Spotlight - Politics

Thackeray reiterates ban on Australian cricketers, slams SRK

Published on February 16, 2010 by indiainteracts
Reiterating the Shiv Sena's ban on Australian cricketers playing in Mumbai and Maharashtra to protest the attacks on Indians in Australia, Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Monday again targeted actor

Shah Rukh Khan for his statements in support of Pakistani cricketers who have not been selected for the IPL season. Read More

Chiranjeevi resigns from assembly

Published on December 17, 2009 by indiainteracts
A week after the Central government announced its decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh, Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi announced his resignation from Andhra assembly. PRP has a total of

18 MLAs of which the majority is from non-Telangana regions. Read More

Tamil leader Vaiko criticises India's Sri Lankan policy

Published on February 18, 2009 by
A firebrand politician from Tamil Nadu came down heavily on the central government for allegedly supporting the Sri Lankan offensive on Tamil rebels in the island nation. Tamil leaders have been demanding protection of Sri Lanka's rebel Tamils, who are closely linked to 60 million Tamils in Tamil Nadu across a narrow strait from Sri Lanka. Read More

Power-cuts rile Tamil Nadu industrialists, farmers

Published on July 14, 2008 by IANS
Unannounced power-cuts have triggered state-wide ire, said opposition sources and farmer bodies' representatives in Tamil Nadu Monday. "There is hardly 10 hours' power supply in the industrial districts of Vellore, Salem, Erode and Coimbatore. During the coming weeks we will expose the government's poor performance in the power sector," K. Read More

Sarath Kumar wants to head third front in Tamil Nadu

Published on July 14, 2008 by IANS
Tired of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK, actor-turned-politician Sarath Kumar said Monday that his AISMK hopes to lead a third front in the state. "The state has had e Read More