41% 'red alert' constituencies in Phase 1 of LS polls

Forty-two of the 102 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the general election's first phase are constituencies that have three or more candidates facing criminal cases, according to a poll rights......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

Heavy rains lash Chennai, Stalin tells ministers to rush to rain-hit areas

Heavy rains pounded Chennai and other northern coastal regions of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday as a low pressure area developed into a well-marked low pressure area. IMAGE: Rainwater enters the......

What Are Usha And Anurag Discussing?

IMAGE: Are Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha discussing an end to the wrestlers' stand-off at the send-off ceremony for the Special Olympics......

Jabil to set up Rs 2K cr electronics unit in TN

In a sign of the expanding Apple supplier ecosystem in India, American multinational Jabil Inc will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu with an investment of......

India Needs Foxconn And Vice Versa

Clearly, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and his team are looking to raise their game in India. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi meets Foxconn Chairman Young Liu in Gandhinagar, July 28, 2023.......

From Tatas to RIL, India Inc goes into hiring mode as demand picks up

Most of the hirings are, however, in the entry or junior level. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The vaccine rollout, and the resultant mood of optimism all around, has given rise to a......

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government. The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-2018 include the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb,......

Which actor's films foresaw virus and locust attacks?

Tamil star Suriya's 7aum Arivu was about a virus from China sent to Chennai to wreak havoc while Kaappan was about a locust attack the hero prevents in time -- both films in a sense foresaw what......

Bollywood's ladies go RED!

It's red-letter day on social media! Bollywood's gorgeous ladies seem to have picked the colour for the day, and all of them are looking red hot. See what we mean?   Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Review: Oru Naal Koothu is an interesting watch

The film is engagingly narrated in flashbacks that move seamlessly from one character to another, says S Saraswathi. Movies with women-centric themes seem to have caught the fancy of Tamil......

What's Venkatesh Iyer Doing At Veda Pathshala?

Photograph and video: Kind courtesy Venkatesh Iyer/Instagram Kolkata Knight Riders batter Venkatesh Iyer is currently enjoying a vacation in picturesque town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. During......

Pitch, outfield not affected by cyclone; Chennai Test on: TNCA

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association said the fifth and final Test match between India and England will start as per schedule in Chennai on December 16 at the Chepauk stadium despite the severe damage......