Following the incentives announced in the Union Budget, Tamil Nadu's cash-starved urban local bodies, including Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), are likely to turn to municipal bonds to fund their ...

The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments marked a historic shift in India’s governance architecture by institutionalising local self‑government and mandating regular elections to panchayats and ...

CHENNAI: The state government has standardised property tax name-transfer charges across municipal corporations and municipalities by fixing a uniform name-transfer fee – Rs 500 for residential ...

In view of the occasion, the District Collector has declared a local holiday across Tiruchirappalli district on that day. The holiday will apply to all government offices and educational institutions ...

New Delhi, Dec 19 The Central government, on Friday, released Rs 127.586 crore to rural local bodies and ... New Delhi, Dec 19 The Central government, on Friday, released Rs 127.586 crore to rural ...

Tamil Nadu's local bodies are witnessing an unusual surge in no-confidence motions, primarily initiated by ruling DMK members against their own chiefs. This trend highlights local factionalism, ...

A zesty Tamilian spirit swept the border panchayats of Aryankavu, Thenmala, Kulathupuzha and the Punalur municipality in Kollam district a day before phase 1 of the local body elections in Kerala.

The borderlines are blurring in Idukki’s local body elections, where the campaigning has shifted entirely to “Tamil Nadu model” in the Tamil-dominated belts. From larger-than-life cut-outs to stylised ...

Mother tongue teacher applicants in Singapore have increased from 87 to 140 between 2022 and 2024, according to the MOE. Despite stable overall numbers, Tamil teacher recruitment remains a challenge, ...

Ford Motor Co. plans to invest about 32.50 billion rupees ($370 million) in India to make new engines, a person familiar with the matter said, signaling renewed confidence in the country and defying ...

The award-winning Malaysian Tamil film Jagat is back in the cinemas, a decade after it was first released. “When we made Jagat, we set it as a period film set in the 1990s, you won’t know it was shot ...