Toronto-based Tamil rapper Shan Vincent de Paul set to tour India
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Toronto-based Tamil rapper Shan Vincent de Paul will perform in Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Chennai in February. The rapper caught …
Differently-abled Kousalya Kharthika wins Rs 1 cr on KBC Tamil
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Kousalya Kharthika has become the first-ever differently-abled contestant to bag the jackpot prize money of Rs 1 crore on “Kodeeswari” — …
Zee Enterprises to launch Tamil movie channel Zee Thirai
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) on Saturday said its Tamil movie channel Zee Thirai will go on air on January 19. …
DMK alliance wins Tamil Nadu rural local body polls
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K.Stalin on Friday said the party-led alliance has won the rural local body polls despite …
Now `kolams’ appear in Tamil Nadu in support of CAA, NRC
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) After the DMK, Congress and VCK leaders drew anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and anti-National Register of Citizens (NRC) `kolams’ outside their …
PMK demands dual citizenship for Lankan Tamil refugees
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) general council here on Tuesday demanded that the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in India should …
Tamil Nadu’s panchayat polls come to end (2nd Lead)
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Curtains came down on the second and final phase of the panchayat polls in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening. While the …
ZEEL says its TV channels in Tamil Nadu fully operational
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on Sunday said it has received several complaints wherein the consumers have mentioned that their cable …
Sporadic protests in Tamil Nadu against CAA
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Sporadic protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were held by different organisations in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. The …
Tamil Nadu students protest against CAA
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) College students in Tamil Nadu on Monday protested against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, expressing solidarity with students of Jamia Millia Islamia …
Tamil veterans Chinni Jayanth, Manobala, Ambika to co-star in comedy
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Veteran actors of the Tamil industry, including Bhagyaraj, Chinni Jayanth, Ambika, Manobala, Pandayarajan, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Amjad, Amruta Srinivasan, and Jaya Chandra …
DMK submits memorandum to PM on 16 Tamil Nadu issues
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam (DMK) on Wednesday handed over Prime Minister Narendra Modi a memorandum on 16 issues calling it …
Ranji Trophy: Vijay Shankar named Tamil Nadu captain
Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) All-rounder Vijay Shankar will lead Tamil Nadu while Baba Aparajith will serve as his deputy in the upcoming Ranji Trophy beginning …
25 killed in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) A total of 25 persons died in various rain-related incidents across Tamil Nadu in the past four days, including 17 persons …
Nadda speaks about Tamil culture in Chennai
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president J.P. Nadda said, here on Saturday, the Indian culture was incomplete without Tamil culture. …
NIA raids 2 locations in Tamil Nadu in IS Daish module case
Chennai/New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at two locations in connection with a case earlier this regarding …
Stalin hails DGP for using Tamil in official work
Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K. Stalin here on Monday praised Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) J.K. Tripathy for …
Tamil star Chinmayi reacts to Swiggy boy’s sexist comment
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Popular Tamil playback singer Chinmayi Sripaada took to Twitter and criticised a man for making fun of a woman who …
Vijay’s ‘Bigil’ is highest-grossing Tamil film in TN
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Actor Vijays latest release ‘Bigil’ has emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year in Tamil Nadu, beating Ajiths ‘Viswasam’. …
Kangana finds it hard to learn Tamil for ‘Thalaivi’ role
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut, who will next be seen playing former Tamil Nadu chief minister, the late J. Jaylalithaa, in the forthcoming …
Little chance of Tamil issue resolution in Lanka, says new book
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) There is very little chance of resolution of the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka, and particularly so if Gotabaya Rajapaksa, …
Shruti Haasan to lend voice for Tamil version of ‘Frozen 2’
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan will be lending her voice to character of Elsa in the Tamil version of Hollywood animated movie …
Shruti Hassan to lend voice for Tamil version of ‘Frozen 2’
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan will be lending her voice to character of Elsa in the Tamil version of Hollywood animated movie …
Rajini, Kamal unveil statue of Tamil cinema doyen Balachander
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) Actors Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth on Friday jointly unveiled a bust statue of late filmmaker K. Balachander here. The statue was …
Tamil Nadu got Rs 6,500 cr new investments in past one year
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palanswami on Thursday said the state has received Rs 6,500 crore investments in the last one …
Defiled Tamil poet’s statue draped in saffron shawl
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Leader of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) Arjun Sampath on Wednesday draped the statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in Pillaiarpatti with a …
Sports fraternity condoles death of Tamil Nadu toddler
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The sports fraternity on Tuesday expressed its condolences over the tragic death of two-year-old boy Sujith Wilson, whose body was …
Gotabaya calls on Tamil support to develop SL
Colombo, Oct 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka presidential candidate and former Defence Minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called on the Tamil community to join him to create …
Rahul Gandhi condoles death of Tamil Nadu toddler
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi expressed his condolences over the tragic death of two-year-old boy Sujith Wilson, whose dead body was …
Tamil superstar Vijay’s Diwali release ‘Bigil’ crosses 100cr in 3 days
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Tamil superstar Vijay’s Diwali release, “Bigil”, has crossed the Rs 100-crore mark worldwide in just three days since release. The film, …
Tamil Nadu tops states having IS sympathisers
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu tops the list of Indian states where anti-terror agencies have unearthed modules of Salafi jihadi terrorist organization Islamic …
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka to face Tamil Nadu in final
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu won their respective semi-final games on Wednesday to face each other in the summit clash of the …
Tamil star Vijay’s new film ‘Bigil’ gets Twitter emoji
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Tamil star Vijays forthcoming release “Bigil” on Wednesday became the fourth Tamil film to get a Twitter emoji. “Bigil”, which has …
Modi shares Tamil version of poem written at Mamallapuram
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Continuing his outreach to Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the Tamil translation of the Hindi poem …
All set for Monday Assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) The electoral fate of 35 candidates in two Assembly constituencies — Vikravandi and Nanguneri — in Tamil Nadu will be decided …
SRK fans want confirmation on new film with Tamil hitmaker Atlee
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan has not announced a new film since his “Zero” debacle last December. On Tuesday, a video of the …
Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh to debut in Tamil cinema
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Former Indian cricketers Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh are all set to make their big screen debut in Tamil cinema. While …
Tamil politician booked for justifying Rajiv’s killing
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) Actor-director-turned politician Seeman was booked by Tamil Nadu police on Monday for justifying the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. …
Modi guides Xi around Mahabalipuram, offers Tamil delicacies (2nd Lead)
Mahabalipuram, Oct 11 (IANS) Not many Presidents and Prime Ministers are fortunate enough to have another country’s Prime Minister to have as a tourist guide! …
Veshti, idli-sambar, Tamil poet quote: Modi’s outreach to Tamil Nadu?
Mahabalipuram, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took Tamil Nadu by surprise by wearing the traditional Tamil attire – white veshti/dhoti and …
Modi greets Xi Jinping in Tamil, Mandarin and English
Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in three languages — Tamil, Mandarin and English. “President Xi …