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Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Time for Aung San Suu Kyi to step aside?

Some believe she should no longer be the face of the struggle to free Myanmar from the new military dictatorship, observes Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: A Myanmar anti-coup protester holds up a three......

Who after Anbazhagan in DMK?

The front-runner of course is party treasurer and long-serving party legislator, S Duraimurugan. A Vanniar by caste from the rival PMK-strong northern belt, Duraimurugan makes up for his weak......

Head to Delhi's Gandhi museum to listen to Bapu's heartbeat

'We have gathered the ECG details from different stages of Gandhiji's life and recreated his heartbeat on the digital medium. This will be a very interesting feature for the public,' says museum......

Why BJP and AIADMK got swept away in TN

The DMK combine has won 37 of the 38 LS constituencies that went to polls in Tamil Nadu, and bagged 13 of the 22 assembly bypolls. What swept away the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the southern state was......

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way IMAGE: The Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. Photograph:......

Family and Rs 500 crore: How a Chettiar community is reviving entrepreneurship

Some decades ago, nearly 90 per cent of Nattukottai Chettiars were entrepreneurs; this has dropped to 15 per cent. The community plans to reverse the numbers through know-how, family support,......

A 94-year old bank is part of history now; Lakshmi Vilas Bank becomes DBS India

Tamil Nadu-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with pre-independence lineage on Friday lost its identity after its merger with the Indian subsidiary of Singapore's DBS Bank. The debt-ridden 94-year old......

LVB to become DBS Bank India from Nov 27; Rs 25,000 withdrawal restriction to go

Crisis-hit Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) will merge into the Indian arm of Singapore-based DBS Bank on Friday, leading to removal of all restrictions, including withdrawal cap of Rs 25,000, which the......

Postal stamp on Murugappa Chettiar

A postal stamp in the memory of A M M Murugappa Chettiar (1902-1965) was released by Union Minister for Communications Dayanidhi Maran on Sunday. A M M Murugappa Chettiar, known widely as AMM, is......

'People called Amitabh 'camel''

'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.''My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.''They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the......

PIX: Amala Paul and Vijay's grand wedding reception

The South actress got married on June 12.Amala Paul and noted South filmmaker Vijay's traditional wedding ceremony was followed by a star studded reception for industry friends and family at......

PIX: Actress Amala Paul ties the knot

Here's looking at Amala Paul's wedding album. South actress Amala Paul tied the knot with noted director AL Vjay at a lavish ceremony at the Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall at MRC Nagar,......

PIX: Music composer GV Prakash's LAVISH wedding

Just a day after they got engaged in the presence of friends and family, AR Rahman's composer nephew GV Prakash Kumar got hitched to Carnatic singer Saindhavi in a traditional ceremony at earlier......

40 years and the Rajini mania still continues

S Saraswathi traces the movie Supernova's journey in show business. Rajinikanth began his acting career in 1975. As Kabali releases, a look at how an ordinary bus conductor in Bangalore grew to be......

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