Who is S. Keerthana? Vijay’s TVK MLA who made history as the first woman MLA from 'fireworks capital' Sivakasi and sparked buzz with fluent HindiS. Keerthana, the first woman MLA from Sivakasi, has made headlines for speaking in Hindi to connect with a wider audience, a move amidst p...
The politics of 'Thalapathy': How Vijay’s films built the image of a people’s leaderTamil Nadu Elections 2026: Vijay's electoral success in Tamil Nadu was not sudden. For years, his films positioned him as a protector of th...
Tamil Nadu Election 2026 TVK Winners List: Vijay’s party hits a century, emerging as TN’s ‘super king’ in early trendsTamil Nadu's 2026 election trends show a significant political shift. Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the singl...
Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 Result News Live: TVK ahead while DMK and AIADMK trail as counting progresses; key highlights hereTamil Nadu Elections 2026 Live News: Vote counting is happening across Tamil Nadu's 234 Assembly constituencies. Early trends show Vijay's ...
8-year-old TN boy defeats World no. 7 chess grandmaster under candlelight in online tournamentSivakasi Chess Master: Eight-year-old Tamizh Amudhan from Tamil Nadu sat in darkness with only a flickering candle and his laptop screen li...
Fireworks factory explosion near Sivakasi causes panic, no major injuries reportedAn explosion at a firecracker factory near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday evening caused panic but was contained by workers. The blast, ...
Tamil Nadu: Three killed in explosion at fireworks unit in Sivakasi; CM Stalin expresses condolencesA blast occurred at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district. The incident took place in Narayanapuram village. Three workers...
At least 5 workers killed in Sivakasi firecracker factory blast in Tamil NaduA devastating explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Chinnakamanpatti, near Sivakasi, has resulted in the tragic loss of four liv...
Sivakasi cracker cos eye global marketsWith green crackers becoming the norm, the industry has now gained the expertise and finesse to supply to international markets. However, o...
Sivakasi feels the heat as Supreme Court bans fireworks sale in DelhiManufacturers point out that ever since a court banned fireworks in Delhi on November 11 last year, supplies from Sivakasi to Delhi market ...
Sivakasi to restart production after state assurance to cut GST rateSivakasi had announced an indefinite shutdown ahead of the midnight transition on June 30 but the strike has lasted only for six days.
Smuggled Chinese fireworks may impact Sivakasi product sales"The wholesale merchants in the north may prefer branded Indian fireworks and substitute the rest of demand with Chinese fireworks,"
Sivakasi manufacturers worried over smuggled Chinese fireworksAMSG Ashokan of 'We Two' brand estimates that roughly 500 containers full of Chinese fireworks may be smuggled in for diwali this year, ess...
- More units apply for production licences in Sivakasi despite various issues
In the Diwali season that gives Sivakasi’s cracker-makers almost their entire year’s business, at least 40 new units have applied for licen...
- Sivakasi fire: Congress MP demands probe by sitting High Court judge
The Virudhunagar Congress MP has demanded a probe into the massive fire in a cracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi that claimed 39 lives.
- Sivakasi fire tragedy: Parliament mourns loss of lives
As many as 39 persons were killed and 49 injured when fire broke out in a private cracker factory in Sivakasi yesterday.
52 charred to death in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi factory fireIn a major fire accident, at least 52 people were dead, while 50 more injured in an explosion in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi...