Whether the Tamils were the original inhabitants of India or wanderers who came from the Indus Valley is not a settled question, said Nirmala Lakshman, author of The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community and chairperson of The Hindu Group, at The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 on Saturday (January 17, 2026).
Rajendran had represented the Devikulam constituency in Idukki district as s CPI(M) member in 2006, 2011 and 2016
NTR, as he was popularly known, had brought changes in the administrative setup with the formation of mandals as part of taking services closer to the people
On July 28, 2025, the top court had pulled up Vijay Shah for not placing a public apology over his remarks on record against Col Qureshi, saying he was "testing the court's patience"
‘Heart Lamp: The stories behind the stories’ is a session at The Hindu Lit For Life 2026, featuring International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq in conversation with writer and translator Pankaja Srinivasan.
Due priority must be accorded to widening of the Handri-Neeva canals and Veligonda, Uttarandhra, and Nallamala Sagar projects, he advised
The Ministry also noted an improved performance across important indicators as AT&C losses, gap between average cost and revenue realised as well as reduction in outstanding dues.
“The SDF [Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces] organisation detonated the new ‘Alrashid’ bridge in Raqqa city,” says SANA news agency
As of Tuesday (January 13, 2026), the military had acknowledged killing 57 people around the yellow line, saying most were militants
Responding to questions from the audience, Mr. Bhagwat said the Sangh aims to lead India to its ultimate glory along with society
At The Hindu Lit Fest 2026, former CJI DY Chandrachud responded to a question on the sensitive issue of handling of stray dogs in India, which got the courts involved. He says it’s an issue that needs to be dealt with with compassion and that extreme measures simply won’t work. He feels decisions have to be taken at a policy level, but cautions that top courts should not be called upon at all times to make these calls.
The patience of fans was tested as they lined up in long, snaking queues to the Melbourne Park gates under a hot sun
Beyond ensuring that their academic profile is good, students also need to consider financial planning when planning to study abroad
Imagine a place on Earth so remote that the closest humans aren’t on land — but in space. This place exists, and it is called Point Nemo, officially known as the oceanic pole of inaccessibility.
This edition of Lit For Life on January 17-18 featured a host of writers, artists and thinkers
His comments come days after an interview in which he noted how less work has been coming to him due to a power shift within the Hindi film industry in recent years and said it could also be due to the “communal thing”
Banu Mushtaq on Bandaya Sahitya movement, writing from lived experience, and why stories still resist silence
Earlier, about 1.03 crore devotees had taken a dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, while nearly 85 lakh people bathed in the Ganga and Sangam on Ekadashi
From India, at least four Union Ministers— Ashwini Vaishnaw, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Pralhad Joshi, and K Rammohan Naidu — as well as six Chief Ministers are expected to be there, along with over 100 top CEOs from the country
“The change I am noticing is not from the Old into the New but into the New with the Old.”
Ranaut shared the accusations on social media following remarks made by Rahman in a recent BBC Asian Network interview, where the Oscar-winning composer described ‘Chhaava’ as a “divisive” film while explaining why he still chose to work on it
A well-known figure in Mumbai BJP circles, he had served as the party's city president and a Minister in the Maharashtra government, and was the BJP's chief whip in the Assembly between 2014 and 2019
More than 5,000 armed forces personnel, snipers at vantage points, AI-powered drones and special tools to counter spywares and espionage — security is like never before
