CHENNAI: The ongoing conflict in the oil-rich West Asian region has begun to impact households in Tamil Nadu, with packaged drinking water manufacturers raising prices amid a spike in input costs.

Despite the challenges, the AIADMK remains confident of staging a comeback. The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election is shaping up as an existential battle for the opposition All India Anna Dravida ...

A second straight term for Stalin would see him go one better on his father, DMK founder M Karunanidhi. A whittled-down ADMK would be hoping for thrust from tie-up with BJP, while Vijay’s TVK can pose ...

Tamil Nadu Election Date 2026: Voting for all 234 assembly seats of Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase on 23 April. The votes will be counted on 4 May, the Election Commission of India ...

Social media posts or reels that compare the similarities of words in Tamil and Korean languages have been an ongoing trend for a while now. Adding to this discourse is the Tamil-South Korean ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abstract: The dominance of English-based programming languages presents a steep learning curve for non-English- speaking students, particularly in regions where vernacular languages are the primary ...

Social media often throws up stories that many never knew existed. This time, a viral Instagram reel has surprised viewers by spotlighting a Tamil-speaking community in Pakistan. Shared by a popular ...

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday (February 21, 2026) released the fourth volume of the comparative etymological dictionary of Tamil and Indo-European languages and inaugurated an ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A 59-year-old farmer died after he was attacked by a python inside a forest near Mamsapuram on Sunday evening. The cause of death was ascertained on Monday after post-mortem examination ...

A Tamil trader who travelled to Egypt around 2,000 years ago carved his name inside the rock-cut tombs of Egyptian pharaohs in the Valley of Kings, and the markings have now been identified by Swiss ...