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49 stories for “Tamil Nadu” · October 2026
Clear filtersThe Madras High Court has thrown out a writ petition which questioned whether Tamil Nadu's 'Vettri Payanam' scheme is constitutionally valid. From 2 October 2026, it lets about 84.32 lakh women ride free every day on 12,...
At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, athlete Vithya Ramraj won gold, silver and bronze, becoming the first sportsperson from Tamil Nadu to take three medals at a single Asian Games. Other medal winners listed include...
Ahead of the yearly migration season, thousands of migratory waders and shorebirds have flocked to the Muttukadu-Nemmeli estuarine habitats close to Chennai. Covering thousands of kilometres from northern countries, the...
The Tamil Nadu Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Corporation (TNUAVC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies. Through this agreement, the two organisations will jointly design...
A 13th-century Chola-era stone inscription was found during restoration and desilting of Nalla Thanneer Kulam in Medavakkam, Chennai. Dated to 1268 CE, it belongs to the reign of Telugu Chola king Vijaya Ganda Gopalan, w...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme on 2 October 2026 at Koyambedu, Chennai, extending fare-free bus travel for women and transgender persons. It builds on the Magalir Vidiyal Payana...
International Coffee Day was observed on 1 October with the International Coffee Organization (ICO) campaign “Coffee is Part of the Solution.” The ICO says coffee supports around 12.5 million farming families worldwide....
According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), water storage in 178 key reservoirs dropped to 70% of total capacity by 24 September 2026, lower than the 10-year average of 76.62% and last year's 79%. The southern regio...
A model of the Danish frigate 'Elephant', which arrived at Tharangambadi in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, in 1620, has been gifted to the Tranquebar Maritime Museum. The ship belonged to a fleet of two warships an...
Five participants from Tamil Nadu won one Silver Medal and four Medals for Excellence at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in China. Mohammed Salam took silver in Dental Prosthetics. Ragul K.B. earned a Medal for Excellence in I...
The first confidence motion in an Indian legislature traces back to the 1952 Aruppukottai Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu, held after U. Muthuramalinga Thevar resigned the seat. The ruling Congress lost to M. D. Ramasamy...
The Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) at Oragadam, Chennai, is modernising its automotive testing infrastructure with an allocation of ₹221.13 crore under the PM E-DRIVE (Prime Minister Electric Drive Revolution i...
