Two people lost their lives while 28 others suffered minor injuries during jallikattu event in Pudukottai district today. In a separate incident, a man died due to dehydration in Madurai during protests demanding a 'permanent
People in Madurai's Alanganallur, famous for conducting the rural sport where Chief Minister O Panneerselvam will inaugurate jallikattu today are sitting in protest with a demand to find a permanent solution to the ban.
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) MP Anbumani Ramadoss today met President Pranab Mukherjee and sought a “permanent solution” for Jallikattu through a parliamentary amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
After famous celebrities A. R. Rahman, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Mahesh Babu came out in support of the students protesting against the ban on Jallikattu, ‘Baahubali’ actor Rana Daggubati also extended his support and said
The Central may have approved Tamil Nadu government’s Ordinance to allow the conduct of Jallikattu, but protesters are in no mood to back down from their demand. Demonstrators gathered in large numbers at the Marina Beach today demanding the holding
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reiterated Centre’s commitment towards Tamil Nadu saying ‘all efforts were being made to realise the cultural aspirations of its people’.
In an effort to end the protests that have paralysed Tamil Nadu for the last five days, the Centre on Friday night cleared an Ordinance on Jallikattu, paving the way for the state government to promulgate it to allow the conduct of controversial bull
Amid growing unrest over the Jallikattu ban, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said the agitation is a lesson for the Hindutva forces. "Jallikattu protests, lesson for Hindutva forces," Owaisi said
A delegation of AIADMK MPs from Tamil Nadu today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to press for their demand to promulgate an ordinance to allow the conduct of Jallikattu, the controversial bull-taming sport held near the Pongal festival.
The row over traditional Tamil sport Jallikattu has transformed into a large scale rebellion in the southern state. While the debate over holding a sport should not ideally hold weight when pitted against animal rights,
As the ongoing massive protests in support of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu looks set to intensify, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that the state government will promulgate a special Ordinance in the Assembly to pave way for smooth conduct of t
The Congress party has urged the Central government to find an amicable solution to end the massive demonstrations in Tamil Nadu against the Supreme Court’s order to ban Jallikattu, the controversial bull-taming sport celebrated around the festival o
Protests demanding lifting of the ban on bull-taming sport jallikattu have spread to outside India with the Tamil diaspora in United Kingdom, Australia and in Sri Lanka holding demonstrations against the ban.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today said that it may take the legal route if the Centre brings an ordinance to enable the conduct of Jallikattu. PETA spokesperson Manilal Valliyate said that
Demanding an ordinance lifting the ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday staged a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence here.
‘Art of Living’ founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today came out in support of the ancient bull-taming sport Jallikattu and said that the sentiments of the people of Tamil Nadu should be respected.
The massive state wide protests in Tamil Nadu who are demanding holding of Jallikattu, the controversial the bull-taming sport, and banning animal rights group PETA, entered third day today.
The state-wide outrage over the ban on Jallikattu has brought Tamil actors and cricketers together in support of the agitation. Besides film personalities extending their support to the protesters, star cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has also
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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea to allow the bull-taming sport Jallikattu held in Tamil Nadu during Pongal festivities every year.
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