Chennai: Freedom fighter and Communist veteran R Nallakannu passed away in Chennai at 101 on Tuesday afternoon. Ailing for some time, he was undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General ...

Stalin welcomed the move saying he was very happy over DMDK joining the 'secular progressive alliance'. Calling Premalatha his sister, Stalin said the coalition will contribute to the progress and ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday (19 February) came down heavily on the practice of distributing freebies ahead of elections, saying it was time to reconsider such policies given their damaging effect on ...

As an IPS officer in Karnataka, he was widely known as "Singham" (Lion). That lion now seems to have lost his way in the wilderness of politics. Six years into his latest innings, former IPS ...

In the dim corridors of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, where New Kingdom pharaohs were buried more than three millennia ago, visitors have long left their marks. Predominant among the graffiti are Greek ...

A 2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscription has been discovered in Egypt, providing important evidence of trade between India and the ancient west. The text also has the name of a Tamil trader who ...

These findings, presented at a Chennai conference, rewrite our understanding of ancient trade routes and suggest multilingualism among these traders. Photo: X Researchers have discovered about 30 ...

Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil revolves around Jeevarathinam, a village panchayat leader (Jiiva) who must deal with a simple rural event that snowballs into a seemingly uncontainable, chaotic chain of ...

Of 30 inscriptions uncovered at the Valley of Kings by Strauch and Schmid, 20 are in Tamil. CHENNAI: Around 2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader who visited the rock-cut tombs of Egyptian pharaohs ...

Bharat Bandh Today highlights: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Thursday, February 12, as a part of their ongoing campaign against the recently announced India-US trade deal.

Tamil Nadu is likely to witness disruptions on Wednesday, February 12, 2026, as central trade unions and farmers' organisations observe a nationwide Bharat Bandh. While the strike has been called ...