French firm cancels sale of 500-yr-old Nataraj idol stolen from TN temple

Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500 year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.......

Goddess Parvati idol worth Rs 1.6 cr found in US after 50 years

An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago, was traced to New York, said the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID......

Idol theft case: Police won't arrest TVS Motor chairman for 6 weeks

Tamil Nadu Police's idol wing on Friday gave an undertaking to the Madras high court that it would not arrest TVS Motor Company's Chairman Venu Srinivasan, for a period of six weeks in connection......

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the......