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Peaceful Protests Held Across India Against Citizenship Law: 10 Points
Peaceful protests were held across the country today, with political parties, students and the civil society coming together against the contentious citizenship law. In Delhi, the Congress held protests at Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, which was attended by senior leaders of the party, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, M...
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No Protests At Chennai's Marina Beach, Says The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Madras High Court's order banning protests at the Chennai's Marina Beach. The high court had earlier said that it is a tourist place and if protests are allowed it will create law and order problems.
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Flash Protest At Chennai's Marina Beach On Cauvery Issue
Hundreds of people on Saturday gathered at theMarinabeachin Chennai and staged a flash protest urging the Centre to immediately set up the Cauvery Water Management Board in compliance with a February 16 Supreme Court order on the decades-old river water-sharing dispute.
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Snap HQ Spoils Community, Venice Beach Protesters Say
Two dozen Venice Beach residents protested outside Snap offices on Thursday, accusing the growing tech company of spoiling their seaside community.
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DMK's MK Stalin Detained At Marina Beach After Protest Against Trust Vote: Highlights
E Palaniswami today won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the house witnessed chaos and violence. He won 122 votes with only 11 rebels of his AIADMK voting against him. He needed the backing of at least 117 legislators in the 234-member State Assembly. Mr Palaniswami took oath on Thursday with a 30-member cabinet. He is widely seen as...
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Governor To Arrive in Chennai Today, Will Meet VK Sasikala, Supporters: 10 Points
Governor C Vidyasagar Rao is expected to arrive in Chennai at around 3.30 pm today and will immediately meet AIADMK chief VK Sasikala along with party legislators who want her to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. On Wednesday, Ms Sasikala bundled 131 of her party's 134 legislators in buses and sequestered them in small groups in hote...
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No More Protest Allowed At Marina Beach, Says Chennai Police
Amid reports that people in Chennai are planning to protest against "recent police excess" at Marina beach, the police has said that the stretch is out of bounds for any kind of demonstration.
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Jallikattu Protest: Stung By Viral Videos, Chennai Police Says 'Should Have Tracked Social Media'
On a day when Chennai's hold on a massive, peaceful protest loosened suddenly, the videos tumbled out in quick succession - men and women in police uniforms setting autorickshaws on fire, vandalising property, raising their lathis or batons high above their heads and bringing them down with crashing force on parked vehicles. Within minutes, the vid...
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Republic Day: Attendance Thin For Parade At Chennai's Marina Beach Road
The people's participation in the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai was at an all-time low today following a boycott campaign on social media in the wake of Monday's violence in the city. A large number of seats along the Beach Road - next to the Marina Beach, which witnessed week-long protests on Jallikattu -- were empty.
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Blog: At Marina Beach, Trust, Hope, Peace - Then, The Descent Of Ugly
For nearly the entire week of the Jallikattu protests on Chennai's Marina's Beach, I was present and reporting. It felt like an extended picnic, day and night. A rare occasion of collective strength and joy and hope was being celebrated.
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Jallikattu: Women Hit And Arson By Cops, Show Chennai Videos Now Being Investigated
A woman stands at a door as a policeman comes at her with a baton and hits her. Another policeman targets the same woman. A third tries but the woman rushes indoors. This is one of the many videos shared on social media, allegedly of Chennai policemen caught in acts of violence during their crackdown on Jallikattu protesters yesterday.
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Jallikattu: Kamal Haasan, Others Tweet Video Of Cop Setting An Auto On Fire
A video aired on some local channels in Chennai shows a policeman setting fire to an auto-rickshaw, allegedly during today's violence that marred what had been a lengthy and peaceful campaign supporting Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport. NDTV cannot verify the authenticity of the video, which is going viral.
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Jallikattu Protests Block Major Roads, Flyovers In Chennai: 10 Updates
Jallikattu protests blocked several roads on Monday in Chennai, including its IT corridor, as protesters forced out of the Marina Beach clashed with the police in various parts of the city. After peaceful protests since Tuesday in support of the bull-taming festival, clashes erupted for the first time today as policemen physically removed thousands...
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Jallikattu: Protests Over, We Got What We Wanted, Says Marina Beach Students To NDTV
After a morning of violence and arson at Chennai's Marina Beach, the students who rallied a week-long sit-in there in support of Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, said that they have ended their campaign.
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Jallikattu: Stay Calm, Kamal Haasan Appeals As Protests Turn Violent
As protests in support of bull-taming festival Jallikattu turned violent in parts of Tamil Nadu today, especially at the epicenter Marina Beach in Chennai, a strong appeal to protesters came from RJ Balaji, a well-known radio jockey.
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Peaceful Protests Held Across India Against Citizenship Law: 10 Points
Peaceful protests were held across the country today, with political parties, students and the civil society coming together against the contentious citizenship law. In Delhi, the Congress held protests at Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, which was attended by senior leaders of the party, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, M...
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No Protests At Chennai's Marina Beach, Says The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Madras High Court's order banning protests at the Chennai's Marina Beach. The high court had earlier said that it is a tourist place and if protests are allowed it will create law and order problems.
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Flash Protest At Chennai's Marina Beach On Cauvery Issue
Hundreds of people on Saturday gathered at theMarinabeachin Chennai and staged a flash protest urging the Centre to immediately set up the Cauvery Water Management Board in compliance with a February 16 Supreme Court order on the decades-old river water-sharing dispute.
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Snap HQ Spoils Community, Venice Beach Protesters Say
Two dozen Venice Beach residents protested outside Snap offices on Thursday, accusing the growing tech company of spoiling their seaside community.
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DMK's MK Stalin Detained At Marina Beach After Protest Against Trust Vote: Highlights
E Palaniswami today won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the house witnessed chaos and violence. He won 122 votes with only 11 rebels of his AIADMK voting against him. He needed the backing of at least 117 legislators in the 234-member State Assembly. Mr Palaniswami took oath on Thursday with a 30-member cabinet. He is widely seen as...
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Governor To Arrive in Chennai Today, Will Meet VK Sasikala, Supporters: 10 Points
Governor C Vidyasagar Rao is expected to arrive in Chennai at around 3.30 pm today and will immediately meet AIADMK chief VK Sasikala along with party legislators who want her to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. On Wednesday, Ms Sasikala bundled 131 of her party's 134 legislators in buses and sequestered them in small groups in hote...
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No More Protest Allowed At Marina Beach, Says Chennai Police
Amid reports that people in Chennai are planning to protest against "recent police excess" at Marina beach, the police has said that the stretch is out of bounds for any kind of demonstration.
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Jallikattu Protest: Stung By Viral Videos, Chennai Police Says 'Should Have Tracked Social Media'
On a day when Chennai's hold on a massive, peaceful protest loosened suddenly, the videos tumbled out in quick succession - men and women in police uniforms setting autorickshaws on fire, vandalising property, raising their lathis or batons high above their heads and bringing them down with crashing force on parked vehicles. Within minutes, the vid...
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Republic Day: Attendance Thin For Parade At Chennai's Marina Beach Road
The people's participation in the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai was at an all-time low today following a boycott campaign on social media in the wake of Monday's violence in the city. A large number of seats along the Beach Road - next to the Marina Beach, which witnessed week-long protests on Jallikattu -- were empty.
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Blog: At Marina Beach, Trust, Hope, Peace - Then, The Descent Of Ugly
For nearly the entire week of the Jallikattu protests on Chennai's Marina's Beach, I was present and reporting. It felt like an extended picnic, day and night. A rare occasion of collective strength and joy and hope was being celebrated.
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Jallikattu: Women Hit And Arson By Cops, Show Chennai Videos Now Being Investigated
A woman stands at a door as a policeman comes at her with a baton and hits her. Another policeman targets the same woman. A third tries but the woman rushes indoors. This is one of the many videos shared on social media, allegedly of Chennai policemen caught in acts of violence during their crackdown on Jallikattu protesters yesterday.
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Jallikattu: Kamal Haasan, Others Tweet Video Of Cop Setting An Auto On Fire
A video aired on some local channels in Chennai shows a policeman setting fire to an auto-rickshaw, allegedly during today's violence that marred what had been a lengthy and peaceful campaign supporting Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport. NDTV cannot verify the authenticity of the video, which is going viral.
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Jallikattu Protests Block Major Roads, Flyovers In Chennai: 10 Updates
Jallikattu protests blocked several roads on Monday in Chennai, including its IT corridor, as protesters forced out of the Marina Beach clashed with the police in various parts of the city. After peaceful protests since Tuesday in support of the bull-taming festival, clashes erupted for the first time today as policemen physically removed thousands...
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Jallikattu: Protests Over, We Got What We Wanted, Says Marina Beach Students To NDTV
After a morning of violence and arson at Chennai's Marina Beach, the students who rallied a week-long sit-in there in support of Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, said that they have ended their campaign.
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Jallikattu: Stay Calm, Kamal Haasan Appeals As Protests Turn Violent
As protests in support of bull-taming festival Jallikattu turned violent in parts of Tamil Nadu today, especially at the epicenter Marina Beach in Chennai, a strong appeal to protesters came from RJ Balaji, a well-known radio jockey.
