Hundreds of bull tamers had participated in the event in Madurai and a bull tamer, 26-year-old Arvind Raj, had died after he was attacked by a bull.

Of the 68 passengers, 53 were Nepal nationals and the rest 15 were foreigners - five Indians, four Russians, two Koreans, and one each from Australia, Ireland, Argentina, and France.  

As hope dims, it is feared that all the people who were on board had died in what has become a worst air disaster in Nepal in decades. 

Gayathri has thrown bombshells when she quit from the party. Now, days after quitting from the party, she has tossed a big challenge to Annamalai to contest in the by-election and she would contest against him. 

The DMK has used the prospect of the Pongal occasion to display their dissents to the Governor through the state's traditional kolams or rangolis.

On Saturday, senior Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary has passed away at the age of 76 due to heart attack while he was taking part in Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers and later, the government has declared a public holiday on January 16 to mourn the victims of the plane crash.

While Avaniyapuram has hosted Jallikattu on Sunday, Palamedu and Alanganallur in Madurai will be conducting the sport on Monday and Tuesday respectively.

The Law Commission has asked ADMK for its feedback and within days of its letter, ADMK's Edappadi Palaniswami has come out with a strong support for One Nation, One Election policy. 

Krishnamurthy courted a fresh controversy when criticizing the Governor for the latter's conduct of violating the assembly's tradition when he skipped key parts in his speech that was prepared by the DMK government.