Cyclone Fengal causes unprecedented rainfall in Pondy

After making landfall near Puducherry on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but torrential downpour under its influence paralysed the union territory, with the Army stepping in to......

After Amma canteens, Jayalalithaa announces Amma mobile phones

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday announced in the state assembly, a scheme called ‘Amma Mobile Phone’ for women self-help groups. Jayalalithaa said that in the first......

Working Sunday for Jaya; opens 'Amma' canteens, clears schemes worth Rs 18K crore

Attending office for the first time in her fifth shot as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa on Sunday cleared a string of welfare proposals and declared open 201 more eateries under the......

Why Amma's canteen must be replicated nationwide

Sanjeev Nayyar visits an Amma Unavagam in Chennai, and comes back impressed IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at one of the canteens. Photograph courtesy: Ammaunavagam.com In January......

Brand Amma's throwaway pricing

In 2001, J Jayalalitha, now in her third term as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, had expressed a wish to act as a mother to all Tamils. Known as amma, which is Tamil for mother, amongst her......

Jayalalithaa's legacy: Industrial, social, crime rankings among India's best

Tamil Nadu now has India’s lowest fertility rate Records among the lowest crime rates against women and children Has more factories and provides more industrial employment than any other......

Modi must worry about India's malnutrition crisis

'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.' Photograph: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com Dr Madhura......