Madurai : Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was on Friday sacked by the senior pontiff as his successor of a 1,500-year old Saivaite mutt here, an appointment which had attracted widespread condemnation from various quarters including Tamil Nadu Government. Nithyananda is facing criminal charges, including rape, in Karnataka where his ashram near Bangalore was recently embroiled […]

Madurai: Stepping up their protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), spearheading the stir, laid siege to the sea at about 500 meters away from the KNPP on Monday. Fishers, farmers, traders and volunteers of various political parties from Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts are participating in the protest, […]