TAMIL NADU
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay delivered a politically charged and emotionally resonant speech in Karur, signalling what observers see as the beginning of an early electoral push in Tamil Nadu.
CHENNAI
Chennai, July 11: The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the state government and police authorities, seeking their response to petitions challenging the preventive detention of a YouTuber and a political commentator under the Goondas Act. A…
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NATION
India and New Zealand have upgraded their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership following wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon.
WORLD
SPORTS
India will take on England in the fifth and final T20I in Southampton today, looking to salvage pride and end a disappointing run after going winless in the series so far.
BUSINESS
Read MoreHFCL Limited has introduced OptiQ AI™ as the unified brand for its optical connectivity portfolio designed for AI, cloud, and hyperscale data centres.
Meta released an artificial intelligence tool that can generate images, the company’s latest push to integrate the technology into more aspects of its social media business and catch up with rivals in a global AI race.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed Meta to disable the advertisements and content promoting and facilitating access to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram, according to government sources. It has also sought an explanation on the issue.
The government has withdrawn most provisions of the emergency natural gas supply regulation order imposed during the West Asia conflict after liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz resumed following a ceasefire.
ENTERTAINMENT
Veteran playback singer S Janaki, fondly known as Janaki Amma and celebrated as the “Nightingale of South India,” passed away on Saturday at the age of 88, marking the end of an era in Indian music.
COLUMNS
TR Jawahar writes in his Pointblank column: Three weeks after the NEET-UG 2026 fiasco, merit lies shattered as students confront a system where integrity has become a gamble.
TR Jawahar, in his Point-Blank column, says a controversial judicial remark branding unemployed youth as “cockroaches” has spiralled into a sharp digital uprising, with satire morphing into a serious critique of power and privilege.
TR Jawahar writes in his Point-Blank column that the rupee is once again on a slippery slope, inching uncomfortably close to the ₹100-per-dollar threshold.
T R JAWAHAR in his PointBlank column says, Tamil Nadu’s Gen Z is quietly rejecting alcohol culture, choosing fitness, mental clarity and financial prudence over the once-glorified drinking habits shaped by politics and cinema.
