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Friday, April 13, 2018
U.S., Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
U.S., Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
WORLD NEWSAPRIL 13, 2018 / 11:03 AM / UPDATED 16 MINUTES AGO
Steve Holland, Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The strikes were the biggest intervention by Western powers against Assad in the country’s seven-year-old civil war and pitted the United States and its allies against Russia, which itself intervened in the war in 2015 to back Assad.
“A short time ago, I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad,” Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
Speaking of Assad and his suspected role in last week’s chemical weapons attack, Trump said, “These are not the actions of a man. They are crimes of a monster instead.”
A U.S. official told Reuters the strikes were aimed at multiple targets and involved Tomahawk cruise missiles.
At least six loud explosions were heard in Damascus in the early hours of Saturday and smoke was seen rising over the Syrian capital, a Reuters witness said. A second witness said the Barzah district of Damascus had been hit in the strikes. Barzah is the location of a major Syrian scientific research centre.
At a Pentagon briefing, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said the targets included a Syrian research facility and a chemical weapons storage facility.
A second U.S. official said targets were being carefully selected with the aim of damaging Assad’s ability to conduct further gas attacks, while avoiding the risk of spreading poisonous fallout in civilian areas.
“The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons,” Trump said.
The U.S. president, who has tried to build good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, had sharply critical words for both Russia and Iran, which have backed Assad’s government.
“To Iran and to Russia, I ask, what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children?” Trump said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she had authorized British armed forces “to conduct coordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the Syrian regime’s chemical weapons capability.” She described it as a “limited and targeted strike” aimed at minimizing civilian casualties.
The military action is not about intervening in Syria’s civil war or changing its government, she said.
It was not immediately clear how extensive the strikes were. U.S. officials had earlier said that Trump had pressed for a more aggressive U.S. strike against Syria than his military chiefs had recommended.
U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Matt and other military leaders had warned that the larger the attack, the greater the risk of a confrontation with Russia, two U.S. officials said.
Trump made clear in his eight-minute television address that he is wary of a deeper entanglement in Syria, where about 2,000 U.S. troops have been deployed to fight Islamic State.
“America does not seek an indefinite presence in Syria,” he said.
The air strikes, however, risk dragging the United States further into Syria’s civil war, particularly if Russia, Iran and Ass opt to retaliate.
Reporting by Steve Holland, Tim Ahmann, Eric Beech, Lesley Wroughton in Washington D.C.; Additional reporting by Samia Nakhoul and Tom Perry in Beirut, Michael Holden and Guy Faulconbridge in London, and Jean-Baptiste Vey, Geert de Clerq and Matthias Blamont in Paris; Writing by Yara Bayoumy and Warren Strobel; Editing by Clive McKeef
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WORLD NEWSAPRIL 13, 2018 / 11:03 AM / UPDATED 16 MINUTES AGO
Steve Holland, Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the military action from the White House late on Friday. As he spoke, explosions rocked Damascus. British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron said the UK and France had joined in the attack.Trump said he was prepared to sustain the response until Assad’s government stopped its use of chemical weapons.
The strikes were the biggest intervention by Western powers against Assad in the country’s seven-year-old civil war and pitted the United States and its allies against Russia, which itself intervened in the war in 2015 to back Assad.
“A short time ago, I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad,” Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
Speaking of Assad and his suspected role in last week’s chemical weapons attack, Trump said, “These are not the actions of a man. They are crimes of a monster instead.”
A U.S. official told Reuters the strikes were aimed at multiple targets and involved Tomahawk cruise missiles.
At least six loud explosions were heard in Damascus in the early hours of Saturday and smoke was seen rising over the Syrian capital, a Reuters witness said. A second witness said the Barzah district of Damascus had been hit in the strikes. Barzah is the location of a major Syrian scientific research centre.
At a Pentagon briefing, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said the targets included a Syrian research facility and a chemical weapons storage facility.
A second U.S. official said targets were being carefully selected with the aim of damaging Assad’s ability to conduct further gas attacks, while avoiding the risk of spreading poisonous fallout in civilian areas.
“The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons,” Trump said.
The U.S. president, who has tried to build good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, had sharply critical words for both Russia and Iran, which have backed Assad’s government.
“To Iran and to Russia, I ask, what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children?” Trump said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she had authorized British armed forces “to conduct coordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the Syrian regime’s chemical weapons capability.” She described it as a “limited and targeted strike” aimed at minimizing civilian casualties.
The military action is not about intervening in Syria’s civil war or changing its government, she said.
It was not immediately clear how extensive the strikes were. U.S. officials had earlier said that Trump had pressed for a more aggressive U.S. strike against Syria than his military chiefs had recommended.
U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Matt and other military leaders had warned that the larger the attack, the greater the risk of a confrontation with Russia, two U.S. officials said.
Trump made clear in his eight-minute television address that he is wary of a deeper entanglement in Syria, where about 2,000 U.S. troops have been deployed to fight Islamic State.
“America does not seek an indefinite presence in Syria,” he said.
The air strikes, however, risk dragging the United States further into Syria’s civil war, particularly if Russia, Iran and Ass opt to retaliate.
Reporting by Steve Holland, Tim Ahmann, Eric Beech, Lesley Wroughton in Washington D.C.; Additional reporting by Samia Nakhoul and Tom Perry in Beirut, Michael Holden and Guy Faulconbridge in London, and Jean-Baptiste Vey, Geert de Clerq and Matthias Blamont in Paris; Writing by Yara Bayoumy and Warren Strobel; Editing by Clive McKeef
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
As Protesters Plan Black Flags, PM Modi Will Hover Over Chennai In Chopper
As Protesters Plan Black Flags, PM Modi Will Hover Over Chennai In Chopper
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Tamil Nadu visit on Thursday would be without any public road drive as some opposition parties and Tamil outfits plan to show black flags to protest against the centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board despite the Supreme Court order.
On arrival at the Chennai airport in an Indian Air Force plane, the PM would hop into a chopper and land right at the ongoing Defence Expo venue near Mahabalipuram. PM Modi's drive here would only be inside the premises.
The East Coast road would be completely shut an hour ahead of PM Modi's visit to keep protesters at bay.
On his return to Chennai to participate in another event, the Prime Minister would again avoid a drive from the Chennai airport, and would land at the helipad constructed inside the IIT Madras campus to attend the function in the adjoining Adyar Cancer Institute.
Authorities have razed a wall between the two campuses to enable PM Modi's car drives to the venue without having to come to the main road where protesters could gather.
The PM would once again fly within the city from the IIT campus to the airport, a distance of 10 kilometres.
Slamming the prime minister, MDMK chief Vaiko said, "Can't you go by road instead of a helicopter?"
Film director P Barathiraja, who had spearheaded the massive protest on Tuesday against Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Chennai, confirmed the black flag protest against the prime minister.
"We would assemble at airport at 9 am and show black flags. The PM should go back. He has done injustice to Tamil Nadu," he said.
The DMK, which was the first to announce a black flag protest against the Prime Minister, would assemble near the airport as well.
For weeks now, Tamil Nadu state has seen protests and bandhs by political parties, pro-Tamil outfits, voluntary organisations and the film fraternity over the delay in setting up the Cauvery Management Board, an independent regulatory body that will implement sharing of the Cauvery waters between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry and Kerala.
On February 16, the Supreme Court had set the decades-long water-sharing dispute to rest, asking the centre to implement a scheme for sharing water within six weeks. As the deadline expired, the centre moved court seeking more time, citing the Karnataka assembly polls on May 12.
Earlier this week, the court asked the centre to inform it by May 3 how it planned to implement the water sharing formula in line with the court's verdict delivered in February.
Source: NDTV News
The East Coast road would be completely shut an hour ahead of PM Modi's visit to keep protesters at bay.Tamil Nadu | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Updated: April 11, 2018 23:59 IST
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Tamil Nadu visit on Thursday would be without any public road drive as some opposition parties and Tamil outfits plan to show black flags to protest against the centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board despite the Supreme Court order.
On arrival at the Chennai airport in an Indian Air Force plane, the PM would hop into a chopper and land right at the ongoing Defence Expo venue near Mahabalipuram. PM Modi's drive here would only be inside the premises.
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| Defence Expo 2018 |
On his return to Chennai to participate in another event, the Prime Minister would again avoid a drive from the Chennai airport, and would land at the helipad constructed inside the IIT Madras campus to attend the function in the adjoining Adyar Cancer Institute.
Authorities have razed a wall between the two campuses to enable PM Modi's car drives to the venue without having to come to the main road where protesters could gather.
The PM would once again fly within the city from the IIT campus to the airport, a distance of 10 kilometres.
Slamming the prime minister, MDMK chief Vaiko said, "Can't you go by road instead of a helicopter?"
Film director P Barathiraja, who had spearheaded the massive protest on Tuesday against Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Chennai, confirmed the black flag protest against the prime minister.
"We would assemble at airport at 9 am and show black flags. The PM should go back. He has done injustice to Tamil Nadu," he said.
The DMK, which was the first to announce a black flag protest against the Prime Minister, would assemble near the airport as well.
For weeks now, Tamil Nadu state has seen protests and bandhs by political parties, pro-Tamil outfits, voluntary organisations and the film fraternity over the delay in setting up the Cauvery Management Board, an independent regulatory body that will implement sharing of the Cauvery waters between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry and Kerala.
On February 16, the Supreme Court had set the decades-long water-sharing dispute to rest, asking the centre to implement a scheme for sharing water within six weeks. As the deadline expired, the centre moved court seeking more time, citing the Karnataka assembly polls on May 12.
Earlier this week, the court asked the centre to inform it by May 3 how it planned to implement the water sharing formula in line with the court's verdict delivered in February.
Source: NDTV News
PM Narendra Modi next only to Nehru, Indira to get black flag welcome in Tamil Nadu
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PM Narendra Modi next only to Nehru, Indira to get black flag welcome in Tamil Nadu
By S Kumaresan | Express News Service | Published: 11th April 2018 05:08 AM | Last Updated: 11th April 2018 06:21 AM | A+A A- |
CHENNAI: Almost the entire Opposition, is ready to wave black flags to the PM Narendra Modi when he comes to Chennai on Thursday.
This could be the third time the DMK is waving black flags to the country’s top political leader, only after Jawaharlal Nehru - during the anti-Hindi agitations in 1950s - and to Indira Gandhi - soon after the Emergency years.
The DMK had resorted to waving of black flags to top national politicians in those days as a tool to gain the national media’s attention.
The first PM welcomed by DMK’s black flags was Nehru in 1953. It was the Dravidian party’s response to Nehru’s remark that the anti-Hindi agitations were “non-sense” protests.
The DMK was then a young political party and was aggressively carrying out protests against Hindi imposition by the then Congress government.
An executive committee meeting of DMK party on July 13, 1953, resolved that the party would block trains to protest Nehru’s “derogatory” remarks against the anti-Hindi protests and wave black flags to Nehru when he next visits Tamil Nadu.
Many DMK leaders and cadre were arrested and jailed when they blocked trains on July 15, 1953. Former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who blocked a train at Dalmiapuram in Tiruchy district, was among them.
When Nehru visited Tamil Nadu a few months later, there were only very less number of DMK cadre outside the prisons and they managed to wave black flags to Nehru and get arrested.
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Pazha Nedumaran, the then general secretary of the Congress party, remembers vividly how it ended up ugly when a group of DMK cadre surrounded and even managed to assault Indira Gandhi when she was in Madurai.
“Indira Gandhi was to attend the meeting at Race Course grounds. She was moving in an open car, along with a few leaders, including me. She was waving at crowds. A large crowd of DMK cadre, who were holding black flags, razed down a welcome arch. When we reached South Main street, they (DMK men) surrounded and attacked her. Indira Gandhi suffered injuries despite efforts by people like me to protect her,” says Pazha Nedumaran.
Note: Source Express News Service, Photos ENB
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Monday, April 09, 2018
ஐபிஎல் 2018 : சென்னை
தமிழகம் எங்கும் காவிரி ஆணையம் அமைக்கக் கோரி, விவசாய இயக்கம் கொழுந்து விட்டு எரியும் சூழலில், ஐபிஎல் 2018 திட்டமிட்டபடி சென்னையில் நடைபெறும் என அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
தமிழகத்துக்கு துரோகம் இழைத்த மோடி அரசையும், அதன் தமிழக எடுபிடி எடப்பாடி நிர்வாகத்தையும் எதிர்த்துப் போராடும் மக்கள் இவ் விழாவை நடத்தக்கூடாது எனக் கோரி வருகின்றனர். ENB Tenn
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ஐபிஎல் 2018 : சென்னையில் நடைபெறும் கிரிக்கெட் போட்டிக்கான டிக்கெட் விலை அறிவிப்பு
By Saro - March 30, 2018
11 வது ஐபிஎல் 20 ஓவர் கிரிக்கெட் போட்டி ஏப்ரல் 7 ம் தேதி முதல் மே 27 ம் தேதி வரை நடைபெற உள்ளது.ஐபிஎல் தொடக்க நாளான ஏப்ரல் 7 ம் தேதி சென்னை சூப்பர் கிங்ஸ் அணி நடப்பு சாம்பியனான மும்பை இந்தியன்ஸ் உடன் விளையாட உள்ளது.இந்த ஆட்டம் மும்பையில் நடைபெற உள்ளது.
சென்னை சூப்பர் கிங்ஸ் அணி உள்ளூரில் 7 ஆட்டங்களில் விளையாட உள்ளது.முதல் ஆட்டம் ஏப்ரல் 10 ம் தேதி கொல்கத்தா நைட் ரைடர்ஸ் உடன் நடைபெற உள்ளது.இந்த ஆட்டம் சென்னை சேப்பாக்கத்தில் நடைபெற உள்ளது
இந்நிலையில் சென்னையில் நடைபெறும் போட்டிக்கான டிக்கெட் விலை வெளியாகி உள்ளது.குறைந்தபட்ச டிக்கெட் கட்டணமாக ரூ.1,300 நிர்ணயம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. அதிகபட்ச டிக்கெட் விலை ரூ.6,500 (பெவிலியன் டெரஸ்) ஆகும். மேலும் ரூ.1,500, ரூ.2,500, ரூ.4,500, ரூ.5 ஆயிரம் ஆகிய விலைகளிலும் டிக்கெட் விற்பனை செய்யப்படுகிறது.
இந்த டிக்கெட்டுகளை ஆன்லைனிலும்,ஸ்டேடியத்தில் உள்ள டிக்கெட் கவுண்டர்களிலும் பெறலாம்.
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