Tamil Nadu had closed the copper plant six days after 13 people were killed in police firing against protesters who wanted the factory clos...

Thirteen people were killed in police firing on May 22-23 after the 99-day long protest by the locals against Sterlite turned violent and g...

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the CBI on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the Hi...

In their petitions to the Collector, residents urged the state government to convene the state assembly to pass a “special resolution” to d...

Basheer Ahmed also sought details of the intelligence report on the agitation, and directed the state government to submit the same on July...

Hundreds of protesters had gone on the rampage on May 22, storming the collectorate, setting buildings and vehicles ablaze, and prompting p...

According to probe agencies, five cases have been registered so far and each case was being investigated by an official in the rank of DSP.

Teams from the state and national human rights commissions were in Thoothukudi on Sunday.

The actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth had alleged that the protest turned violent on the 100th day (May 22) after it was infiltrated by s...

Union Minister of State Pon Radhakrishnan took exception to DMK Working President M K Stalin's remarks as to whether Rajinikanth was echoin...

Even if the intent is right, Agarwal comes across as transactional and opportunistic. At times, even his financial investors have gone agai...

On April 9, pollution board rejected the co's application to renew a Consent To Operate licence on the basis of 5 deficiencies in managing ...

Activists and local people often accuse Vedanta of polluting the environment and violating human rights. Vedanta has always refuted these c...

DMK has also called for a state-wide bandh on May 25 to condemn the police action and demand closure of the Sterlite copper smelter plant.

The DMK had on Tuesday called for an all-party protest in all district headquarters on May 25 to condemn the police firing in Tuticorin dis...

At least 30 people were injured, Tuticorin district collector N Venkatesh told ET on the phone on Tuesday, adding that the death toll may r...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said nine people were killed in police action at Tuticorin and ordered a judicial inquiry into the ...