TAMIL NADU
VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Friday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and called for the repeal of the law governing the appointment of election commissioners and the scrapping of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
CHENNAI
The Special POCSO Court Chennai on Friday rejected anticipatory bail for businessman Prakash, cited as an accused on charges of handling multi-crore financial settlements to shield granite baron R.Veeramani and cover up the POCSO cases against him.
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NATION
The government on Friday cut the windfall tax on diesel exports and raised the levy on petrol exports for the fortnight beginning October 16.
WORLD
SPORTS
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged the national team’s batting unit to take greater responsibility while chasing targets after India suffered a 24-run defeat to the West Indies in the fourth T20 International in
BUSINESS
Read MoreIndia is working to rebuild its relations with China, but the future of the engagement remains uncertain, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He stressed that India was open to working
Airtel Business has launched Airtel IQ Gateway, a telco-grade network intelligence platform that brings SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, voice communications and number verification onto a single control platform.
Flipkart has acquired a minority stake in TravClan, a global B2B travel technology platform, to strengthen international travel supply and expand holiday packages on Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel.
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has received final approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to operate its international branch campus in Chennai. The 70,000 sq ft campus at One National Park,
ENTERTAINMENT
Andrea Jeremiah, the actor and playback singer, has spoken about the importance of music in her life, describing it as one of the greatest sources of meaning and expression. Known for balancing her careers in acting and
COLUMNS
Pillayar represents the quintessence of Hinduism and Bharat. His form, is, well, uniform, but lends itself to the greatest variety of depictions, writes TR Jawahar
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 The batons have been withdrawn, the tear gas has dispersed, the tents have been folded.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.
