TAMIL NADU
Madurai, Sept 6: Preliminary rituals for the grand consecration of the historic Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai began on Sunday, ahead of the Maha Kumbabhishekam scheduled for September 17. The preliminary poojas began after 7 am in front of the…
CHENNAI
Chennai, Sept 5: Tamil Nadu’s BE and BTech supplementary counselling has begun, offering students another opportunity to secure engineering seats after 56,530 vacancies remained following three rounds of regular counselling. Eligible students can submit their preferred colleges and courses…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at critics questioning India’s latest GDP figures, saying those who once pushed the country into the “Fragile Five” were now
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SPORTS
India produced a dominant bowling display to dismiss Pakistan for just 55 before overcoming an early wobble to register a seven-wicket victory in the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Read MoreIndianOil, in partnership with Venture Center and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, co-hosted the Pune outreach of MC²+ IGNITE, an energy innovation accelerator, at CSIR-NCL.
Ola Electric has opened its first batch of dealer-operated stores across Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, expanding its retail presence beyond its company-owned
India’s 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 is “remarkable” given the global disruptions and uncertainties, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while highlighting the
PhonePe has launched PhonePe UPI 123Pay, enabling feature phone users across India to make UPI payments without an internet connection.
ENTERTAINMENT
Director Karthik Subbaraj has revealed that legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja’s first reaction after watching the first cut of Dorothy was simply that it was a “beautiful film”, an appreciation that left the filmmaker thrilled.
COLUMNS
The 2026 protests against systemic exam paper leaks at Jantar Mantar have ended. The batons have been withdrawn, the tear gas has dispersed, the tents have been folded. Yet for a number of young women who stood in those crowds, the real confrontation has only just begun, writes TR Jawahar
Dr AK’s greatness can be best be demonstrated only through ironies. A bachelor sans scandal. A teacher non- pareil who kept learning non-stop to his end of days, writes TR Jawahar
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.
