The Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu, whose verses have shaped the language of popular music and modern Tamil poetry for more than four decades, has been chosen for the 2025 Jnanpith Award, India’s ...

Poet and lyricist Vairamuthu has been selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award, becoming the third Tamil writer to receive the country’s highest literary honour. The 72-year-old author follows in ...

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has decided to identify select Kendriya Vidyalayas where Tamil could be introduced as a medium of instruction on a pilot basis. It has also decided to take a ...

Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan’s debut speech in the Rajya Sabha, in which he launched a scathing attack on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over her remarks on Dravidar ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu clocked a robust economic growth of 11.2%, the highest among major states in 2024-25, according to the Economic Survey of Tamil Nadu 2025-26 released on Monday.The gross state ...

CHENNAI: In a discovery that reinforces the footprint of ancient Tamil civilisation across the globe, around 30 inscriptions, the majority of them in Tamil Brahmi, the early Tamil script, have been ...

The discovery is expected to provide new evidence of direct, two-way contact between ancient Tamil traders and Egypt during the Roman period._Representative photo Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions in Egypt's ...

Tamil cinema has consistently delivered unforgettable love stories that have shaped generations of audiences. From emotionally intense dramas to poetic tales of longing and sacrifice, certain romantic ...

COIMBATORE: Marumalarchi Makkal Iyakkam on Sunday wrote to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, demanding the implementation of Tamil as the medium of instruction and a compulsory language subject in the ...

Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman has been conferred the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Music Director for his work in Mani Ratnam’s historical epic Ponniyin Selvan – I. The recognition adds yet ...

Vijay targets DMK and AIADMK ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly election in April He hit out at the DMK, his "political enemy" while going soft on AIADMK to attract swing voters Vijay likened his party's ...

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2016 to 2022 full list: The Tamil Nadu government has announced the State Film Awards for the years 2016 to 2022, recognising excellence in cinema and television. Among ...