Stalin keeps home portfolio, PT Rajan gets finance

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin's cabinet, including him, would be 34-member strong and he has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan and 15 shall be ministers for the first time.......

Why BJP snagging Duraisamy from DMK is not a big thing

For the DMK, V P Duraisamy’s exit by itself may not make for much change in the party’s electoral victories in the western belt, where he comes from and which has remained the......

'Kaala' symbolisms can become a political burden for Rajini

If Team Rajini expected Kaala to carry the superstar’s political message off-screen, it may have proved counter-productive. If the not-so-infrequent presence of Muslim residents of Dharavi,......

The Tamil cause might be Vaiko's ticket to Parl

The Sri Lankan Tamil card is perhaps the most overstated one there is. Why is India accepting the arrant hypocrisy on show over the issue of the Tamils of Sri Lanka? Why doesn't anyone question the......

Why Are Samsung Workers On Strike?

According to CITU, around 90% of the 1,723 workers of the Sriperumbudur plant are participating in the strike.Samsung said it is ready to talk to employees and not a third party like CITU. IMAGE:......

Costlier green crackers may just dampen Delhi's Diwali spirits

Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world’s most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the......

She's taking the fight to the tobacco companies

'Imagine the message it sends to people. They will think tobacco cannot be a killer because LIC is investing in it.''The so-called rakshak (protector) has become a bhakshak (destroyer).'Ranjita......

Kalpana Saroj's incredible journey from despair to success

Hers is a rags-to-riches story for the ages, peppered with risks, determination and strokes of luck, says Ranjita Ganesan. Despair is a tough teacher. It can take you to the brink of suicide or......

At last! A museum of Indian Cinema

Historically, Mumbai has been the cinema capital of India and for her to have a film museum of this kind was perhaps a natural happening.Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Everything you wanted to know about Jayalalitha, actress

Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress. Born on February 24, 1948 in a family that served Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar of Mysore, she was named......