Tamil Nadu

Chennai-based Vasanthakumari, Asia's first woman bus drive, has been driving bus routes for 23 years now, and has no plans to stop, even after retirement.

While not many passengers choose this train for the entire route, there was one tourist last month who was in there to experience the journey, not for the destination.

The legend of the Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram says that there were six other temples along with the Shore Temple, which were submerged in a tsunami long before they could be documented. Geologists today may have found proof that this is true.

This Class 9 student from Sivakasi has developed a simple, low cost fire extinguisher aimed at keeping firework factory employees safe.

U. Sagayam is a senior IAS officer in Tamil Nadu, who is widely known and appreciated for his anti-corruption activities. Here are 10 amazing things to know about the officer, who will make you believe in the power of civil services.

Auroville, a universal township in Tamil Nadu, has got a new and advanced addition to its transport system in the form of a public accessible bus. It has a double door entrance at the rear, a platform lift, and a lot more.

Over 1,200 women goatherds — known as the "voicemail farmers" for their ingenious adoption of mobile technology — have now launched their own company in Theni district of Tamil Nadu.

Science is her favourite subject. She loves to read. And she wants to become an astronomer. Meet Chinmayi Ramasubramanian, a 10-year-old girl who has developed an app to help people in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu, and to assist those who want to donate flood relief items.

People in Chennai showed immense courage this Tuesday, when many of them got together to save a drowning man on a flooded road. Watch how they formed a human chain to pull him towards safety.