Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Tamil Chaithikal

  • GALLERY: Kaaviya Thalaivan (Epic Ruler)

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    Kaaviya Thalaivan (Epic Ruler) is an upcoming Tamil historical fiction film written and directed by Vasanthabalan. Set in early 20th century, the film is about the lives of two theatre artistes played by Siddharth and Prithviraj and the competition that exists between them in a small drama troupe. The former is the main lead whereas…

  • Jaya pushes for more Hajj seat quota

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s to increase the Hajj quota for the state owing to a large number of applicants. She said the Tamil Nadu State Hajj Committee has received 13,159 applications from pilgrims for Hajj 2014. In letter to Modi, Jayalalithaa said: “Based on the Muslim population,…

  • Modi urged to secure fishermen’s release

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and secure the release of Indian fishermen and their fishing boats from Sri Lankan custoday. In a letter to Modi Tuesday, text of which was released to the media here Wednesday, Jayalalithaa said: “I once again request your immediate intervention to secure…

  • Jaya oppose India-Lanka sea boundary

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa urged the central government to pursue the idea of sustainable fishing by Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen and disagreed with a proposal to instal buoys to demarcate the international maritime boundary. “During the talks between the fishing communities of two countries, there has been a clear recognition that fishing…

  • Jaya oppose Sanskrit Week celebration

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that celebration of Classical Language Week in each state based on linguistic heritage will be more appropriate than celebrating Sanskrit Week. Jayalalithaa said: “As you are aware, Tamil Nadu has a rich cultural heritage based on the ancient Tamil language. There has also…

  • Jaya on Mullaperiyar issue

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday said downing the shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam to increase the water level to 142 feet is justice delivered to the people of the state. The shutters were lowered Thursday as directed by the Supreme Court. “The downing of the dam shutters to increase the storage levels is…

  • Law to protect Tamil culture soon: Jaya

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday said an appropriate law would be enacted to prevent clubs from acting against Tamil culture, days after a club here denied entry to a dhoti-clad judge. She told the state assembly that the law would be passed during this session itself and the licence to those clubs acting…

  • Jaya seeks action on fishermen’s issue

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa hoped the Centre under Prime Minister Narendra Modi would take an “early and decisive action” to resolve the issue of Sri Lankan naval attacks on the Indian fishermen. She requested the Centre to “initiate immediate efforts to find a permanent and pragmatic solution to this livelihood issue of our…

  • Jaya seeks better ties withSingapore

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa told Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam that there could be synergy between his country and the Indian state on key projects. In a statement issued in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government said Shanmugam had called on Jayalalithaa at the state secretariat. During the meeting, Jayalalithaa, citing…

  • Chennai building collapse toll at 16

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     The toll in the collapse of an 11-storey building in Chennai has gone up to 16, while 22 people have been injured, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa announced an increase in solatium to the families of the dead belonging to Tamil Nadu by Rs.500,000 to Rs.700,000.…

  • 50 trapped in building collapse in Chennai

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    Two people were killed and 50 others trapped when a 11-storey under-construction building collapsed here Saturday evening, officials said. According to officials, 11 people trapped under the debris were rescued of which one person died. The other 10 have been admitted in a nearby hospital of which the condition of one is said to be…

  • Language war brewing in the South

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    Tamil Nadu parties, including BJP allies, oppose Hindi  All major political parities in Tamil Nadu, including two BJP allies, Friday came out strongly against the government order to use Hindi in social media, branding it “Hindi imposition”. A day after the DMK cried foul, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the…

  • Jaya urges govt to modify Hindi order

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the home ministry to modify its directive on Hindi to ensure the use of English in social media. In a letter to Modi, Jayalalithaa referred to a home ministry order that officials should now use only Hindi or Hindi and English…

  • TN vigilance oppose Jaya’s plea

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    Tamil Nadu Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department Monday opposed Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s plea seeking stay of trial court proceedings in disproportionate assets case till the matter on the ownership of the immovable assets shown to be her alleged ‘benami’ (proxy) possessions was settled. The department in its response to Jayalalithaa’s plea told the Supreme Court…

  • MUSIC REVIEW – Ramanajun

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    Music director Ramesh Vinayakam, widely known for his melodies, has composed the music for upcoming Tamil-English bilingual biopic “Ramanujan”. He says his music represents the hope and despair of maths wizard Srinivasa Ramanujan, on whose life the movie is based upon. “It’s an honior to have composed music for the film ‘Ramanujan’, which is about…

  • Kudankulam N-plant generates 1,000 MW

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    The first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) generated its rated capacity of 1,000 MW Saturday afternoon, said a senior official. “The unit touched 1,000 MW at 1320 hours today (Saturday). There was no tension as we have been operating the unit at 950 MW in the morning,” R.S.Sundar, KNPP site director said. He…

  • Modi ignores protest over Rajapaksa

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    Delhi-based journalist M.R. Narayan Swamy looks in to the first rift in the BJP coalition. Asian Lite, top newspaper for NRIs and Indian diaspora, will carry regular features on the Tamil conflict in Sri Lanka  Narendra Modi deserves praise for not acting like Manmohan Singh vis-à-vis Sri Lanka. Under pressure from Tamil Nadu, Manmohan Singh, the…

  • Review – Kochadaiiyaan

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    Haricharan Pudipeddi reviews Kochadiyan for Asian Lite, top Asian newspaper in the UK> He says the film needed to be full-fledged live action film and gave a rate of – **1/2. Rajini fans will enjoy the film once but the film lacks revisit option. Film: “Kochadaiiyaan”; Cast: Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, Nasser, Sarath Kumar, Aadi Pinisetty, Rukmini and…

  • Vaiko meets Rajnath on Lanka invite

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     MDMK leader Vaiko Friday met BJP president Rajnath Singh and expressed his dissatisfaction over the invitation extended to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for prime minister-elect Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. “When Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the prime minister he did not invite the Sri Lankan president for the swearing-in ceremony. Why is he being invited…

  • Jaya flays Modi on Rajapaksa invite

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday termed as “unfortunate” the invitation extended to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to attend the swearing-in ceremony of India’s new prime minister Narendra Modi. “We had hoped that the new government … would be sympathetic to the cause of Tamils and friendly to Tamil Nadu,” Jayalalithaa said here…

  • Rift in Modi front over Lanka

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    The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to invite the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in function has caused deep anguish and resentment among its allies in Tamil Nadu, The Hindu reported. The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), one of the allies of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has requested the Prime Minister-designate…

  • DMK cadres assault journalists

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    Three reporters were injured when DMK cadres assaulted media persons gathered outside party leader M.K. Stalin’s house Sunday to collect news about his resignation from party posts, journalists organisations said. DMK expressed regret over the incident. Several journalists were waiting outside Stalin’s residence here to gather news about his purported resignation as the party’s treasurer.…

  • Drama begins at DMK

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    M.K. Stalin, the DMK treasurer and son of party president M. Karunanidhi, has offered to give up his party post following the party’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls, a party source said Sunday. Speaking to IANS on the condition of anonymity, a DMK leader said: “He (Stalin) has offered to resign from the post…

  • Lanka warns Tamil diaspora

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    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday warned that some members of the Tamil diaspora were attempting to mislead the Tamils in the country to seek secession, the media reported. Speaking at a victory day celebration in the southern town of Matara on the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, Rajapaksa said the…

  • Jaya close to clean sweep

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    Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK Friday appeared to sweep the state thanks to a Jayalalithaa wave across the state. As per the trends available Friday noon, AIADMK is leading in 37 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state and the BJP is trailing in two. If the trend continues, AIADMK may turn out to…

  • Jaya sacks Malaisamy

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday expelled former MP K. Malaisamy from the AIADMK, a day after he said that the AIADMK may back a BJP-led government. Jayalalithaa accused Malaisamy of bringing “disrepute to the party” by making statements contrary to the party’s policies. She urged all party members not to have any truck…

  • Jaya graft case trial on: SC

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     The trial of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a corruption case for owning disproportionate assets, currently going on before a court in Bangalore, will continue as Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking its deferment. While allowing senior counsel V.Giri to withdraw the plea and approach the Karnataka High Court, a bench…

  • Tamil Biz meet in London

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      BSICC, in partnership with UKTNCC, organised the UK Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Business Meet  at Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. This business meet was chaired by Mr Virendra Sharma MP( Southall, UK). The audience included representatives from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Members of House of Lords & House of Commons, representatives from other Indian states/…