DMK protests against 'Hindi imposition' in JIPMER, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan asserts Tamil given priority
DMK leaders led by the party convenor in the union territory and Leader of Opposition, R Siva, were arrested when they staged a protest against the recent circular of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research directing use of Hindi in records and communication by the institute.
May 09, 2022, 16:53 PM IST
AR Rahman's powerful tweet on 'Goddess Tamil', a cryptic response to Amit Shah's Hindi push comment?
The statement has sparked outrage in several states of the country, including Tamil Nadu.
Apr 09, 2022, 14:15 PM IST
PMK calls upon TN govt to make Tamil compulsory medium of instruction in schools
S. Ramadoss has called upon the Tamil Nadu government to bring in legislation to make Tamil the compulsory medium of instruction in schools across the state.
Jun 07, 2021, 23:42 PM IST
DMK govt will work to get 'official' tag for all Eighth Schedule languages: Tamil Nadu CM
A notification was issued on October 12, 2004 by the union government giving Tamil the classical language status.
Jun 06, 2021, 16:57 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi regrets not learning Tamil, calls it 'beautiful language' during 73rd edition of 'Mann Ki Baat'
While addressing the radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was recently asked if there was something he missed out on during these long years as Chief Minister and Prime Minister. He reponded to this saying that he could not learn the world's oldest language Tamil.
Feb 28, 2021, 12:33 PM IST
Govt open to considering changes in new name list, says Tamil Nadu Culture Minister
“We have not re-created a new name, we have only modified the existing ones as per Tamil phonetics. We have only changed the English version of the name. From the Central Committee, we received a list of 3500 names that had to be modified and we cut it down to 1018," he said
Jun 12, 2020, 01:06 AM IST
February 21 in Madurai: How Kamal Haasan aced the optics for political party launch
Both the date and the place for the launch of Kamal Haasan's political party are couched in the politics of language.
Feb 21, 2018, 18:34 PM IST
Shweta Tripathi learns Tamil for new film
The director wants her to learn the language so that she pronounces the dialogues well to be presentable on screen.
Nov 03, 2017, 15:13 PM IST
DMK for seminars in Tamil Nadu against Hindi 'thrust', to rope in youth
Opposing what it called "wanton thrusting" of Hindi by the Centre, DMK on Friday announced holding state-wide seminars against it and decided to rope in youngsters and students to create an upsurge against the alleged move.
Apr 28, 2017, 23:46 PM IST
Tarun Vijay's other side – lover of Tamil culture, brought Thiruvalluvar to Haridwar
Tarun Vijay is a familiar face in Tamil Nadu, a southern state, because of his expression of love for Tamil, Thirukkural and Thiruvalluvar.
Apr 07, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
