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Carrom champions from Telangana, including world medallists K Srinivas and S Aditya, have expressed disappointment over the lack of government recognition and support. While Tamil Nadu offers cash incentives and jobs to its players, Telangana’s achievers continue to struggle for acknowledgment

The TN government has challenged a Madras High Court single judge's order to light the Karthigai Deepam at the Thiruparankundram hilltop lamp post, citing exceeded jurisdiction and law and order concerns. The state objected to the deployment of CISF for a religious ritual, arguing the order incited protests and tension

The third edition of the Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament will have an expanded field of 20 players and its biggest-ever prize pool of Rs. one crore

"Bharathidasan's contributions to Dravidian culture and his timeless songs are invaluable. He paved the way for the movement's ideals and took immense pride in the Tamil language. His songs were the foundation of the Self-Respect Movement led by Periyar," Stalin said in the Assembly.

The incident occurred after a heated exchange between police officers and BJP supporters. The campaign was organised to rally support for the controversial three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP)

The Supreme Court observed that PPP modes were being adopted by governments across the world and that such deals were being done considering different factors, including resources of the State

DMK announces statewide protest against Governor Ravi for ‘continuously insulting’ State anthem and the State

Move comes in the wake of controversy surrounding industrialist Gautam Adani

Weavers, especially those in Sircilla, who were in a deep financial crisis with several weavers even ending their lives, had seen their misery deepening further with the Congress government here failing to place the annual Bathukamma sarees order

The 37-day strike was called off after various departments conducted meetings with concerned parties at various stages and the Samusung management announced several welfare measures in the interest of the workers

With recent restrictions on power supply to powerloom units, weavers are not able to accept all the orders coming their way, with most of them accepting only about 10 to 15 percent orders.

After its enforcement, the Act will render unauthorized tree felling a punishable act, potentially resulting in a one-year imprisonment, a fine of Rs 1000, or both.

PMK state president and Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the TN government to bring about a policy decision of not acquiring agricultural land for industrial projects.

The Tamil Nadu government has declared six districts of the state as drought affected.

Citing the release of convict A.G. Perarivalan in the same case, both convicts, who are serving life imprisonment, have moved the apex court seeking their release from the prison.

Chennai: An influential association, representing thousands of Indian esports athletes and skill gamers, has made a representation to the Tamil Nadu government to recognise skill games as a distinct sport and not club it along with gambling. Two Indian chess prodigies have also weighed in with their support. The Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA), said in […]

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 7.2 crore to mitigate man-animal conflict in the seven forest ranges under the Coimbatore forest division. Artificial Intelligence-based e-surveillance cameras would be installed on a pilot basis in the Madukkarai forest range under the Coimbatore forest division. This area is vulnerable to man-animal conflict with wild elephants […]

Chennai: Actor and director Raghava Lawrence has said he will donate eight lakh rupees to Parvathi Ammal, on whose life the critically-acclaimed courtroom drama ‘Jai Bhim’ was based. Raghava, who had earlier announced that he would build a house for Parvathi Ammal and her family, has said that in the wake of the Tamil Nadu […]

The government in the letter on Monday said that the trailer of the series which was released recently depicts the "Eelam Tamils in a highly objectionable manner".

The lockdown will come into effect at 4 am on May 10 and will be in force till 4 am on May 24.