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Tamil Nadu

Culture and History

Findings at Keeladi site trace back to 6th century BCE, graffiti symbols found bear resemblance to Indus Valley Civilisation

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Cultural deposits unearthed at the Keeladi Vaigai excavation site in Tamil Nadu can be dated back to 6th century BCE, at least 3 century earlier than previously thought.
News Reports

After Kannada media outrage over a joke on GI tag of ‘Mysore Pak’, its inventors to seek GI tag for the sweet

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Dr Anand Ranganathan' Tweet on Mysore Pak steered a huge controversy, unnecessarily dragging FM Nirmala Sitharam into it.
News Reports

Home Minister Amit Shah slams those indulging in language politics, says ‘never asked for imposing Hindi over other regional languages’

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Amit Shah' statement was, however, distorted and used to stir controversy
News Reports

Tamil Nadu police detains a Muslim man loitering around a dargah disguised as a Hindu saint

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Last month Tamil Nadu was put on high alert following intel that members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba had infiltrated into the state
Media Fact-Check

Kannada media spreads fake news, accuses Nirmala Sitaraman of ‘giving’ Mysorepak to Tamil Nadu

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No one had expected that a huge controversy would erupt over the issue of Mysore Pak, which originated in Mysuru during the rule of Wodeyar dynasty.
Politics

The Hindu Chairman doubles up as judge, gives clean chit to Chidambaram at a Congress event, says ‘no evidence’ against him

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Ram even did not even spare the judges of the Supreme Court. He stated that there are factual mistakes in the order of justices Bhanumathi and Bopanna.
News Reports

600-year-old stolen Nataraja idol being brought back to India, idol wing head reveals TN govt refused fund to bring it back

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About 1200 ancient idols are believed to have been stolen from Tamil Nadu between 1992 and 2017
News Reports

American Indic author says missionaries yelled at her when she questioned them about forced religious conversions in Coimbatore

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The group of people, who belonged to a Canadian Christian missionary in Canada, said to Lynn that they were on their mission to spread the good news about Jesus Christ.
News Reports

Kolkata Police nabs Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist accused in 2018 Gaya blasts from Chennai

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Earlier this year, after the government placed a ban on JMB for its terror activities, the terror outfit joined hands with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba to set up camps along the border and coordinate terror attacks in India.
News Reports

Tamil Nadu: ‘This is not North India’, DVK protests against Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, accused BJP of trying to disrupt harmony

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This is not the first time that a Hindu festival has come under fire
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