Bigg Boss Tamil Season 9 witnessed a shocking exit on Day 96 as Gana Vinoth accepted ₹18 lakh from the money box task.

From timeless carols to pop anthems, here are 10 of the best Christmas songs that continue to define the holiday season every year. Christmas has a way of sounding familiar before it even arrives.

“White Christmas” might be the best-selling Christmas song ever, but the song’s backstory has less to do with tidings of comfort and joy than it does with the tragedy of loss and war. Written by ...

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a Pongal gift of ₹3,000 in cash for all ration card holders ahead of the harvest festival. The move aims to support families during Pongal celebrations and ...

2026 is set to be a defining year for four key politicians in the state with elections to Tamil Nadu Assembly scheduled to be held in April. Leading the list is Chief Minister M. K. Stalin who has ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday (December 22, 2025) accused the DMK government of being “anti-people” and said that all like-minded parties opposed ...

The Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple is set to begin on December 19 with Thirunedunthandagam in the evening. Iraa Pathu begins on December 30 and will go on till ...