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2017 train blockade case: Madurai court releases 23 accused
• 3 years agoIn 2017, protests were held in several places in the Madurai district, including Alankanallur and Tamukkam Maidan, condemning the central and state governments while seeking permission for Jallikattu
Tamil Nadu: Madurai to ban unvaccinated residents from entering public places
• 3 years agoThe district's administration has given one week's time to people to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Abhimanyu Dassani reacts to Meenakshi Sundareshwar controversy: 'No one tries to make a film to insult anyone'
Raginid • 3 years agoAbhimanyu Dassani deconstructs his character from Meenakshi Sundareshwar, reacts to the film's controversy, and discusses upcoming projects.
Chennai rains: Depression over Bay of Bengal likely to weaken into low pressure by tomorrow morning, says IMD
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe red alert for Chennai, indicating extremely heavy rainfall, has been withdrawn after the depression over Bay of Bengal crossed north Tamil Nadu coast, the IMD said
Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a small step towards more grounded depiction of South Indians in popular Hindi cinema
Bh Harsh • 3 years agoWhat Meenakshi Sundareshwar tries to do is open a little window of assimilation and acknowledgment, which is only the first step in a long journey towards normalising the presence of South India, without exotifying it.
'Reply in English only': Madras HC tells Centre after minister writes to Tamil Nadu MP in Hindi
• 4 years agoThe court said that the Centre should reply in the language in which the state government sends the application to the Central government
JP Nadda affirms BJP's alliance with AIADMK for upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election
• 4 years agoThe BJP president also made a strong pitch in favour of the Tamil language, which assumes significance after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP had no respect for Tamil language and culture (edited)
2020, year of the pandemic: For Muslims in Madurai, COVID-19 meant widespread stigma, ostracisation
Greeshma Kuthar • 4 years ago"These were our people. What happened to them? How did they turn against us in an instant?," one resident wondered while recalling the pervasive stigma against Muslims during the early days of the pandemic
Explain need for new Parliament when 'half of India is hungry' Kamal Haasan tells Narendra Modi
• 4 years agoThe MNM chief made the remarks hours before kick starting the first phase of his campaign for the Assembly polls from Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu
Tanks are silver bullet for India's water woes; why they're disappearing, leaving us more vulnerable to a warming climate
Mridula Ramesh • 4 years agoA warming climate, bringing fewer rain days and more intense rainfall events in its wake, makes the role played by tanks even more critical.