A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

Census unlikely to take place before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Although the Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures, considered a hindrance in conducting the census, was withdrawn in March this year the Centre has not taken any further action on......

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over the public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled.It doesn't seem likely that they......

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster. 1993 was a......

You Must Watch This Heart-Breaking Film

'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tannishtha Chatterjee/Instagram Tannishtha......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Shaitan To Stan Lee OTT This Week

From Shaitan to Stan Lee, Sukanya Verma covers the whole spectrum for you on OTT this week.   ShaitanWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Telugu Mahi V Raghavan's violent Web series gets......

Zverev wins Paris Masters, Swiatek survives Krejcikova

IMAGE: Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates with the trophy after winning his men's single's final match against France's Ugo Humbert. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Third seed Alexander......

Bopanna-Ebden knocked out of Paris Masters

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden bowed out after a one hour 45 minute battle against Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic in the quarter-fiinal. Photograph: Ciro De......

Global Chess League: Players embrace 'franchise' format

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen in action during the Chess Olympiad. Photograph: Mark Livshitz/FIDE Five-time world champions Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen played out a draw in the top duel of the......

'Mentally, I need a reset'

  IMAGE: Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia cuts short 2024 season citing anxiety and panic attacks. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Former world number four Caroline Garcia said she has......

Chennai Test PHOTOS: Ashwin slams century to rescue India on Day 1

IMAGES from the first Test, Day 1 between India and Bangladesh played at the Chepauk in Chennai on Thursday SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after completing his sixth Test......