'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' declared Tamil Nadu's state anthem

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu, an invocation sung in praise of mother Tamil, as the state anthem and directed that all present during its rendition should......

'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' is prayer song, not Anthem: HC

The 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu', an invocation, is only a prayer song and not a National Anthem and hence, there is no need for every one to remain in standing posture when it is rendered, the Madras......

India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi amid Covid curbs

The 10-day-long annual Ganesh Chaturthi festival began on a low-key note on Friday with several state governments prohibiting public celebrations due to the Covid pandemic and devotees taking the......

BJP vows to revive TN upper house abolished by ally AIADMK founder

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday promised revival of the legislative council in Tamil Nadu, which was abolished decades ago by its ally, the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, if......

Retail: Kerala traders against MNC entry

Pointing to the 'dangers' in the opening up of retail sector to multi-nationals and big Indian companies, traders in Kerala are gearing up to launch an agitation, if necessary an 'armed struggle,'......

Kushboo in trouble again!

Actress Kushboo, who was caught in a series of legal tangles for advocating sex education to girls at schools, is in trouble again--this time for "wearing chappals" in front of idols of goddesses......

Now, they don't like 'Puthiya Geetai'

After Kamal Haasan's Sandiyar (Kamal, Napoleon, Pasupathy, Abhirami), another Tamil film, K P Jagan's Geetai (Vijay, Meera Jasmine, Amisha Patel), is in trouble.Once again, the contentious issue is......