Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (March 24, 2026) ...

Ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) finalised its seat-sharing arrangement, with BJP to fight on 27 seats out of 234 while All India Anna Dravida ...

JavaOne Oracle has shipped Java 26, a short-term release, and introduced Project Detroit, which promises faster interop between Java, JavaScript, and Python. Java 26 will be supported for just six ...

Among them, 12.51 lakh are aged 18-19, 4.63 lakh are persons with disabilities, and 3.99 lakh are senior citizens aged 85 and above. The rolls were revised between October 27, 2025, and February 23, ...

Tamil Nadu, one of the three Opposition-ruled states going to polls in this round of assembly elections along with Bengal and Kerala, is expecting to see a tough contest between the ruling DMK of ...

Tamil lyricist and author R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the Jnanpith Award, the nation’s highest literary honour. He is the third Tamil literary figure to receive the award, after a gap of 24 ...

This was announced by the Bharatiya Jnanpith on Saturday. The 60th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, for the year 2025 will be conferred on distinguished Tamil poet, lyricist and writer ...

She unveiled the party flag at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district on late AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary. The flag features black, white and red colours, with portraits of former ...

Asserting that the “saffron brigade” will never be able to paint Tamil Nadu in saffron, DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin threw the gauntlet at the BJP, saying it would never be able to ...

Netflix, ZEE5, and JioHotstar expand South movie streaming catalogues. Police Family and Band Melam headline this week’s theatrical releases. The South Indian OTT releases this week bring a lively mix ...

For more than two centuries, Tamil tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka have been trapped in poverty, enduring structural discrimination and hazardous conditions despite repeated promises of reform.