The Latest Breaking News from Tamil Nadu

Why Buying Handloom Fabric in India Is a Political Act, Not Just a Fashion Choice

The cloth that embarrassed an empireIn 1921, Gandhi asked Indians to burn imported British mill cloth in public bonfires. This was not symbolism. It was a calculated economic strike: Lancashire's textile mills depended on Indian cotton exported cheaply, processed in England, and sold back to Indians at a profit. The…

Times Life · Jul 19

NMC MBBS Seat Matrix 2026 Released: Check state-wise government and private medical college seats

NMC MBBS Seat Matrix 2026: The National Medical Commission has published the 2026 MBBS seat matrix for aspiring doctors. This year offers 1,36,939 MBBS seats, a significant increase from last year. Private medical colleges contributed the majority of these newly added seats. Twenty-five new medical colleges have also entered the…

The Economic Times · Jul 18

'Collateral-free education loans up to Rs 7.5 lakh extended to students': Tamil Nadu Minister K Viswanathan

Tamil Nadu aims to facilitate education loans for over one lakh students by 2026-27. The state government is committed to ensuring no student faces financial barriers to higher education. Collateral-free education loans up to Rs 7.5 lakh are being extended to students. The minister denied corruption allegations regarding university appointments.…

The Economic Times · Jul 18

What Chemical Hair Colour Does to Indian Hair Texture and How to Repair the Damage

What chemical colour actually does inside the hair shaftPermanent hair colour works by forcing the cuticle open with an alkaline agent, usually ammonia, so that hydrogen peroxide can bleach existing melanin and let the new pigment molecules settle in. For Indian hair, which tends to carry dense, tightly packed melanin…

Times Life · Jul 17

Why the Number 108 Is Sacred in Hindu Tradition, From Mala Beads to the Upanishads

The number your grandmother never explainedYou have held a mala. You know it has 108 beads. You were probably told to count each one as you repeat your mantra, and you did, and you never asked why 108. Not 100, which would be round. Not 1000, which would feel grand.…

Times Life · Jul 17

SC seeks ECI's response on MDMK's plea against SIR in Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court is reviewing a plea against Tamil Nadu's electoral roll revision. Several political parties have also approached the apex court challenging this exercise. The Special Intensive Revision aims to update voter lists across several states. This process could potentially disenfranchise voters without due process. The final voter list…

The Economic Times · Jul 16

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking expeditious disposal of Tamil Nadu election petitions

The Supreme Court declined a petition for faster disposal of election disputes. It refused to direct the Madras High Court to expedite 54 election petitions. The court stated that entertaining such a plea would set a bad precedent. Petitioners were granted liberty to approach the High Court directly for relief.…

The Economic Times · Jul 16

Why Madurai Is South India's Most Spiritually Dense City and the Slow Way to Experience It

The city that doesn't separate the sacred from the streetMost temple cities keep the divine behind walls. Madurai refuses that arrangement. The Meenakshi Amman temple sits at the geographic and psychic centre of the city, and everything, the flower market, the silk shops, the idli stalls, orbits it without apology.…

Times Life · Jul 16

Why Every Hindu Ritual Begins With Ganesh and What That Teaches You About Starting Anything

The god who can both clear and create your obstaclesHis full title is Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles. But the Mudgala Purana, one of the eighteen Upapuranas dedicated entirely to Ganesha, gives him a second title that most people quietly skip over: Vighnakarta, the creator of obstacles. Both titles belong…

Times Life · Jul 16

What Pradakshina Encodes: Sacred Geometry, Circumambulation, and the Temple's Clockwise Pull

The geometry starts before you enterThe moment you step into the pradakshina path that rings a garbhagriha, you have already accepted a proposition: that the sacred thing is at the center, and you are not. This is not humility as performance. It is geometry as theology. The Manasara, the ancient…

Times Life · Jul 16