CHENNAI: In a discovery that reinforces the footprint of ancient Tamil civilisation across the globe, around 30 inscriptions, the majority of them in Tamil Brahmi, the early Tamil script, have been ...

Of 30 inscriptions uncovered at the Valley of Kings by Strauch and Schmid, 20 are in Tamil. CHENNAI: Around 2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader who visited the rock-cut tombs of Egyptian pharaohs ...

COIMBATORE: Marumalarchi Makkal Iyakkam on Sunday wrote to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, demanding the implementation of Tamil as the medium of instruction and a compulsory language subject in the ...

With only a few months to go for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) rejoined the National Democratic ...

A 40-year-old man died after setting himself on fire in Madurai this evening in an incident the police suspect is suicide linked to the ongoing controversy over the lighting of a deepam on a pillar at ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Andres Almiray, a serial open-source ...

Tamil Nadu, Chennai Holiday 2026: The Tamil Nadu government has already declared its public holidays 2026 in Chennai, Vellore, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode and other regions. The state government ...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday informed the Madras high court that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu will begin on Tuesday, November 4, marking ...

Chennai Rain Live Updates: Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu have been battered by heavy rainfall over the past few days. Schools remained closed in parts of the state on Wednesday. The IMD has ...

JDK 25 brings powerful new features to Java and JVM developers. Here are seven new or updated features that could convince you to switch. Java continues its fast and feature-packed release schedule, ...

Despite the surge, debate centred on the app’s Tamil name. Zoho’s new messaging platform, Arattai, recorded a sharp increase in downloads in September 2025, but the Tamil name chosen for the service ...