NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said social reformer Periyar (E V Ramasamy)’s rationalist ideals now resonate across the world, and the Self-Respect Movement he launched a century ago redefined freedom by breaking chains and restoring dignity.Unveiling a portrait of social reformer Periyar at Oxford University’s St. Antony’s College on September 4,…
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin met UK Minister Catherine West and Vikram Doraiswami, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, on Thursday to discuss the possibility of deeper ties between Tamil Nadu and the UK.As part of his visit to the UK during the ongoing TN Rising Europe drive, Stalin met Catherine West at…
What does Tamil Nadu stand to gain from the recently announced free trade agreement with the UK? Quite a lot. It offers the state the “opportunity to expand its global industrial footprint across sectors where it already holds a competitive edge,” says state industries minister TRB Rajaa. That’s because the sectors that the FTA will…
Chennai: The new trade deal with the UK has opened a significant opportunity for the $1.45 billion Indian readymade garment (RMG) industry to capture a larger share in the lucrative market but the success hinges on developing local value chain, especially of man-made fiber (MMF) and capacity for mass production. Industry experts believe this is…
FIRST LOOK: These faces are predominantly south Indian with a touch of West Eurasian and Austro-Asiatic characteristics Archaeological excavations and carbon dating point to one of the oldest civilizations thriving at Keeladi, 12km southeast of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, in 6th century BCE. Now, they’ve put faces to at least two men who walked this…