On March 13 2026 , lyricist and poet-novelist Vairamuthu was named for the Jnanpith Award, becoming only the third Tamil literary figure to receive it and the first in 24 years. The previous Tamil ...

Nobody among the 74 nations, who participated in the largest edition of the Indian Navy’s multilateral naval Exercise MILAN from February 15 to 25 in Vishakapatnam in India, would have imagined it ...

In short, Vairamuthu will do anything for awards. He was a friend of Karunanidhi and often sang his praises. He translated Modi’s poems and organised an event for him. He does not hesitate to present ...

Tamil lyricist and author R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the Jnanpith Award, the nation’s highest literary honour. He is the third Tamil literary figure to receive the award, after a gap of 24 ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday (March 15, 2026) switched to a digital QR code-based system to ration fuel sales, a move authorities described as a “precautionary measure” amid persisting uncertainty in West Asia ...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday (March 15, 2026) announced the complete schedule for the 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. The polling is scheduled to be held on April 23, 2026, and ...

That, increasingly, is what the Middle East resembles today: not merely a red-stained battlefield, but a black and white board where the pieces are moving faster and more unpredictably than even the ...

(The author is an energy sector regulatory consultant based in Calgary, Canada. He has been involved in economic development initiatives in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and has a long-standing ...

Explaining the sudden, unscheduled price hike, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman Janaka Rajakaruna noted that the price of diesel on the world market had increased by nearly 100% compared to ...

The arrest and detention of the former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief, Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, over his alleged links to the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks have continued to ...

Internet Media Action (IMA) has expressed its profound concern regarding the arrest of veteran journalist and Lanka e News website Editor Sandaruwan Senadheera on Wednesday at Bandaranaike ...

The Kivul Oya project will inundate an area of 26 square kilometres of thick prime jungle. Preserving this existing forest is essential not only for the Northern Province but for the entire country.