On May 22, 2018, anti-Sterlite protests turned violent with the agitators fighting pitched battles with the police and 13 people were kille...

Protests, however, "suddenly erupted" in February as the company, after securing all approvals, began work on doubling the capacity of the ...

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

Last week, a separate petition was filed in the top court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the deaths of protesters during the anti...

Violence erupted in Tuticorin, about 625 kms from Chennai affecting normal life, during a protest seeking permanent closure of the Sterlite...

At the outset, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra said that the matters seeking urgent listing for hearing be men...

The Home Ministry has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government on the police firing and the prevailing situation in the port city, th...

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...

Locals have been agitating for over 100 days now demanding closure of the Vedanta group copper plant over pollution concerns.

Nine people were killed in police firing yesterday after protests for the closure of Sterlite Copper plant over pollution concerns turned v...

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

The actor also greeted people on the occasion of the Tamil New Year which falls today and wished it be "joyful."

Staunchly opposing the copper smelter plant's proposed expansion, the actor and politician said lives of people were more important than pr...

In a new show of resistance, anti-nuclear protesters onboard around 500 boats today laid siege to the port here against loading of uranium ...

3,000 fishermen and anti-nuke activists in 500 mechanised & country boats tried to block the approach channel where ships enter the port

The Centre accused foreign NGOs of instigating protesters. "Foreign NGOs are supporting the movement," home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

A fisherman was killed in firing on anti-nuclear protesters at a coastal village in Tuticorin district while they clashed with police near ...