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HC rejects plea against 'Karthigai Deepam' lighting on TN hill

The Madurai Bench of the Madras high court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against the order of a single judge allowing the lighting of "Karthigai Deepam" oil lamp at a stone pillar on the......

TN: HC tells petitioner to light hill lamp with CISF protection

Following a standoff between a section of devotees and Thirupparankundram temple management, the Madurai Bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday directed the petitioner to light the lamp atop......

Police book TN BJP chief in row over lighting lamp at temple

The Tamil Nadu police on Friday registered a case against 113 people, including Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran and senior party leader H Raja, who participated in a protest on December......

IndiGo aircraft's windshield cracks mid-air before landing

A crack in the windshield of an aircraft belonging to the largest domestic airliner, IndiGo, carrying 76 passengers from Madurai was detected by the pilot ahead of its landing at the airport in......

After Bihar, Is It Target Stalin For BJP?

After its big win in Bihar, the BJP is likely to push harder in Tamil Nadu, where the DMK government and the uneasy BJP-AIADMK alliance are preparing for a tense election filled with seat-sharing......

How Tamil Nadu Is Becoming A Global Hub

After Chennai, it is Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli, that are emerging as manufacturing hubs. Coimbatore is India's top Tier-II city in terms of the number of GCCs, according to a report......

Auction of TN's Nayakkarpatti tungsten mineral block cancelled

The government on Thursday said it has cancelled the auction of Tamil Nadu's Nayakkarpatti tungsten mineral block which is near the Arittapatti Biodiversity site and a number of cultural heritage......

Will India Shine At The Grammys?

IMAGE: Sitarist Anoushka Shankar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anoushka Shankar/Instagram Eleven-time Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar has added two more nominations to her kitty. Her......

A Unique Way To Celebrate Rajinikanth's 50 Years

In a heartfelt tribute to mark 50 years of Rajinikanth in cinema, a fan named Karthik adorned the Rajinikanth temple in Madurai, the Arulmigu Sri Rajini temple, with over 5,500 photographs of the......

Sharvari's Happiness On A Plate

Sunny meet His Holiness.. Karishma recreates Dil Chahta Hai moment... Rajkummar says a prayer... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharvari/Instagram Sharvari enjoys delicious salad during her holiday in......

Now, L2: Empuraan Arrives On OTT

Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options. Superboys of MalegaonWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi A......

Junior Hockey World Cup: India rout Switzerland, enter quarters

IMAGE: Manmeet Singh celebrates after scoring his second goal against Switzerland in the FIH Junior World Cup, in Madurai on Tuesday. Photograph: Hockey India Manmeet Singh celebrated his......

Junior Hockey World Cup: India pump seven past Chile

IMAGE: India came up with a clinical performance to defeat Chile in their opening match at the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup, in Chennai on Friday. Photograph: Hockey India/X Rosan Khujur and......

'Dictatorial style' reason for Harendra's resignation?

'All our complaints were only about hockey. We only had problems with his poor attitude and coaching methods, and we wanted change.' IMAGE: Harendra Singh, who previously coached the United......

Sreejesh tells India juniors to focus on Olympics

IMAGE: The FIH Junior Men's World Cup will be co-hosted by Chennai and Madurai from November 28 till December 10. Photograph: Hockey India/X Indian men's junior hockey team chief coach PR......

Jr Hockey World Cup: Rampaging India thrash Oman 17-0

IMAGE: India's hockey players celebrate a goal against Oman during the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup in Chennai on Saturday. Photographs: Hockey India Arshdeep Singh, Manmeet Singh and Dilraj Singh......