When Jayalalithaa spoke out against an AIR ban on Ilaiyaraaja’s Oram Po Song and Khomeini
Down memory lane: Lyricist and music director Gangai Amaran reads the book containing the articles penned by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for Thuglak at The Hindu office in Chennai. |... Read More
75 years ago, 22 Communist prisoners were shot dead in Salem Central Jail during riots
A fortnight after India became a Republic, Madras State witnessed a sensational prison massacre that left 22 Communists dead. Around 12.35 p.m.... Read More
Trump brushes off efforts by some Israel lawmakers to annex West Bank
President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (October 23, 2025) dismissed an effort by some... Read More
North Korea’s Kim says military ties with Russia will ‘advance non-stop’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un deliveres a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Overseas Military Operations Battle Merit Memorial Hall,... Read More
A fine arts college in Chennai that is a cradle of modern Indian art
Marking 175 years of artistic legacy this year, the Government College of Fine Arts at Egmore in Chennai is one of India’s oldest... Read More
Three Indian firms among 45 entities sanctioned by EU for links with Russia
Three India-based companies were among 45 entities sanctioned by the European Union on Thursday (October 23, 2025) for their alleged links with... Read More
Three types of people – The Hindu
Thanneerpalli Sri Krishnan Swamy said in a discourse that people can be divided into three types: Theists, Atheists, and Theist-cum-Atheists. Theists believe... Read More
Trump to meet Xi in South Korea as part of Asia swing
President Donald Trump, right, talks with China’s President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese... Read More
From The Hindu, October 24, 1975: Italian poet gets Nobel Prize for Literature
Stockholm, Oct. 25: Mr. Eugenio Montale, a shy and modest Italian poet, to-day won the 1975 Nobel Prize for Literature for his... Read More
From The Hindu, October 24, 1925: A home for nurses
Lady Goschen has issued the following appeal: A Nurses’ Association was started in Madras during the year 1920 and as Patroness, I... Read More