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SC refers pleas against Jallikattu to Constitution bench
SC refers pleas against Jallikattu to Constitution bench

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice R F Nariman framed five...

Jallikattu spectator gored to death in Madurai
Jallikattu spectator gored to death in Madurai

Nineteen-year old Kalimuthu, who was seated in a front row of the viewers'...

Jallikattu held in Madurai, 36 bull tamers injured
Jallikattu held in Madurai, 36 bull tamers injured

More than 700 bull-tamers participated in the events, which were witnessed by...

SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu's new law on Jallikattu
SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu's new law on Jallikattu

In a relief to Jallikattu supporters, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to...

TN CM announces probe into violence during pro-Jallikattu stir
TN CM announces probe into violence during pro-Jallikattu stir

Bowing to demands from opposition parties and others, Tamil Nadu government...

OPS blames 'anti-social elements' in Jallikattu protests for violence
OPS blames 'anti-social elements' in Jallikattu protests for violence

"Various organisations and anti-social elements had infiltrated the...

SC to hear pleas against TN's Jallikattu Act on Monday
SC to hear pleas against TN's Jallikattu Act on Monday

The pleas were mentioned for urgent listing before the bench headed by...

How Jallikattu protests left the State on the backfoot
How Jallikattu protests left the State on the backfoot

The governments at the Centre and in the state were unprepared to handle the...

Why the BJP has a stake in Jallikattu's revival

'The BJP is so keen to use this opportunity to make its foray in a state...

'Jallikattu can't be played without torturing bulls'

'The bull does not want to go in front of the crowd, so they put chillies on...

Jallikattu stir turns violent as cops evict protesters

There were incidents of stone-pelting and burning of vehicles and sundry...

Bill allowing Jallikattu passed in TN assembly

Former Attorney general Soli Sorabjee earlier in the day said that the...

Jallikattu: Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan call for restraint by students

While Rajini said the protests by the students 'should be etched in golden...

Jallikattu held in shadow of protests in Tamil Nadu, 3 dead

Protesters demanded a permanent solution for holding the sport and raised...

TN files caveat in SC to defend its ordinance on Jallikattu

Tamil Nadu government's standing counsel Yogesh Kanna confirmed the...

Guv approves ordinance, Jallikattu to be held in TN on Sunday

The CM thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support to Jallikattu, an...

Jallikattu WILL happen! Centre clears ordinance allowing it

Decks were cleared on Friday night for an ordinance on Jallikattu after Tamil...

Jallikattu: Ordinance in the works, shutdown in Tamil Nadu

Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced on Friday morning that the...

'For Tamil pride, for Jallikattu'

A Ganesh Nadar watches the fourth day of protests dawn on Chennai's Marina...

On Day 4, Jallikattu protests spread from Chennai to Vadodara

The mass Jallikattu protests on Chennai's Marina beach showed no sign of...

'Jallikattu movement is bigger than 1965 anti-Hindi agitation'

'What is surprising is the scale and spontaneity of the mobilisation and the...

SC postpones Jallikattu verdict for a week on Centre's request

Massive protest continued for the fourth day on Friday at Chennai's Marina...

Jallikattu: 'Tamil rights, not pride, have been hurt'

'Politically, Tamil Nadu has faced several setbacks in the past -- the water...

Jallikattu: Attorney General gives Tamil Nadu an idea!

As protests demanding Jallikattu swelled on the streets of Tamil Nadu,...

Jallikattu: Protests intensify, OPS ponders over options, PETA warns Centre

Protests demanding Jallikattu swelled on the streets of Tamil Nadu after...

Will support TN's steps on Jallikattu, Modi tells OPS

'While appreciating the cultural significance of Jallikattu, the PM observed...

Cruelty is inherent in Jallikattu: PETA

Activists say it is unwarranted to use executive action to make way through...

AIADMK to adopt resolution in support of Jallikattu, legal action against PETA

AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala also lashed out at the Congress, her...

31 hours and counting: Tamil Nadu erupts over Jallikattu ban

The state government held talks with the protesting youth to sort out the...

Has Jallikattu ban revived TN's regional pride?

The jallikattu issue has revived pan-Tamil political sentiments especially...

200 in custody for protesting against Jallikattu ban

Several youths made an unsuccessful bid to tame bulls released on the roads...

Police foil attempts to conduct Jallikattu

Police said youths were detained at Mudakathan, Alanganallur, Palamedu and...

Jallikattu ban: Protests intensify in Tamil Nadu, 149 held

The die-hard supporters of the sport along with major political parties in...

Defying SC ban, Jallikattu held again; stir on

DMK working president M K Stalin led a protest in Chennai and sought...

DMK protests against Jallikattu ban, Stalin slams PM

DMK working president and Opposition Leader MK Stalin, who pressed the Centre...

28 arrested for holding Jallikattu despite SC ban

DMK blamed the Centre and state government for 'not taking appropriate,...

SC setback for TN, can't conduct Jallikattu this Pongal

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a plea seeking its intervention to...

Sasikala urges PM Modi to revoke ban on Jallikattu

Sasikala's letter to the prime minister on the issue comes days after Chief...

Tamil Nadu urges Centre to promulgate ordinance on Jallikattu

Chief Minister O Panneerselvam wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying...

Can't have gladiator type sport in India: SC on Jallikattu

Questioning the Centre for its notification allowing use of bulls in events...

It can't be legal only because it's centuries old: SC on Jallikattu

The apex court fixed August 30 for final hearing of the matter to decide on...

Jallikattu will be held next year if DMK comes to power, assures Karunanidhi

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi on Wednesday assured to...