Pongal 2023: Know everything about the 4-days long Harvest festival

Jan 14, 2023

Pongal is a traditional harvest celebration observed in South India, mainly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Pongal, an important...

77-yr-old US professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Economics 2023

Oct 09, 2023

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to 77-year-old Claudia Goldin "for having advanced our understanding...

Grand Jallikattu event held in Pudukkottai's Vadamalapuram as part of Pongal celebrations

Jan 18, 2026

The event took place at the Pidari Amman and Karuppar temples and was jointly organised by the villages of Rajavayal, Vadamalapuram and Gurukalaiyapatti. Villagers...

Tamil Nadu: Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off Jallikattu event in Madurai

Jan 16, 2025

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday flagged off the Jallikattu event at Alanganallur in Madurai district on the occasion of Kaanum...

TVK celebrates Samathuva Pongal in Salem; Vijay's next public meet likely in district after festival

Jan 14, 2026

Speaking on the occasion, Salem Central District Secretary Thamizhian Parthiban said that TVK's Pongal celebrations were not ritualistic but rooted in the idea of...

Jallikattu festival begins in Sri Lanka's Trincomalee

Jan 06, 2024

Thonadaman who hails from Tamil Nadu's Sivagangai district and in charge of organising the event said that Pongal is one of the popular festivals...