Not Yet Time For Udhayanidhi Stalin To Be Dy CM

In private, questions are being raised about the wisdom of a 'dual-SIM' leadership during the long run-up to the 2026 assembly polls where 'family rule' could become an election issue, reports N......

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......

India's Kachchatheevu claim has no ground: Lanka minister

The statements coming out of India on 'reclaiming' Kachchatheevu island from Sri Lanka have 'no ground', the Sri Lankan Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda has said. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Katchatheevu: Modi Bets Big On A Dead Horse

The BJP is now inventing new angles to keep its campaign relevant -- even if it's old wine in an old bottle, which is what the allegation on 'Katchatheevu' is, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Why EV makers are flocking to Tamil Nadu

At Prestige Polygon Towers in Chennai’s Teynampet, hectic preparations are on for a mega global investors’ meet under the aegis of Guidance Tamil Nadu (the state investment promotion......

Bengaluru tops in ease of living index, Pune 2nd

Bengaluru was adjudged the most liveable among 111 cities in India in the government's 'Ease of Living Index' on Thursday, followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore,......

Silver marks record imports in 2014

Lower investment requirement, thanks to falling prices, and shifting trend towards jewellery Silver usually keeps its sheen even when gold prices drop. However, in the past two years, silver prices......

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Their success or failure will eventually hinge on how much equipment the services procure, and whether the finance ministry supplements the allocations in the Budget. IMAGE: The T-72......

Khazima Basha, Queen Of The Carrom Board

The 18 year old from an impoverished family in Chennai won the Carrom World Cup, but the title has not changed either her or her father, an autorickshaw driver. IMAGE: Khazima M Basha during the......

India's squash teen sensation Anahat claims 6th title

Anahat Singh clinches Costa North Coast Open PSA Challenger title IMAGE:  Anahat Singh showed remarkable form, dropping only one game. Photographs: Kind Courtesy Anahat Singh/Instagram......

Suryakumar to play for Mumbai in Buchi Babu tourney

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav will play for Mumbai CA XI in the second match of the Buchi Babu tournament against Tamil Nadu CA XI at Coimbatore, from August 27-30. Photograph: BCCI India’s T20I......

Arjun Erigaisi loses to Nikolas Theodorou in Sharjah Masters chess

Photograph: Arun Erigaisi Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was stunned by Nikolas Theodorou of Greece in the second round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah. Erigaisi, however,......

Chithambaram takes sole lead in Sharjah Masters chess

IMAGE: India’s Aravindh Chithmabaram proved too good for local star A R Saleh Salem in the fifth round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament on Saturday. Photograph: Aravindh......