In December 2025, newspapers in India carried an arresting, dystopian image: scores of young people sitting obediently in rows on an airstrip in the eastern state of Odisha to take an exam. Over 8,000 ...

Up until now, CoastalTrace, created by Rian Kothari, a 17-year-old Breach Candy resident, has functioned as a public reporting platform aimed at addressing gaps in how coastal and marine pollution is ...

PCWorld reports that Spotify offers a hidden “Basic” tier launched in mid-2024 for $10.99/month, providing music-only streaming without audiobooks or lossless audio. This plan requires existing ...

Happy Pongal 2026! As the sun turns northward and ushers in the blessed month of Thai, homes fill with the scent of newly harvested rice and the comforting presence of family. Pongal is more than a ...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has published the draft electoral roll of voters in Tamil Nadu on Friday (December 19, 2025), after carrying out the much-debated Special Intensive Revision (SIR ...

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik on Friday said the draft electoral roll, after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), for the state now includes 5,43,76,755 voters, ...

Fifty Tamil tutors are assiduously trying to impart the basics of the language to about 1,500 Hindi-speaking students at various schools under the Tamil Karkalam (Let’s Learn Tamil) programme, ...

Cyclone Ditwah is poised to bring heavy rainfall to north Tamil Nadu, with red alerts issued for delta and coastal districts on November 28-29. Chennai and neighboring areas face orange alerts for ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

KRISHNAGIRI: Eight children from the Gebraedoddi tribal village near Jawalagiri have not been enrolled in school as the village lacks basic amenities, such as proper roads, an anganwadi and a school.