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Attacked by Sri Lankan Navy with bottles and stones, allege Tamil Nadu fishermen
•Political parties, including the DMK and MDMK, condemned the 'attack' in Dhanushkodi area in Indian waters that came close on the heels of more than 4,000 fishermen being driven away by the Lankan navy on 17 October
KCR to meet Pinarayi Vijayan in Trivandrum today to discuss on contemporary politics amid Lok Sabha election 2019
•Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will meet Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday. The meet has been scheduled in Trivandram at 6 pm.
Sri Lankan Navy arrests eleven Tamil Nadu fishermen for intruding into territorial waters, seizes two boats
•The Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly damaged over 50 fishing nets and seized GPS equipment
Kamal Haasan to launch Makkal Needhi Maiam in Puducherry today; party to contest Lok Sabha elections
•The Makkal Needhi Maiam was launched by actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on 21 February, 2018 from his hometown of Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram.
Deep sea fishermen receive no banking support as lenders don’t want to fish for trouble
Ayswarya Murthy •Boat owners rely on the local network of agents who advance them the fuel or supplies they need against the expected catch.
Body of Indian Navy sailor recovered off Tamil Nadu coast, mortal remains taken to Chennai
•The body of a 27-year-old Indian Navy sailor, who slipped and fell into the sea off Ramanathapuram coast, was recovered in Pudukottai district.
Sri Lankan Navy chases away 2,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen, snaps fishing nets of 20 boats near Katchatheevu
•Over 2,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were allegedly chased away and nets of around 20 boats snapped by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Katchatheevu
Sridevi's ashes flown to Chennai; to be immersed in sea off Rameshwaram
•An urn carrying the ashes of Bollywood superstar Sridevi was brought to Chennai on Friday by her husband Boney Kapoor for immersion in the sea off Rameswaram
AIADMK says Kamal Haasan is 'GM seed', not useful to anyone; endorses DMK's 'glamorous paper flower' jibe at him
•A senior AIADMK minister said he agreed with comments made by DMK's MK Stalin that Kamal Haasan was a "paper flower that could not spread fragrance."
Kamal Haasan party launch updates: Proper dialogue in Cauvery issue can solve everything, says actor
Fp Staff •Top actor Kamal Haasan will address a string of meetings and unveil his party flag at Madurai on 21 February, marking the commencement of his political journey