Tamil Nadu Temple Row Explained: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear its plea challenging the Madras High Court’s order permitting the centuries-old Deepam ...

DMK leader Kanimozhi on Wedneaday submitted an impeachment notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking the removal of Madras High Court judge G R Swaminathan. She did so after securing the signatures ...

The grand Karthigai Deepam festival, a significant annual event at the renowned Sri Arunachaleshwar temple here, commenced on Monday with the hoisting of the temple flag atop the flagmast. The event ...

MADURAI: A day after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the management of Subramaniya Swamy Temple to light the Karthigai deepam on the Deepathoon atop Thiruparankundram hill from ...

In a significant ruling ahead of the Karthigai Deepam festival on December 3, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered that, apart from the customary lighting of the festival lamp near ...

Encroachments, mostly roadside outlets and extensions of existing shops, on all four Mada Streets around Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai town were demolished on Wednesday to provide more ...

Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple is one of the six abodes of Tamil god Murugan. Set in Madurai, the ancient capital of Pandyas, it has found reference in Sangam literature and subsequent literary ...

Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu: Marking the conclusion of one of Tamil Nadu’s most revered festivals, the sacred cauldron used for lighting the Karthigai Maha Deepam atop the Thiruvannamalai hill was ...

CHENNAI: The Madras HC on Monday directed the HR&CE department and the DGP to file counter-affidavit to a petition seeking preparation of a crowd management and disaster mitigation plan to steer the ...

Karthigai Deepam is one of the oldest, most sacred festivals in Tamil culture. It’s deeply rooted in Tamil heritage, often called the “Festival of Lights” for Tamil people. One story speaks of a ...