing large crowds to the hospital where doctors were fighting to save the hugely popular former actress.

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One killed in riots in Indian IT hub over river water dispute

At least one person was killed and another wounded when police opened fired to quell rioting that erupted in the Indian technology hub of Bengaluru on Monday over a long-running river water dispute with the neighbouring state, an official said.

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It's freebie season in India's Tamil Nadu ahead of state polls

It's election time in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. And for voters, it means just one thing: freebies.As campaigning for assembly elections intensifies, voters are being showered with promises of gold and smartphones, free laptops and free Wi-Fi.

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Indian gov't examining Tamil Nadu's request to release former PM's assassins

The Indian government has said it was examining a letter sent by local government of Tamil Nadu regarding the release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassins from jail.

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Sri Lanka's Tamil party says to push for political solution to Tamil issues

​Sri Lanka's main minority Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), on Monday said it will push for a permanent political solution to issues faced by the Tamils, following the August 17 parliamentary election.

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Sri Lanka rejects controversial war video by British media

The Sri Lankan military on Sunday rejected a new video released by a British television channel which accuses the army of committing war crimes.