Indian High Commission renames Jaffna Cultural Centre to Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre, sparking controversy in Sri Lanka's ...

Jaffna known as “Yaarlpaanam” in Tamil and “Yaapanaya” in Sinhala is the capital city of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.

Are banks closed or open today? Well, banks in Tamil Nadu will stay closed today for Thiruvalluvar Day. For other states, the banks will remain open. A bank holiday is a public holiday during ...

We consider it our responsibility to help our diaspora during crisis situations, no matter where they are: PM ...

Along the stairs hang paintings of the Saptarshi or the seven seers — Charaka, Agastya, Aryabhatta, Panini, Patanjali, Kanad and Thiruvalluvar — who are ... run”, archaeological sites across town, an ...

On the occasion of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has become an institution to strengthen the bond between India and its diaspora’.

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar, Odisha today. Welcoming all the delegates and diaspora from various parts of the world, ...

Thiruvalluvar Day is observed on the second day of Tamil month 'Thai' to honour the saint-poet. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, on the occasion of Thiruvalluvar Day on Wednesday, paid floral tributes ...

BJP and DMK have sparred over this several times as Thiruvalluvar was historically clad in white robes without any religious marking, which is also the official image used by the state government ...

Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy led the Thiruvalluvar Day celebrations by paying homage to the savant-poet and philosopher. The dignitaries garlanded the ...

Governor R N Ravi garlanding a portrait of saint-poet Thiruvalluvar. In November last year, Raj Bhavan hosted an event in which the image of Thiruvalluvar with a saffron robe was printed on the ...