DMK's Raja sparks major row with remarks on India, Ram

A controversy erupted on Tuesday over Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A Raja's purported remarks that 'India has never been a nation' and that he and his party were not concerned if they were......

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas......

Madras HC rules on how Iyengar sects may observe Brahmotsavam festival

The Madras high court on Tuesday held that the devotees of Thenkalai sect must be given the first two or three rows inside the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kanchipuram and behind them the Vadakalai......

Faced with shortage, Tamil Brahmin grooms to scout for brides up north

Faced with a problem of suitable brides, Thamizhnadu Brahmin Association to cast net in UP and Bihar. IMAGE: A still from the Tamil film Meenakshi Sundareshwar. Kindly note that this image has......

Making private equity work in India

India is becoming a powerful magnet for private equity investment. To realise its potential, however, private equity investors and Indian companies must recognise what each brings to the table. By......

Jockey plans lifestyle wear

Innerwear major Jockey is firming up plans to showcase itself as a lifestyle brand. To that effect, it is ramping up its non-innerwear portfolio by foraying into sports/leisure wear and active......

Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Want To Tell Stories

Arjun Menon gives us a preview of what the Manorathangal series will offer us. Manorathangal is based on short stories written by M T Vasudevan Nair, and helmed by some of the most well-known......

The Best South Songs of 2023

No film gets by without an adequately popular song album. Even though there is a growing misconception about the kind of songs and music that get people interested, with a tendency to focus more on......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

Review: Kaashmora is a fun watch

The film starts out well with plenty of fun and intrigue, but the second half does not live up to the promises of the first, writes S Saraswathi. Director Gokul of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai......

'Pakistan confident of breaking India jinx at World Cup'

 ‘It’s the pressure of an India match that hurts us' ‘I think we have to bowl well against India because they are a good batting side’ Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq......

Make Zaheer India's pace bowling coach!

'It is easy to criticise the fast bowlers, but do they have the support they need to grow as bowlers? No!' says Chandresh Narayanan. Image: India's Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma during a......

India may field World Cup team in tri-series

The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World......

Vettori to lead Royal Challengers in IPL 2011

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fourth season of IPL 4. Vettori led a spirited New Zealand to the World Cup 2011 semi-finals, where the Kiwis lost......

India can fly in South Africa: Sreesanth

S Sreesanth tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian why he believes he can play a big role in India's maiden Test series triumph in South Africa. Shantikumaran Sreesanth's wild dance to celebrate hitting......