Moving beyond Tamil nationalism, Naam Tamilar Katchi chief is crafting social engineering strategy for 2026 polls, picking candidates from marginalised, non-dominant groups.
Multiple lines of evidence show Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic and Indo-Aryan speakers migrated at various points all across the subcontinent. Prehistoric Indian languages were as diverse as today’s.
Chennai: As Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan prepares to enter the Rajya Sabha with the DMK’s support, the veteran actor-politician appears to...
The question arose after Amit Shah declared on 11 April that NDA would form govt in Tamil Nadu in 2026. Five days later, AIADMK gen secy EPS said the alliance was only for the polls.
The DMK’s opposition to three-language policy is a classic case of party over nation. Perhaps it is time for the party to take pride in Kathak as we north Indians do in Bharatanatyam.
BJP leaders including Tamil Nadu party chief Annamalai, national secy H Raja & even RSS ideologue GS Gurumurthy have come out in Seeman's support over his views on the social reformer.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin is expected to release report, which relies on carbon dating of samples excavated from various sites, at a technical seminar after Pongal, it is learnt.
Over the past month, NTK has seen at least 100 members from various district units stepping down each week. Seeman, however, calls those who left 'weeds hindering the party's growth'.
Tamil actor Kasturi Shankar's statement at an event organised by right-wing outfit Hindu Makkal Katchi has left the Tollywood industry puzzled. 'There's no animosity here.'
While the DMK says omission of stanza with word 'Dravidam' at event attended by governor was a ploy to impose Hindi, Seeman's Tamil nationalist NTK has objected to anthem entirely.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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