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The Harijan Tour: Tracing Gandhi's Civil Rights Footsteps in Western Tamil NaduThe historical archives of western Tamil Nadu recently highlighted Mahatma Gandhi’s momentous visits to Salem, with special emphasis on his f...
Breaking Traditions: The Rise of a Debutant CMC. Joseph Vijay, founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has etched his name in Tamil Nadu's political history by becoming only the second debutant legislator since 1967 t...
Meena Muthiah, a noted educationist and philanthropist from Chennai, passed away at the age of 91. She founded the Kumara Rajah Muthiah School of Traditional Arts and Crafts to promote Tanjore painting, and served as Sec...
Oceanic Odyssey: Tracking the Olive Ridleys of Tamil Nadu A satellite telemetry study conducted by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has revealed the migration p...
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) in Chennai has introduced OmegaBall, a new football format involving three teams, in 2026. The institute plans to form a national-level OmegaBall club in India.Forma...
In April 2026, higher educational institutions across Chennai formally reported a highly significant and alarming socio-educational trend.Remarkably steep decline in student enrollments for conventional Visual Communicat...
Sculptures and inscriptions from the Early Chola period have been found on the bed of the Cauvery near Musiri. Idols of Dakshinamurthy and Vinadhara Shiva lay about 200 metres from the river bund and probably belonged to...
The Tamil Nadu government has unveiled the AVGC-XR Policy 2026 to grow the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality sectors.The Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (ELCOT) will be the noda...
The committee on Union-State relations, formed by Tamil Nadu in 2025 and chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph, has submitted Part I of its report to the State government. It deals with decentralisation, S...
Recipients of the Kalaignar Ninaivu Kalaithurai Vithagar Award for 2024 and 2025 have been named by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. The 2024 honour goes to veteran actor M.N. Rajam, while veteran director S.P. Muthuraman...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister opened Chennai Sangamam - Namma Ooru Thiruvizha 2026, a city-wide festival that showcases Tamil Nadu's folk arts, music and cultural traditions. Performances are staged at public venues acro...
On 5 January 2026, in Sivaganga, the Tamil Nadu government began handing out free laptops under the 'Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil' scheme. The plan covers 20 lakh students in phases, with 10 lakh in the first phase. It includes s...
