While Pongal traditionally falls on Jan. 14, Staten Island’s main community celebration will take place Jan. 24.

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.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday announced a Pongal festival cash assistance of Rs 3,000 for all rice ration card-holding ...

Nine fishermen from Mayiladuthurai district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday (January 3, 2026) morning while fishing near Kodiyakkarai off the Nagapattinam coast. According to official ...

KARAIKAL: The Sri Lankan navy arrested 11 fishermen from Karaikal district on Thursday midnight alleging that they have crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) into Sri Lankan waters.

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 28 (ANI): Three Indian fishermen were apprehended on Sunday by the Sri Lankan Navy, the Rameswaram Fishermen Association said. The fishermen went fishing in a ...

Three fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy mid-sea near Neduntheevu in the early hours of Sunday (December 28, 2025). Their trawler was impounded. Police said the seized trawler ...

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Debaters’ Council has made history, clinching its maiden international debating crown through the National Development Squad’s victory in Malaysia.The Sri Lankan delegation emerged ...

The Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka for Southern India, Dr. Ganesanathan Geathiswaran, facilitated a courtesy call between Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services of Tamil Nadu, ...

CHENNAI: A delegation of Sri Lankan Tamil leaders on Thursday met CM MK Stalin in Chennai and placed before him a set of demands concerning the political future and rights of Tamils in the island ...

Mannar Island, home to seagrass beds, migratory bird pathways, and diverse ecosystems is facing risk from deep sand mining that could destabilize its low-lying terrain and mineral-rich soil. Around 70 ...

This Sunday, May 18, marks 16 years since the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending an armed conflict that had raged for 26 years. But while the fighting ...