Remove all posters put up by political parties in Chennai: HC to TN govt

The Madras high court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to remove at once, all the posters put up by political parties in furtherance of the local body elections, scheduled for......

'They don't see sunlight for years'

'Is it not deplorable that even after 75 years of Independence, there are people in our society who have been denied freedom?' IMAGE: The rescued people. All photographs: Kind courtesy Mahaboob......

Complete list of Padma awardees, 2021

The Narendra Modi government on Monday announced the prestigious Padma awards for 2021.   In all 119 Padma awards were announced, of which the Padma Vibushan, the second highest civil award in......

College girl pushed to death during mock drill, trainer arrested

A 19-year-old student died after she was allegedly prodded to jump off the second floor of a building during a disaster management drill, following which the trainer, who claimed to be a National......

Won't allow cultivation of Bt brinjal: TN

The Tamil Nadu governmentsaid on Tuesday it would not allow cultivation of genetically modified brinjal and the earlier assurance given in this regard by chief minister M Karunanidhi was 'final'.......

Daiichi and Docomo go, but India remains a hot market for the Japanese

The decision of two marquee Japanese names -- Daiichi Sankyo and NTT Docomo -- to exit their Indian investments might give an impression that investors from that country are treading cautiously on......

NIIT to train Malaysian IT workforce

Indian IT training company NIITplans to implement its 'inside model' in one of Malaysia's leading Industrial training institutes embedding its IT curriculum to foster IT skilled manpower. A......

Ad focus shifts from products to consumers

Art of seduction. That is what advertising used to be. With an overdose of sermons on product and brand. Not anymore. Advertising is moving to be consumer centric rather than product. Piyush......

Review: Arumugam is ridiculous fare

Every once in a while, just when you think Tamil cinema is taking a step in the right direction with serious scripts and different formats comes a movie like Kool Productions' Arumugam. The film......

Review: Orange Mittai is a beautiful film

Orange Mittai has its sweet and sour moments, with just the right balance of humour and emotions, says S Saraswathi. Actor Vijay Sethupathi has never been afraid to experiment with......

Review: Indru Netru Naalai is a total entertainer

Debutant director Ravi Kumar deserves all the credit for Indru Netru Naalai, writes S Saraswathi. Science fiction and comedy sounds like an unusual combination, but it seems to have worked......

Kamal Hassan's Uttama Villain audio launched

Kamal Hassan launched the audio of his forthcoming film Uttama Villain on Sunday, in Chennai. Breaking from the practice of opening an oversized CD packed with ribbons, he announced that......

Special Olympics: India finish with 202 medals!

India claimed a rich haul of 202 medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. IMAGE: India's athletes pose with their medals at the Special Olympics in Berlin. Photograph: PTI The......

Rasquinha raises Rs 22 lakh for hockey community affected by lockdown

'Most of the club hockey players in Mumbai hail from all over Maharashtra. The belong to poor backgrounds. Someone's father is a food vendor, barber or auto driver and their earnings have been hit......

'Sportsperson of the Year' award goes to...

IMAGE: Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand being felicitated by badminton player PV Sindhu and actress Tapsee Pannu during the Sportsperson of the Year charity gala awards in Mumbai on Thursday......

Poovamma, Joseph win silver at Asian athletics

Quarter-miler Machettira Raju Poovamma and heptathlete Liksy Joseph won a silver each as India added four medals on the second day of the 21st Asian Athletics Championships in Wuhan, China, on......

Shot putter Om Prakash wins gold at Asian Indoor Athletics

Shot putter Om Prakash Singh Karhana gave the lone gold to India in the 6th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships as he won the gold medal on the second and final day of the event at Hangzhou,......