• The Federal
    N Vinoth Kumar
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      Kamal Haasan
      Tamil Nadu

      Kamal’s dream of ‘Thamizh Nadu’: Experts say his policies are obscure

      1 March 2020 12:30 PM IST
      Books to movies, novel to films Tamil Malayalam
      The Eighth Column

      Books to films: When a writer loses rights and is left in lurch

      28 Feb 2020 12:29 PM IST
      Lack of awareness, manpower shortage, ambitious target hit ear tagging of cattle
      Tamil Nadu

      Lack of awareness, manpower shortage, ambitious target hit ear tagging of cattle

      27 Feb 2020 8:11 PM IST
      Did TN Dalits piggyback on Dravidian parties for social empowerment?
      Tamil Nadu

      Did TN Dalits piggyback on Dravidian parties for social empowerment?

      27 Feb 2020 6:51 PM IST
      Noon meal scheme Akshaya Patra
      The Eighth Column

      Breakfast scheme at schools: TN govt is serving an old recipe on a new platter

      24 Feb 2020 12:29 PM IST
      How Nilgiris tea, exotic plantations are warding off its endemic Shola birds
      Tamil Nadu

      How Nilgiris' tea, exotic plantations are warding off its endemic Shola birds

      19 Feb 2020 11:59 PM IST
      Kerala, Attappady lynching case, Madhu, 14 found guilty, Special Court
      Tamil Nadu

      In guise of punishment for open defecation, Dalit atrocities come to pass in Tamil Nadu

      18 Feb 2020 7:23 PM IST
      Cheetah, Kuno, India
      The Eighth Column

      Chasing cheetahs: A conservation effort or misplaced priority?

      18 Feb 2020 12:29 PM IST
      EPS vs OPS battle
      Tamil Nadu

      Tamil Nadu government slips both ways on hydrocarbon projects

      11 Feb 2020 12:30 PM IST
      From rail budget corpus of ₹70K Cr, nine TN projects get ₹1,000 each
      Tamil Nadu

      From rail budget corpus of ₹70K Cr, nine TN projects get ₹1,000 each

      10 Feb 2020 6:16 PM IST
      Coronavirus, Wuhan, India, China, quarantined, Air India
      Tamil Nadu

      Docs treating suspected coronavirus cases at Stanley hosp want safety gear

      8 Feb 2020 6:44 PM IST
      Rajinikanth
      Tamil Nadu

      Why Rajinikanth's CAA remark and I-T raids in TN may have a connect

      7 Feb 2020 1:48 AM IST
      Thanjavurs Big Temple consecration turns a reviver of arts, literature
      Tamil Nadu

      Thanjavur's Big Temple consecration turns a reviver of arts, literature

      5 Feb 2020 10:31 PM IST
      Rajenthra Balaji, AIADMK, DMK, BJP, Jayalalithaa, MK Stalin
      Tamil Nadu

      The rise of Rajenthra Balaji: From poster boy to master of vitriol

      5 Feb 2020 12:33 PM IST
      Union Budget, Tamil, Harappa, Keeladi
      News

      No museum for Keeladi in budget upsets TN's archeological enthusiasts

      1 Feb 2020 11:01 PM IST
      From Dinanath Nadim to Avvaiyar: Finance Minister quotes poets in Budget 2020
      Budget 2020

      From Dinanath Nadim to Avvaiyar: Finance Minister quotes poets in Budget 2020

      1 Feb 2020 9:07 PM IST
      Tamil vs Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu temples, HR&CE Dept
      The Eighth Column

      Tamil vs Sanskrit: What is God’s favourite language?

      30 Jan 2020 12:29 PM IST
      TNPSC scam: No age limit in Group IV jobs attracts candidates
      Tamil Nadu

      TNPSC scam: 'No age limit' in Group IV jobs attracts candidates

      27 Jan 2020 4:38 PM IST
      Box of Lies: DMK’s youth wing launches initiative to fight ‘hate propaganda’
      Tamil Nadu

      Box of Lies: DMK’s youth wing launches initiative to fight ‘hate propaganda’

      27 Jan 2020 4:34 PM IST
      class 5 and 8, board exams, public exams, village panchayat, resolution, gram sabha meetings
      Tamil Nadu

      Village panchayats across TN pass resolution against class 5 and 8 board exams

      27 Jan 2020 3:09 AM IST
      Delta farmers in distress as Centre waives eco hearing for hydrocarbon exploration
      Tamil Nadu

      Delta farmers in distress as Centre waives eco hearing for hydrocarbon exploration

      21 Jan 2020 10:19 PM IST
      woman trekker, forest, trampled, elephant, death, Forest Department, Periyanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore
      Tamil Nadu

      In TN, forest trails turn death traps as trekkers flout safety norms

      21 Jan 2020 12:45 PM IST
      Flamingoes on lake
      Features

      How encroachment of water bodies is endangering aquatic birds, avian guests

      20 Jan 2020 12:30 PM IST
      Vaadivaasal: Tamil novella on bull-taming depicts man-animal interplay
      Tamil Nadu

      Vaadivaasal: Tamil novella on bull-taming depicts man-animal interplay

      17 Jan 2020 11:43 PM IST
      Vulture conservation, cattle
      The Eighth Column

      A money-making venture for cattle farmers is saving vultures from extinction in TN

      16 Jan 2020 12:29 PM IST
      Rajinikanth, Thuglak, Periyar E V Ramasamy, magazine anniversary celebrations, Murasoli, Cho Ramasamy, journalism, Swadesamitran, Navasakthi, DMK, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Dravidianism, communism
      Tamil Nadu

      Rajinikanth kicks up a storm, but are party organs doing their job?

      15 Jan 2020 9:49 PM IST
      Jallikattu, Jallikattu
      Tamil Nadu

      In TN, the Jallikattu bull rages on three years after pro-sport protests

      10 Jan 2020 3:30 PM IST
      Barbers, Sulundhee, novel, medicine, surgery, history
      The Eighth Column

      Forgotten healers: When barbers in TN were also medicinal experts

      10 Jan 2020 12:29 PM IST
      RSS invite to IT honchos for Chennai event dubbed ploy to saffronise TN professionals
      Tamil Nadu

      RSS invite to IT honchos for Chennai event dubbed ploy to saffronise TN professionals

      9 Jan 2020 6:25 PM IST
      farmers science congress, inventions, farmers, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, agriculture, cultivation
      Tamil Nadu

      Farmers turn up with smart devices at Science Congress

      8 Jan 2020 5:35 PM IST
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