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Modi-Putin bilateral talks conclude in Delhi, duo share a car ride to INNOPROM exhibition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks in New Delhi. They then shared a car to visit the INNOPROM Exhibition together. President Putin arrived for a three-day visit centered around the BRICS Summit. This meeting continues a pattern of leader-level engagement between the two nations. India…

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What is Thirukkural? 2,500-year-old ancient Tamil text written by poet Thiruvalluvar that PM Modi gifted to Vladimir Putin before BRICS Summit

What is Thirukkural? PM Modi gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian edition of Thirukkural during their meeting in New Delhi ahead of the BRICS Summit. Here is what to know about the ancient Tamil classic by Thiruvalluvar, its 1,330 couplets, three sections, debated age and themes covering virtue, politics,…

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What Thiruvalluvar's Kural Teaches About Ethical Leadership That Corporate India Has Forgotten

The Book That Predates Every MBA CurriculumThe Thirukkural is divided into three books: Aram (virtue), Porul (wealth and statecraft), and Inbam (love). Corporate India, when it bothers with the text at all, tends to quote from Porul, the section on governance and strategy, and ignore Aram entirely. That selective reading…

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5 Thiruvalluvar Kural Verses on Ethics and Governance That Every Indian Leadership Team Should Know

1. On choosing the right people: the minister problemThe Kural's chapter on ministers, Amaichchu, in the Porul section, is essentially a hiring framework. Thiruvalluvar argues that a ruler's single most consequential act is selecting who sits closest to the decision. He does not mean loyalty. He means tested judgment: someone…

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5 Thirukkural Verses That Give Better Life Advice Than Any Self-Help Book You've Read

Kural 1, Start With What You Cannot SkipThe Thirukkural opens with a verse about the primacy of first principles: before anything else, establish the foundation. Thiruvalluvar's first couplet (Chapter 1, Praise of God) is not simply devotional, it is architectural. The argument is that everything built without a correct base…

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The Vivek Express From Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari: India's Longest Train Journey Nobody Takes

Train Number 15906, and What It Actually DoesThe Vivek Express departs Dibrugarh every Friday evening and arrives at Kanyakumari roughly 82 hours and 30 minutes later, having crossed 4,286 kilometres of the subcontinent's spine. It stops at more than eighty stations. It passes through Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,…

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Row erupts over saffron-clad Thiruvalluvar portrait at Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan

Political parties in Tamil Nadu have strongly criticized the depiction of poet Thiruvalluvar in saffron robes at Lok Bhavan. Leaders from ruling and opposition parties condemned the move, stating it misrepresents the philosopher's universal message. They argued that associating Thiruvalluvar with a specific religious color undermines his secular teachings and…

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On Thiruvalluvar Day, Governor revives ‘saffron’ row

Tamil Nadu Governor sparks controversy by paying tribute to Thiruvalluvar in saffron robes, triggering opposing reactions.

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PM Modi pays tributes to Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Thiruvalluvar, emphasizing his teachings on virtue and integrity for a harmonious world.

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Seventeen Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, TN CM requests Union Minister for their release; Madras HC observes tardy investigation by CB-CID in water tank incident; VHP leader arrested for derogatory comments on Ambedkar & Thiruvalluvar; Madras HC judge refuses to recuse from hearing suo motu revision petition against…

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Former VHP leader RBVS Manian arrested for derogatory speech on Ambedkar, Thiruvalluvar

Chennai City Police arrested Manian, 76, former VP of VHP TN, for derogatory comments about Ambedkar & Thiruvalluvar. He belittled SC community & caused disturbance to public tranquility. Police registered case under SC/ST Act & IPC. He was arrested & produced before Magistrate in Saidapet Court.

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Deluge of misinformation

Old dog can learn new tricks: 77-yr-old man urges caution when consuming news from social media. Must filter fake & sensationalist content, seek best sources to improve awareness. Thiruvalluvar's quote: "Apprehend reality in each".

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Madras HC Chief Justice must intervene to allow Ambedkar’s portraits in courts, says Annamalai

BJP Pres. Annamalai appeals to Madras HC Chief Justice to permit display of Ambedkar portraits in courts. Refusal of requests by Registrar General to display Ambedkar portraits, while allowing Gandhi & Thiruvalluvar, disheartens Annamalai. Ambedkar, architect of Constitution, deserves to be honored in courts upholding Constitutional values.

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Thirukkural captures the essence of Bharatiya spirituality: Tamil Nadu Governor

In his address, the Tamil Nadu Governor elaborated on the spiritual depth of Thirukkural

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Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi ticks off G.U. Pope’s Thirukkural translation

‘G.U. Pope presented a de-spiritualised version in translation’

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T.N. proposes monument off Marina beach in honour of Karunanidhi’s contribution to Tamil literature

Visitors would have to use a bridge to reach the 42 metre-tall monument in the Bay of Bengal

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Watch | Is that poet Thiruvalluvar on a field?

A video on how a paddy farmer in Tamil Nadu is creating awareness on organic farming by cultivating a paddy field designed on poet Thiruvalluvar’s image

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Thiruvalluvar’s image on paddy field turns Malaiappanallur a cynosure for farming community

Elangovan crafted the saint’s image to spread awareness on organic farming

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