Published on: Dec 03, 2025 04:06 pm IST Sri Lanka needs around $7 billion to rebuild homes, roads and industries destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah, which so far has left at least 465 people dead. Cyclone Ditwah, which originated southeast of Sri Lanka last week, has caused mass destruction across Southeast Asian countries, with the death…
Chennai, Tamil Nadu government and the United Kingdom government on Friday jointly launched a “Heat Resilience Centre” for the state, aimed at strengthening the capacity to address rising extreme heat conditions. Tamil Nadu, UK launch Heat Resilience Centre to tackle rising extreme heat conditions A Letter of Intent was signed between Additional Chief Secretary, Environment,…
As the death toll rises in the Karur stampede, China on Monday has expressed grief over the tragedy which has left over 40 dead. The stampede situation occurred at a rally led by actor-politician Vijay-led rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday. Footwear and other belongings of people lie on a road in the aftermath…
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,…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday embarked on a 1-week trip to Germany and the United Kingdom to secure industrial investments to the state. Speaking to reporters, Stalin said the visit’s purpose was to attract investments and sign new pacts and that he would return home on September 8. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister…
India, in 2025, has officially bagged the title of World’s Most Populous Nation with a jaw-dropping 1.46 billion humans breathing, eating, and endlessly scrolling reels. But even as we are multiplying on paper, India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is quietly slipping below the 2.1 mark. It is the replacement level needed to keep the population…