News 360: Sri Lankan players can't play IPL matches in TN, says Jaya

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa wrote to the Prime Minister demanding that no Sri Lankan player should play the IPL matches in her state. ...
11:19 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Sri Lankan players will not play in Chennai venue: Rajiv Shukla

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa wrote to the Prime Minister demanding that no Sri Lankan player should play the IPL matches in her state. ...
07:25 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Jaya has her way, SL players won't play in Chennai The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Tuesday decided against fielding Sri Lankan players in Chennai following security concerns after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa barred them from the State. However, sources said that the Sri Lankan players will be allowed to play in other states. ...  
05:53 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Jayalalithaa says no IPL match with SL players in TN Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying no Sri Lankan player should play the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in her state. Earlier in February, Jayalalithaa had cancelled the Asian Athletics meet saying Sri Lankan players would not be allowed in Tamil Nadu. ...  
02:55 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Full text: Jayalalithaa's letter to PM on SL players in IPL Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the Indian Premier League matches with Sri Lankan players should not be played in Chennai. She has written that no Sri Lankan player, umpire or other officials should take part in matches in Tamil Nadu, in view of the anti-Lanka sentiment there. ...  
02:53 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Summon SL envoy over attack on Indian fishermen: Jaya Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has demanded that india Should summon the Sri Lankan envoy over Sri Lankan Navy attacks on Tamil fishermen. She has urged for withdrawal of 1974 agreement with Sri Lanka. She has revived the demand for retrieval of Katchatheevu, an island on the Palk Strait ceded by India in 1974. ...  
02:10 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Sri Lankan players' IPL 6 participation remains doubtful Chennai Super Kings, who have two Sri Lankans in their squad, are waiting for the Tamil Nadu government and the BCCI's decision before making a final call on their players' participation. ...  
02:05 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Centre appeals against HC stay on higher diesel price The Centre on Monday filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to set aside a single Judge's recent order restraining oil marketing companies from charging higher price for diesel sold to state transport corporations in Tamil Nadu. The petition filed by the Petroleum Ministry contended the single Judge ought not to have entertained the petition by the Chairman of state transport undertakings challenging the Centre's decision which had...  
03:12 AM, Mar 26, 2013

Actor Brahmanadam to feature in a Tamil film Tamil film 'Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah' (TEN) directed by Anis stars Jai and debutante Nazriya Nazim in the lead pair. ...  
11:30 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Illegal car imports: DRI officer shielded Alagiri, Stalin It is not just DMK chief M Karunanidhi's younger son and his heir apparent MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi, but even the DMK chief's elder son and former central minister MK Alagiri allegedly used illegally imported cars. Now CNN-IBN exposes how a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer allegedly covered up the illegal car imports of Alagiri , Stalin and his son and how luxury import cars used by...  
06:12 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Kerala: 5 engineering students dead in bus accident Five engineering students died on Monday after a bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge. The accident took place in the hilly Idukki district of Kerala. ...  
03:44 PM, Mar 25, 2013

No bikinis or kissing on screen for Tammannaah
by IANS
'Himmatwala' which is releasing on March 29, is a remake of the 1980s hit film of the same name. ...  
03:14 PM, Mar 25, 2013

There is no rift within DMK, says party leader Tiruchi Siva

DMK chief Karunanidhi's son MK Alagiri skipped the party's executive meeting and left for Madurai on Monday. While sources say Alagiri is upset with younger brother MK Stalin, Karunanidhi's political heir, for reportedly pushing their father to withdraw support to the UPA, party leader Tiruchi Siva played it down saying he skipped the meeting because he may be unwell. ...
03:10 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Salman Khan's fitness impresses actor Madhavan  The 42-year-old is active in Tamil and Hindi films and his last Bollywood outing was 'Jodi Breakers'. ...  
01:47 PM, Mar 25, 2013

DMK decides not to give outside support to UPA The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) executive met on Monday to decide its next course of action, nearly a week after leaving the UPA government over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue. The party has decided not to extend even outside support to UPA. ...  
12:37 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Would Kamal Haasan make a great quizmaster?
by IANS
The actor however will be hosting the Tamil version of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. ...  
11:53 AM, Mar 25, 2013

TN: Polytechnic student arrested for raping minor A 19-year-old polytechnic student has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl at Periya Agraharam area in the city. Police said the sixth standard girl, staying with her grandmother, had gone to her relative's house on Sunday to attend a festival. ...  
11:30 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Signs of split within DMK as Alagiri skips party meet All does not seem to be well within the DMK as party chief Karunanidhi's son MK Alagiri has skipped the executive meeting and has left for Madurai. Alagiri is reportedly upset with younger brother MK Stalin, Karunanidhi's political heir, for reportedly pushing their father to withdraw support to the UPA. ...  
09:00 AM, Mar 25, 2013

A week after quitting UPA, DMK to meet to decide next step Nearly a week after leaving the UPA government over the Lankan crisis, the DMK top brass will meet on Monday in Chennai to decide their next course of action. The DMK executive body is expected to plan their strategy for the next Lok Sabha elections on whether to provide outside support or not. ...  
08:22 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Sri Lanka likely pull its mission out of Tamil Nadu Faced with growing anti-Sri Lankan sentiments in Tamil Nadu, Colombo may shift its deputy high commission office out of Chennai, a media report said on Sunday. The new location could be Trivandrum in neighbouring Kerala, the Sunday Times said. ...  
02:16 AM, Mar 25, 2013