Whether the Tamils were the original inhabitants of India or wanderers who came from the Indus Valley is not a settled question, said Nirmala Lakshman, author of The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community and chairperson of The Hindu Group, at The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 on Saturday (January 17, 2026)....
Here are the live updates from The Hindu Lit for Life 2026. Speakers on Day 2 include Banu Mushtaq, Kiran Desai, Shashi Tharoor, Shobhaa De, Mari Selvaraj, Vishwananthan Anand and many others....
Omar Abdullah emphasizes BJP's duty to drive Mumbai's development following their electoral success in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections....
CPI leader K. Narayana criticises Andhra Pradesh's land pooling scheme, accusing the government of betraying farmers and prioritising corporate interests....
Australian Open 2026: day 1 on January 18, 2026: Alexander Zverev wins a tense first round amid fan frustrations over ticket issues and long queues....