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Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde
19 articles rédigés par cet auteur

India : rise of the Third Front

India : rise of the Third Front
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 05/03/2014 | English
After months of talks and speculations, a third front is now officially in the contention as an alternative to the two national level parties BJP and Congress. The official declaration was made a few days back at a high level meeting between 11 political parties which included the left leaning ones...

India : 15th Lok Sabha comes to a close

India : 15th Lok Sabha comes to a close
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 25/02/2014 | English
The 15th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 21st. The Lok Sabha, meaning House of the People, is the lower house of the bi-cameral Indian Parliament. With the closure of this Lok Sabha the electoral mood in India has become even more pronounced.

India : surprise for all in Delhi Elections

India : surprise for all in Delhi Elections
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 26/12/2013 | English
The Indian capital city of Delhi is now the centre of significant turn of events in the political scenario. In the assembly elections held a few weeks back, Congress, which had been in power for 15 years in Delhi, suffered a humiliating defeat.

India : Dussehra, the major Hindu festival

India : Dussehra, the major Hindu festival
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 13/12/2013 | English
The months of October and November are usually filled with a festive mood for Indians, two major festivals being celebrated during these months: Dussehra and Diwali. Dussehra is an important festival in India that lasts for nine nights and ten days. The festival is celebrated in various forms in different parts of the country. The festival ends on the tenth day called Vijayadashami which means “victory on the tenth day”.

Chess : Viswanathan Anand loses title to Magnus Carlsen

Chess : Viswanathan Anand loses title to Magnus Carlsen
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 01/12/2013 | English
Five time world champion Viswanathan Anand lost his throne to Norwegian Chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship bout here in Chennai. FIDE (Fédération internationale des échecs) organized the world championship which carried a total prize money of Rs. 16 crores (approx 19 million euros).

CHOGM draws to a close in Sri Lanka

CHOGM draws to a close in Sri Lanka
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 21/11/2013 | English
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet held between 10 and 17 November in Colombo came to an end on Sunday. This meet which is held every two years sets the stage for all commonwealth nations to discuss various policies. This summit made the headlines in Indian as well as the world media for several remarkable landmarks that one could witness with this meet.

Abdullah Yameen elected as President of Maldives

Abdullah Yameen elected as President of Maldives
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 18/11/2013 | English
After months of political and legal turmoil, the archipelago nation of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean elected its new president on November 16. Abdullah Yameen, half brother of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who ruled the country for nearly 3 decades. Yameen was declared a winner over a slight margin of 51.3%.

India celebrates Diwali, festival of lights

India celebrates Diwali, festival of lights
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 14/11/2013 | English
Diwali or ‘The festival of lights’. A festival for which the whole nation celebrates in unison with crackers, fireworks and colorful light displays. It also celebrates the defeat of evil in the hands of good. However, there are many stories narrated behind this festival.

World’s tallest statue to come up in Gujarat

World’s tallest statue to come up in Gujarat
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 04/11/2013 | English
The state government of Gujarat has proposed to build a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who is also known as ‘Iron Man of India’. This statue once built would be the tallest statue in the world with a whooping height of 182 meters, which is more than twice the height of Statue of Liberty.

Man hanged in Iran, yet alive

Man hanged in Iran, yet alive
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 28/10/2013 | English
In Iran, a 37-year-old man, despite being hanged for 12 minutes, got a fresh lease of life in the morgue the following day. Alireza was an inmate in Bojnurd prison and was sentenced to death on charges of possessing drugs.

India : Supreme Court calls for negative vote in elections

India : Supreme Court calls for negative vote in elections
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 10/10/2013 | English
Borrowing a leaf from the books of western nations such as France and United States, the Supreme Court of India ordered the Election Commission to provide voters, the right to cast negative vote. This order came while hearing a petition by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties.

India : Narendra Modi nominated BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate

India : Narendra Modi nominated BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 25/09/2013 | English
After months of hostility within BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) party camps, the situation gained clarity with the party announcing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha (House of People) elections in 2014.

Fast Track court awards death sentences to convicts of Delhi Rape case

Fast Track court awards death sentences to convicts of Delhi Rape case
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 14/09/2013 | English
The sessions court hearing the Delhi rape case for the past nine months delivered their verdict convicting all the accused while awarding them with death penalty. The rape of a 23-year old paramedical student while travelling with a friend in Delhi had shook the whole nation.

India : a lot to worry for college students in Tamil Nadu

India : a lot to worry for college students in Tamil Nadu
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 13/09/2013 | English
College students in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, apart from worrying about their subjects now have to be cautious of their dressing sense as well. In a recent meeting at the illustrious University of Madras authorities have decided to issue directives to colleges regarding the dress code that students are expected to follow.

India : down south, baby burns

India : down south, baby burns
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 06/09/2013 | English
In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, a new born infant is reported to have ‘burst into flames’. This baby boy born on May 22 was admitted to a government hospital in accordance with the above mentioned claims.

India : a photojournalist gang-raped in Mumbai

India : a photojournalist gang-raped in Mumbai
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 31/08/2013 | English
Yet another shocking rape incident occurred in India, but now in the financial capital, Mumbai, which was until now considered to be a relatively safe place for women. A photojournalist interning at a popular local magazine was gang-raped by a pack of five in the evening hours on 22nd August.

India : caste tensions take a toll on inter-caste marriage

India : caste tensions take a toll on inter-caste marriage
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 08/08/2013 | English
The death of a young man in Tamil Nadu has revealed the extent to which caste politics has a decisive hand over inter-caste marriages. The young man Ilavarsan who was married to Divya, a girl from a caste of higher standing, was found dead on July 4.

Telegram—R.I.P

Telegram—R.I.P
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 27/07/2013 | English
On July 15, 2013 Indian government decided to stop Telegram services in the country. The government however promised that the staff who worked in telegraph offices would not be left in the lurch but would be absolved into managing mobile phones, landline and internet services.

Disaster has a sneak peak after calamity in Uttarakhand

Disaster has a sneak peak after calamity in Uttarakhand
Ramalingam Vallinayagam, correspondant à Chennai, Inde | 10/07/2013 | English
After thousands of pilgrims were reported killed and several thousands more stranded with the rescue operations being impeded due to bad weather conditions, the state of Uttarakhand in Northern India was hit with mild earthquake of 3.5 in magnitude on the Richter scale. Over the past 10 days,...

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