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. | Photo Credit: S. Shivaraj In 1979, former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, then known only as an actor, launched a scathing critique of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for his decision to ban all music... Read More

A fortnight after India became a Republic, Madras State witnessed a sensational prison massacre that left 22 Communists dead. Around 12.35 p.m. on February 11, 1950, Communist prisoners started rioting in the Salem Central Jail Annexe. In the firing by prison officials that followed, apart from the fatalities, 102 prisoners and 21 jail staff members... Read More

President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (October 23, 2025) dismissed an effort by some Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank, saying Israel is “not going to do anything with the West Bank.” A bill applying Israeli law to the West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation... Read More

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un deliveres a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Overseas Military Operations Battle Merit Memorial Hall, for North Korean soldiers who fought alongside Russia in Kursk regions, in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 23, 2025. Photo: KCNA via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said military brotherhood between his... Read More

Marking 175 years of artistic legacy this year, the Government College of Fine Arts at Egmore in Chennai is one of India’s oldest art institutions and a cradle of modern Indian art. Established in 1850, it has shaped generations of artists who influenced the cultural identity of Tamil Nadu and beyond. From pioneering art education in... Read More

Three India-based companies were among 45 entities sanctioned by the European Union on Thursday (October 23, 2025) for their alleged links with Russian military. The EU slapped the punitive actions against the firms as part of its 19th package of sanctions which are part of efforts to put economic pressure on Russia for its invasion... Read More

Thanneerpalli Sri Krishnan Swamy said in a discourse that people can be divided into three types: Theists, Atheists, and Theist-cum-Atheists. Theists believe in the existence of God, rebirth, and similar ideas. They think God helps in distress and remain humble in happiness. Atheists, the second category, do not believe in God and think events happen... Read More

President Donald Trump, right, talks with China’s President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of a trip to Asia, the White House said on Thursday (October 23, 2025), confirming the meeting which had been called into question following an escalation... Read More

Stockholm, Oct. 25: Mr. Eugenio Montale, a shy and modest Italian poet, to-day won the 1975 Nobel Prize for Literature for his “distinctive” works which have interpreted human values under an outlook on life with no illusions. The 15-man Nobel Prize Selection Committee of the Swedish Academy of Letters said the 79-year-old native of Genoa... Read More

Lady Goschen has issued the following appeal: A Nurses’ Association was started in Madras during the year 1920 and as Patroness, I am most anxious to provide a Home, with quarters where Nurses may reside, and also to have a club to provide them with recreation when not on duty. There are now 160 members,... Read More