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89 stories for “Tamil Nadu” · May 2026
Clear filtersAn ancient inscription in the Courtallam Hills that had remained unread for many years has finally been deciphered. Researchers K. Balakrishnan and Mathur B. Pavendan decoded it after two and a half years of study. The i...
Road Safety Crisis: Chennai Leads in Metropolitan FatalitiesThe latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2024 identifies Chennai as the city with the highest number of road accident deaths among major India...
Political Shift in Tamil Nadu: TVK Moves to Form GovernmentOn May 7, 2026, C. Joseph Vijay, president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), officially met the Governor to stake a claim to form the next government in Tamil N...
Ishank Singh, aged just seven, has become the youngest person to swim across the Palk Strait. The strait separates Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka and links the Bay of Bengal with the Gulf of Mannar. Crossing it is considered...
South Coast Railway Zone: New Administrative FrameworkIn a major administrative overhaul, the Union Government officially notified the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone in May 2026. Headquartered in Visakhapatnam, the new...
Social activist Medha Patkar and Tamil writer Perumal Murugan have been chosen for the Sukumar Azhikode Birth Centenary National Award 2026. The award is presented by the Sukumar Azhikode Trust to recognise outstanding c...
Historic Shift in Tamil Nadu Politics: TVK Ends the Dravidian DuopolyThe results of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, declared on May 5, 2026, have delivered a historic and fractured mandate. For the first time in...
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...
A stretch of National Highway 44 in Tamil Nadu has been painted red for the first time to improve road safety and visibility for motorists. The red markings have been laid on the Thoppur Ghat Road, an accident-prone sect...
Final polling data for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 has been released. Of 5,73,43,291 electors, 4,87,98,833 voted on April 23 across 75,064 polling booths. Turnout was 86.2% among women, 83.96% among men and 58...
Marine Production 2025: Tamil Nadu Claims the Top SpotThe ICAR-CMFRI Annual Report 2025 has revealed that Tamil Nadu became India’s leading marine fish producer in 2025 with an output of 6.85 lakh tonnes, surpassing Guja...
R. Rithika Sri from Salem has become the first transgender cricket umpire from Tamil Nadu in India. Her achievement is seen as a milestone for inclusion of transgender persons in Indian sport, particularly in officiating...
