Tamil Nadu

Why is Tamil Nadu at row with Centre over NEP’s three-language formula?

amil Nadu’s DMK government and the Centre are at odds over the three-language formula in the National Education Policy 2020. While Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has accused the Stalin government of a ‘U-turn’ on the PM Shri scheme, the state has alleged the Central government of withholding funds due to its opposition to NEP

Foxconn subsidiary Ennoconn joins Make In India drive, registers in Tamil Nadu as business entity

Ennoconn’s entry occurs at a time when Foxconn is reportedly aiming to diversify beyond iPhone assembly into sectors like information and communication technology (ICT) products and AI servers

Stalin’s war against Hindi just an excuse: Real battle is Bharat’s civilisational identity

The DMK’s Dravidian politics is full of loopholes and contradictions, as it is based on a theory of an invasion that never actually took place

Did the Iron Age begin in Tamil Nadu, not Turkey?

The origins of the Iron Age have for long been traced to the Hittite Empire in Anatolia, where iron technology likely emerged around 1300 BCE. However, a new report in Tamil Nadu forces a relook. It says the southern state was among the first places in the world where smelted iron was used, years before present-day Turkey. Here’s why this matters

Erode bypoll: DMK secures victory over NTK in election AIADMK, BJP boycotted

According to local media sources, the ruling party of DMK may have benefitted from BJP’s and AIADMK’s boycott.

Tamil Nadu police arrest 86 Bangladeshi nationals for staying illegally in India

Acting upon the intelligence from central and state units, the Tamil Nadu police have arrested 36 Bangladeshi nationals in Tiruppur for staying without proper documents. A total of 83 arrests have been made in the district this January.

Did the Iron Age begin in India? About 2,000 years before anywhere in the world, says new study

Samples like charcoal and iron objects collected from burials located in the district of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu have been dated back to 3,345 BCE and 3,259 BCE, meaning that the Iron Age in this area was the oldest in the world

NHRC orders fresh probe against Foxconn as it finds hiring malpractices in Tamil Nadu unit

India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered a fresh investigation into Foxconn's hiring practices at its Tamil Nadu plant after finding evidence of discrimination. The NHRC criticised labor officials for not properly looking into the issue and asked them to re-investigate the matter.

Watch | Cricketer R Ashwin triggers row with ‘Hindi just an official language’ remark

Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently retired from the Indian cricket team, sparked a fresh language row after he said, 'Hindi is not our national language but an official language'

Quicksplained: All about India’s first glass bridge over sea in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has unveiled a new glass bridge, which is 77 meters long and 10 meters wide. It will link the Vivekananda Memorial and the Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanniyakumari, saving travel time for tourists