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What Does Keeladi Tell Us About Our Civilisation?

'Archaeological sites like Keeladi, having remained buried for 2,500 years, have come out and speak now.' IMAGE: Archaeological remains and artifacts considered to be from the Sangam Age at the......

'Dravidian South Was Cradle Of Early Urban Modernity'

'At Keeladi, we have not come across any evidence for organised religion.' IMAGE: A beautifully crafted earthen pot unearthed at the Keeladi excavation site. All photographs: Kind courtesy Tamil......

Why Stalin Is Pushing Keeladi Over Indus Valley

'It has the potential to sow seeds of furthering discord when the direction of the discourse is aimed at propagating the perceived supremacy of 'cultural nationalism' from a distant past over the......

'Keeladi Could Be Older Than Indus Valley'

'There is no doubt about the antiquity of Tamil Nadu.' IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin looks at the excavated artefacts at the inauguration of the Keeladi museum in Sivaganga, Tamil......

Modi Has Corrected A Historical Wrong With TN Visit

The message from Sunday’s event will undoubtedly reverberate globally. It's a landmark occasion that will be remembered for generations and will inspire many other states to introduce the story......

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper invites EoIs to 'restart' the Thoothukudi unit

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta's Sterlite Copper on Monday came out with an advertisement inviting expression of interest (EoI) for carrying out plant "restart activities" at its Thoothukudi unit in......

Sitharaman delivers 2.17 hr-long Budget speech, earns praises

Nirmala Sitharaman, the country's first full-time woman finance minister, on Friday delivered one of the longest Budget speeches which was peppered with Urdu, Hindi and Tamil couplets. IMAGE:......

From Hashmi to Puranaanuru, Sitharaman waxes poetic

From poetry to divinity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made sure that her maiden Budget speech on Friday was interspersed with couplets and quotes. While speaking in the Lok Sabha,......

Markets log best weekly gain in seven years on FII buying

Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices Benchmark share indices logged their best weekly gains in seven years in absolute terms and......

'I owe my career to Vijayakanth'

IMAGE: Vijayakanth. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonu Sood/Instagram Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder-leader and actor Vijayakanth passed into the ages in Chennai on Thursday, aged 71,......

Tamil film industry overjoyed with Chevalier Kamal Haasan

Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan was the first Tamil actor to be honoured with the coveted Chevalier Award in 1995. Two decades later, Kamal Haasan has been conferred with the same title and......

Want To Watch John-Manushi In Action?

There's so much entertainment coming up in 2023. While many movies have announced their release dates, there are many more which are scheduled to arrive, but haven't picked a date yet. Joginder......

Kajal Aggarwal, Vikram team up for Garuda

The latest updates from the Tamil film industry. It's finally official! Vikram will romance Kajal Aggarwal in his next film, Garuda. This will be the first time that the duo will share screen......

Vjay's Theri is the biggest hit of 2016 so far

The first six months of 2016 saw over 100 Tamil movie releases, giving cine-goers plenty to choose from. While some films hit the jackpot, most ended up biting the dust. Among the top actors,......

The Golden Thrower

Someone who confessed he would have been beating buffaloes with sticks had it not been for the javelin went on to win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics. IMAGE: India's gold medallist......

Vijay Patil elected Mumbai CA chief; Azhar to represent Hyderabad

IMAGE: Vijay Patil, son of former Governor and Congress politician Dr D Y Patil, was elected unopposed. Photograph: Vijay Patil/Facebook Education baron Vijay Patil and Sanjay Naik were elected......