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  Jallikattu fallout? Traders in Tamil Nadu to boycott Coke and Pepsi products from March 1

  India | January 27, 2017 14:23 IST

  Beverage giants like Pepsi and Coca-Cola are set for a rough ride in Tamil Nadu where a majority of the retail traders have decided to stop selling their products, all thanks to the ire of people against American animal rights organisation, PETA, whi

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  SC admits plea challenging validity of TN ordinance allowing Jallikattu, hearing on Jan 30

  India | January 25, 2017 12:41 IST

  animal rights activists today moved the Supreme court challenging the validity of the ordinance passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly permitting Jallikattu.

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  Jallikattu effect: Maharashtra mulls revoking ban on bullock cart races

  India | January 25, 2017 12:22 IST

  In light of Tamil Nadu promulgating an ordinance to revoke a ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu, the Maharashtra government has now decided to seek a legal opinion on resumption of bullock cart races that were

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  Jallikattu: NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu government, police for ‘excesses’

  India | January 25, 2017 7:12 IST

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo-motu cognizance of reports on the ‘unprovoked police action’ during the Jallikattu protests within two weeks.

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  Caught on camera: Cops 'torch' autos, who are real culprits of Jallikattu violence?

  India | January 24, 2017 13:12 IST

  The Tamil Nadu police is in the eye of a storm after a video purportedly showing a group of policemen indulging in arson has gone viral on social media. The video, that shows police personnel

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  Normalcy returns to Tamil Nadu after week-long protests over Jallikattu

  India | January 24, 2017 11:27 IST

  A day after the Tamil Nadu government gave in to the demands of protesters, the state is now limping back to normalcy. While schools and colleges reopened yesterday, many shops and establishments including petrol pumps and medical stores opened only

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  ISI behind Jallikattu violence in Chennai, says BJP's Swamy

  Politics | January 24, 2017 8:32 IST

  Firebrabd BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that he strongly believes that the sudden violence at Marina Beach in Chennai during Jallikattut protests was triggered by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI.

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  Bill to lift ban on Jallikattu cleared unanimously by Tamil Nadu assembly

  India | January 23, 2017 17:37 IST

  Tamil Nadu Police on Monday started forcefully evicting the pro-jallikattu protesters who have gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach for over five days now. The agitating protestors sang the national anthem as they tried to defy

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  Jallikattu claims 2 lives in TN; 1 killed in Madurai protests

  India | January 22, 2017 20:44 IST

  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

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  Jallikattu event in Madurai called off after protests; held across Tamil Nadu, says CM

  India | January 22, 2017 14:28 IST

  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.

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  Tamil Nadu MP Anbumani Ramdoss meets President, seeks permanent solution on Jallikattu

  Politics | January 21, 2017 18:24 IST

  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.

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  ‘Baahubali’ actor Rana Daggubati supports Jallikattu, says it’s a part of Tamil Nadu's culture

  Bollywood | January 21, 2017 16:05 IST

  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

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  Jallikattu: Protesters refuse to back down even as TN government clears ordinance

  India | January 21, 2017 20:16 IST

  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

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  Efforts on to fulfil TN's cultural aspirations: PM Modi on Jallikattu Ordinance

  Politics | January 21, 2017 9:00 IST

  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’.

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  Centre clears Tamil Nadu government’s Ordinance to lift ban on Jallikattu

  Politics | January 21, 2017 8:37 IST

  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

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  Jallikattu protests a lesson for Hindutva forces, says Asaduddin Owaisi

  Politics | January 20, 2017 16:41 IST

  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

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  Rajnath Singh assures action on promulgation of Jallikattu ordinance

  Politics | January 20, 2017 14:34 IST

  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.

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  Why Tamil Nadu is on streets over Jallikattu

  India | January 20, 2017 13:29 IST

  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,

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  Amid widespread protests, SC agrees to delay Jallikattu verdict for a week

  Politics | January 20, 2017 12:34 IST

  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

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  Jallikattu part of Tamil Nadu's intrinsic tradition; govt must find amicable solution: Congress

  Politics | January 20, 2017 8:23 IST

  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