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  Bulls in Madurai undergo inspection for Jallikattu as Pongal approaches

  News | January 08, 2021 8:37 IST

  Bulls were inspected by veterinarians in Madurai for the upcoming Jallikattu competition.

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  Tamil Nadu grants permission to hold Jallikattu event with certain restrictions, check SOPs

  India | December 23, 2020 12:56 IST

  The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday granted permission to hold Jallikattu event but with certain restrictions. The government in its guideline said that the number of players taking part in the event should not to be more than 150. It will be mandatory for the players to provide Covid-19 negative certificate. In addition, the number of spectators not to be more than 50% of the gathering.

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  Amul celebrates selection of 'Jallikatu' as India's entry for 93rd Academy Awards

  Regional Cinema | December 01, 2020 18:22 IST

  Amul shared the new cartoon titled 'Jalli Good' on Tuesday evening. The doodle features the mascot holding a butter brick in a plate as she cuts it with a knife, as the protagonist also, holds a butter smeared knife. The protagonist is seen standing aside a buffalo as they both eye on the Oscar trophy in the backdrop, and celebrate the nomination to the international awards.

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  Malayalam film 'Jallikattu' is India's official Oscars 2021 entry

  Regional Cinema | November 25, 2020 16:12 IST

  Malayalam film 'Jallikattu' which was unanimously chosen from 27 entries across Hindi, Odiya, Marathi and other languages, follows a bull that escapes from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village and the entire village men gathering to hunt down the animal.

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  PETA offers reward for info on 'jallikattu' bull's death

  India | June 13, 2020 19:05 IST

  The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 to anyone providing information about the person who tortured a prized 'jallikattu' bull to its death at Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

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  One killed, 30 injured in Jallikattu at Tamil Nadu's Alanganallur

  India | January 17, 2020 18:17 IST

  A bull owner lost his life when another bull attacked him in Alanganallur town in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district where the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu was held on Friday.

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  Over 20 tamers injured during jallikattu events in Tamil Nadu

  India | January 17, 2020 7:19 IST

  More than 20 bull tamers were injured during 'jallikattu' events on Thursday with the popular bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu being conducted at Palamedu here and Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli district as part of Pongal harvest festivities.

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  Bulls awe tamers, Jallikattu events in Tamil Nadu continue to be crowd-pullers

  India | January 16, 2020 14:11 IST

  Jallikattu, the popular bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu lived up to its reputation of being a huge crowd-puller as the contest unfolded at Palamedu and Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli district. As thousands of spectators continued to flock both the events, the tamers were awed by several bulls which were determined to not allow anyone to even come anywhere near them.

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  31 injured during Jallikattu competitions in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

  India | January 15, 2020 14:29 IST

  As the Jallikattu competition continues despite the Supreme Court ban, 31 participants on Wednesday were injured during the event in Madurai's Avaniyapuram. Meanwhile, 6 of them have been admitted to Rajaji Hospital in Madurai for treatment. This year, 700 bulls and 730 Bull Catchers are participating in it.

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  Jallikattu movie public review: 90 mins of pure goosebumps

  Regional Cinema | October 04, 2019 17:13 IST

  The film has been the talking point ever since its intriguing posters came out. It also won a lot of appreciation at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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  2 die during Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu

  India | January 21, 2019 9:49 IST

  A Ram and Sathish Kumar, both 35, were gored by bulls while watching the sport and died of injuries.

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  India TV special report on Jallikattu

  News | January 16, 2019 23:52 IST

  India TV special report on Jallikattu

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  19-year-old spectator dies after being mauled by bull during Jallikattu festival in Madurai

  India | January 15, 2018 16:51 IST

  A 19-year-old spectator was gored to death on Monday by a bull during a Jallikattu event at Palamedu in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu.

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  Pongal 2018: Dates, significance and how it is celebrated in Tamil Nadu

  People | January 14, 2018 16:24 IST

  Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu to mark the first harvest of the year.

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  Tamil Nadu: Jallikattu organised in Madurai on Pongal, up to 1 lakh spectators expected

  India | January 14, 2018 10:22 IST

  Following last year’s state-wide protests to ban Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, the event is being organised in Madurai today on the occasion of Pongal.

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  Bullock races: Bombay HC refuses to vacate stay, asks can law change anatomy of animal

  India | October 11, 2017 18:36 IST

  Drawing from SC's Jallikattu order, the HC said since bulls were not anatomically designed to be used as performing animals, making them participate in a race will inherently amount to cruelty.

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  Two dead, 80 injured in Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu

  India | April 17, 2017 11:22 IST

  Police said that 32-year-old Thirunavakarau, an engineering graduate, died on the spot after he was attacked by the bull, while another man "died of shock" when another bull ran towards him.

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  Supreme Court refuses to stay Tamil Nadu amendment on Jallikattu

  India | January 31, 2017 17:21 IST

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government amendment permitting Jallikattu in the state but permitted the animal rights bodies and individuals to amend their pending petitions to challenge the new legislation.

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  Ban on Kambala stays in Karnataka as HC decides to await SC order on Jallikattu

  India | January 30, 2017 22:39 IST

  The Karnataka High Court today declined to vacate its November 18 interim stay on annual buffalo race Kambala till the Supreme Court's verdict on bull-taming sport Jallikattu in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.

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  I was molested by jallikattu protesters, claims Chennai woman cop

  India | January 28, 2017 13:04 IST

  M Durga Devi, the head constable of Chennai Police, has alleged that she was molested by the jallikattu protestors who set the Ice House police station on fire.