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Clear filtersChennai-born scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan has been named the 2026 recipient of the IEEE Robert Bosch Bueche Award, becoming the first Indian-American to receive it. The Bueche Award honours outstanding contributions...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister presented the Nammazhvar Awards for excellence in organic farming for 2025-26 to C. Nallasivam (Namakkal), A. Subramanian (Pudukkottai) and Sadhana (Chengalpattu), each receiving ₹2 lakh and...
The Tamil Nadu Government has instituted the Inaiya Tamil Chemmal Award to honour Tamil scholars and activists who promote and develop the language through websites, digital platforms and online research. It recognises w...
The Union Government has chosen two teachers from Tamil Nadu for the National Teachers' Award 2026. They are M Thangaraj of Tenkasi and J Amudha, Headmistress of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Madurai. Thangaraj was recognise...
IntroductionThe Government of Tamil Nadu on 17 August 2026 announced that veteran political stalwart, former Member of Parliament, and former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president M. Krishnasamy has been chosen...
IntroductionIn an inspiring feat of human endurance and determination, 58-year-old K. Jayalakshmi, a polio-affected woman from Chennai, created history on 16 August 2026 by becoming the first woman with a locomotor disab...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive loss for the Tamil literary world, the legendary novelist and Sahitya Akademi Award winner Poomani (born Manickavasagam) strictly and officially passed away in Chenna...
End of a Cinematic Era: Master of Rural Storytelling Leaves Behind Legacy of Hyper-Realistic Cultural MasterpiecesIn a profound loss to the Indian film industry and Tamil cultural heritage, legendary Tamil filmmaker Bhar...
Civilian Investiture Ceremony: Rashtrapati Bhavan Celebrates 131 Laureates Across Science, Medicine, and Grassroots GovernanceIn a formal presentation of national gratitude, the **President of India presented the prestig...
Historic Police Personnel Milestones: Pioneer of the First All-Women Law Enforcement Unit in Madras City RememberedMarking the end of a historic era for sub-national law enforcement and women's empowerment in public safe...
Manivannan, a non-binary transgender person from Tamil Nadu, has been elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). The Scottish Parliament is Scotland's devolved legislature and sits at Holyrood in Edinburgh; it...
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...
