When a row broke out over lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai 30 years ago, four Sthaneeka Bhattars of the famed Subramaniaswami Temple had testified that the ...

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court will deliver its verdict today in the high-profile writ appeal arising out of the Thiruparankundram hilltop dispute, centring on a single judge's order ...

The family said they did not have a clear understanding of the legal complexities of the 'deepam' issue. A pall of gloom hangs over a narrow street in Madurai's Narimedu area, where grief-stricken ...

MADURAI: Much beyond the religious sentiments of two groups, the ongoing tussle over lighting of the Karthigai deepam at Thiruparankundram has turned into a fight where four pillars are involved, one ...

Deepam can be lit every year atop Thiruparankundram Hills, says the court; it disallows participation of general public ...

Chennai Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. The Judges observed that the appellants failed to produce formidable evidence to show that Agama Sastra of Saivites prohibits lighting a ...

The flag hoisting ceremony marks the commencement of Santhanakoodu festival of the Sikandar dargah A group of local residents staged a protest against the flag-hoisting ceremony for the Santhanakoodu ...

CHENNAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier order permitting the lighting of Karthigai Deepam on the Deepathoon atop Thiruparankundram hill, dismissing the state’s ...

Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson’s love story is one for the Hollywood ages. Rudolph Anderson have been together for more than two decades. After meeting in 2001, the pair have gone on to welcome ...

The Tamil Nadu government is set to move the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's verdict on the Thiruparankundram Deepam issue. Following the High Court's order allowing the lighting of ...

The discovery of an early ninth century burning event marks a turning point in Maya rule, archeologists say. The find is a rare archaeological pinpointing of a historic turning point. Burning Maya ...