Tamil Nadu Chief Minister presented the Kalvikko Award to S. Sathik, the former Vice-Chancellor of University of Madras.
Father Robert Francis Prevost - now elected Pope, under the papal name Leo XIV, have visited the Shenbagam Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pollachi in October 2006.
TN Chief Minister announced that a grand library to be established by the State government in Tirunelveli will be named after leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Quaid-E-Milleth.
The Ordnance Factory, Tiruchi, a unit of the Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd. has handed over the first batch of 92 numbers of TriCa (Trichy Carbine) weapons to the Kerala police.
The Tamil Nadu government has accorded administrative sanction for ₹150 crore for implementing Namakku Naame Thittam which aimed at encouraging people’s participation in the creation of public assets.
The Islamic Literature Society (ILS) celebrated its golden jubilee by organising a three-day conference in Tiruchi.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has banned the transgenders from competing in women's and girls' matches with immediate effect.
Mission Sankalp, a massive anti-Naxal operation, was recently launched all along the Chhattisgarh–Telangana border.
The Army and Air Force variants of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), have been officially cleared for operations.
The Indian Navy has received its first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), named ‘Arnala’.
Centre is going to launch a nationwide campaign ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ to create awareness among the farmers about modern technology and new seed varieties.