Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu: Trampling each other's toes

If the two Dravidian parties up the rhetoric it increases the risk of Tamil Nadu becoming a safe haven for Tamil extremism with serious implications for national security. As these developments......

'TN politicians used LTTE to achieve their goals'

Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam alias Kumaran Pathmanathan (or simply KP) took over the reigns of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam following the killing of the outfit's chief Velupillai......

Nobody should politicise Rajiv's killing: Cong

The Congress on Tuesday said nobody should politicise the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in comments that came after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's remarks that the......

DMK linked to Rajiv's killing indirectly: Jaya

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday alleged that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was linked with the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in an "indirect way." "That......

Club cricketer dies in England after blow on chest

Twenty-four-year-old Bavalan Pathmanathan died after being hit on the chest while batting in a local league match in Surrey. Air ambulance was called, but the club cricketer died of his injuries on......