In December 2025, newspapers in India carried an arresting, dystopian image: scores of young people sitting obediently in rows on an airstrip in the eastern state of Odisha to take an exam. Over 8,000 ...

Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman has been conferred the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Music Director for his work in Mani Ratnam’s historical epic Ponniyin Selvan – I. The recognition adds yet ...

Vijay targets DMK and AIADMK ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly election in April He hit out at the DMK, his "political enemy" while going soft on AIADMK to attract swing voters Vijay likened his party's ...

Reaffirming confidence in the ‘Dravidian model’ of governance, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said on Monday (February 9, 2026) that Tamil Nadu had grown to compete with nations in attracting investment.

Inaugurating the Tamil Nadu Global Tourism Summit 2026 at the UNESCO heritage site of Mamallapuram, the chief minister also unveiled a ₹100 crore plan to establish a Special Area Development Authority ...

As the State Film Awards by the Tamil Nadu government are declared, filmmaker Pa. Ranjith wonders if these and other private-award bodies are indeed “honest.” His post on social media platform X has ...